奥密克戎肆虐，英女王取消传统圣诞前午宴（朗读版）|E1221

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▍原文

The Queen has cancelled her traditional pre-Christmas lunch for extended family as a precautionary measure following the UK's surge in Omicron cases.

A source said it was felt the annual event could put too many people's Christmas plans at risk. It follows England chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty's advice to prioritise events "that really matter" to avoid the risk of infection.

The pre-Christmas celebration gives the head of state a chance to catch up with relatives who are unable to travel to her country retreat for Christmas Day. Last year's gathering was also cancelled because of Covid.

▍语言点 

1. extended family 几世同堂或亲戚众多的大家庭 

· I spend several weeks a year with my extended family.

我每年都会跟一大家子亲戚待上几周。

2. precautionary /prɪkɔːʃənri/ adj. 预防的 

3. surge /sɜːdʒ/ n. 激增 

4. annual /ˈænjuəl/ adj. 一年一度的

· annual event 年度盛事

5. put sb./sth. at risk 让某人或某事处于危险之中

· Wars put innocent lives at risk.

战争会威胁到无辜的生命。

6. prioritise /praɪˈɒrɪtaɪz/ v. 优先考虑某事，确定(事项的)优先次序

7. infection /ɪnˈfekʃ(ə)n/ n. 感染 

8. catch up 了解最新的消息或状况；赶上某人或某事 

· Let's go for a coffee. I need to catch up on all the gossip.

咱们去喝个咖啡吧，我要了解一下最新的八卦。

9. gathering /ˈɡæð(ə)rɪŋ/ n. 聚会

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