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1、EnglishinCurrentAffairs《高级时事英语》天津电大责任教师:夏方毅每单元的课文讲解:重要词汇讲解:重要的动词、形容词和名词的朗读,中英文释义,搭配法,例句,其它常用意思,以及常用的同根词。长句,难句句型分解,文字翻译。通过课文中的用词、句型结构等简要介绍时事英语的语言特点等。Unit1主要内容:P13:Text1P30-32:5newsitems(5则短篇新闻)P40:Text2P42:Text3Unit1TheMediaSessionOneP13Text1约克公爵和公爵夫人将在下月末离婚,结束他们四年多来感情不合的局
2、面,并且宣布解除皇家和公爵夫人萨拉·弗格森的连带关系。1TheDukeandDuchessofYorkwilldivorceattheendofnextmonth,endingmorethanfouryearsofuncertaintyabouttheirfutureandheraldingthecuttingoftiesbetweentheroyalfamilyandtheDuchess,SarahFerguson.Thecoupleannouncedtheirdecisiontosplitthroughtheirsolicitors,
3、whoissuedajointstatementwhichstressedthatthedecisiontodivorcehadbeentakensolelybytheroyalcouple.‘Thedecisionisapersonaloneandtheirsalone.’这对夫妇宣布,他们已经通过律师来办理他们的离婚事宜。他们发布了联合声明,表明离婚的决定由双方做出。“决定完全出自他们个人。”Good-byeFergieGeorginaWilliams再见,弗吉Thestatementiscountertoearlierindicat
4、ionsthatthecouplewereunderpressurefromtheQueentoputanendtotheirmaritaluncertainty.ThepalacehasdeniedsuggestionsthattheQueenwrotetohersonlastmonthtopersuadehimtodivorceSarah.此次声明与早期关于这对夫妻是在女王的压力下才结束婚姻的指责背道而驰。皇室否认有关女王上月给她儿子写信,劝他同萨拉离婚的说法。还有一些未被证实的报道,说公爵夫人如果同意与皇室脱离关系,就会得到200万
5、英镑。据说这个协定在他们三年前合法分居时就已经拟订了,主要是为了孩子的利益。TherehavebeenunconfirmedreportsthattheDuchesswillbepaid£2millionunderthesettlementinreturnforagreeingtoacceptherseverancefromthemonarchy.Thearrangementwasreportedlydrawnupwhentheroyalpairlegallyseparatedthreeyearsago,primarilyintheint
6、erestsoftheirchildren.Theirdaughters,Beatrice,agedseven,andEugenie,six,arefifthandsixthinlinetothethrone.They‘willcontinuetolivewiththeDuchess,andbothparentswillparticipatefullyintheirupbringing’.Inpractice,thegirlsarelikelytoseetheirfather,PrinceAndrew,onlywhenheisonleav
7、efromnavalduties.他们的女儿:七岁的比特丽斯和六岁的尤金在王位继承表上分别列第五和第六位。孩子们“将继续和公爵夫人住在一起,父母双方将共同负责她们的成长教育”。事实上,孩子们只能在她们的父亲安德鲁王子,在海军服役休假时,才能见到他。TheDuchessisknowntohaveseriousfinancialproblemsand,withdebtsamountingtosome£3million,sheisunlikelytobeabletoclearthesethroughthesettlement.PrinceAnd
8、rewwillcontributetotherentofthehomehisformerwifeprovidesforhischildren,andpaytheirschoolfees,but