Charles and Camilla tie the knot
Edited by Shen Yang



Britain's Prince Charles and new wife Camilla wave to the crowd as they leave the Guildhall in Windsor after their civil wedding ceremony, April 9.

Britain's Prince Charles finally married the love of his life on April 9, in a simple town hall ceremony in Windsor, contrasting sharply with his spectacular cathedral wedding to the ill-fated Princess Diana.

After a 35-year affair, Camilla Parker Bowles has gone from commoner to the second most senior woman in the royal family.

Thousands of diehard royalists waved flags and cheered as the newly-weds emerged arm-in-arm to a chilly breeze in the riverside town of Windsor, west of London, before heading off in a Rolls-Royce for the nearby family castle.

"Thank you very much," Charles mouthed to the crowd, while Parker Bowles, in an ivory silk coat over her chiffon dress, beamed happily.

The heir to the throne, his tangled love life finally in order, now hopes the British who so adored and still revere the memory of the late Diana will learn to accept Parker Bowles.

Polls show wide public opposition to a future Queen Camilla - blamed by many for Charles' split with Diana - but there was plenty of good will toward the couple on Saturday.

"They deserve some happiness and really are a well-matched pair," said Canadian Jane Hand, waving a Union Jack flag.

One well-wisher made her point with a giant banner saying: "Let He Who Is Without Sin Cast The First Stone."

But, amid the cheers, there were boos for the two divorcees from one small group of protesters with a banner proclaiming "Illegal, Immoral, Shameful."

The service, intended to be a "low-key" one, was attended by 28 royals apart from the Queen who, as the supreme head of the Church of England, deems it improper for her to take part in a civil wedding.

The newly-weds were later blessed by the Queen in St. George's Chapel and later the Queen mother held a reception for 800 in the Windsor Castle. The royal couple were relieved finally to reach the big day after it had appeared jinxed.

Vocabulary
commoner 平民
diehard守旧派
chiffon 雪纺绸
heir 继承人
tangled 紊乱的
late 已故的

 

 

World in Pictures
Photo source: ImagineChina

	The "royal wedding bed" "查尔斯婚床"驶上街道 Two unidentified people, one sporting a Camilla Parker Bowles mask, drive past Windsor Castle in a vehicle built as a bed reading "Cummfy Banana", April 8. The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles got married in Windsor, April 9.
	Crazy Wire Act 96岁艺术家表演"走"钢丝 Artist Konrad Thurano sits on a tightrope during a performance, April 4 of the Roncalli Apollo Variety threatre in Dusseldorf, Germany, during celebrations marking his 96th birthday. Thurano first took the stage 81 years ago at the old Apollo Theatre, and is the oldest still performing artist of the world. Thurano performs with his son in the "Crazy Wire Act".
	Biologist teaches geese 生物学家教大雁求生 Recent handout picture shows German airbus pilot and biologist Ralf Birnbach, 37, kneeling among geese near Frankfurt. Birnbach teaches geese how to find a secure route from Lapland, where they breed, to Germany, in order to avoid the Baltic states, where geese often are shot by hunters. The geese follow Birnbach in a small plane which he uses to guide the animals.
	Mona Lisa relocated 《蒙娜丽莎》乔迁 Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, Mona Lisa in her new setting in the refurbished Salle des Etats where the public was able to rediscover her. On April 6, the Mona Lisa was relocated in the Louvre's Salle des Etats, in Paris, France.
	The Rat Festival 老鼠过节 Michaela Darling, a professional rat sitter, plays with a young female rat at the Rat Festival in San Mateo, California, April 3. The Rat Festival, called "The Wonderful World of Rats!", was the first of what will be an annual event organized by the Rattie Ratz organization. It is intended to promote domestic pet rats as companion animals and inform current and potential rat owners about the proper care and maintenance of pet rats.

 

 

World in Words
Collected & translated by Beverly

"Women feel so guilty when they do something for themselves, but we do need recess from always doing something for someone else."
"女性在为自己活着时, 总是很有负罪感, 可我们也不能总为他人效劳, 我们也需要放松和休息."
Sue Ellen Cooper in explaining her intention of setting up the Red Hat Society, a play group for old ladies.
--苏·埃伦·库珀说明其创办红帽协会的原因, 这是一个为中老年妇女服务的娱乐团体.


"Human laughter has robust roots in our animalian past."
"人类的笑史深深植根于动物史之中."
According to a new study, ancestral forms of laughter existed in other animals long before humans began cracking up.
--一项最新的研究表明, 早在人类会笑之前, 其他一些动物就已经拥有原始形态的笑声了.


"He's full of remorse for his actions. Emotions overtook logic."
"他对自己的行为深感懊悔. 当时情感战胜了理智."
Gavin Lister, a 31-year-old teacher who pursued a 15-year-old schoolgirl until she ended up in his arms, was jailed for 18 months.
--31岁教师加文·利斯特对15岁少女展开追求攻势, 最终俘获芳心, 但也因此被判18个月监禁.


"With this you don't have to alter it or treat it at all."
"有了这种方法, 你根本用不着改变或处理指纹了."
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed a new technique to see fingerprints on surfaces by using mini-X-ray fluorescence to detect chemical elements in fingerprints without altering them.
--美国洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室的科学家们发明了一种新型的指纹检测技术, 利用微X射线束荧光技术可以在不破坏指纹的情况下探测到物体表面指纹所携带的化学成分.