英女王感染新冠后首次公开露面，是为了什么事儿？（讲解版）|E0401

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The Queen has joined her family at a memorial service to celebrate the life of the Duke of Edinburgh.

Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99, was described as a "remarkable man" committed to "down-to-earth" causes.

It was the first major event this year attended by the 95-year-old monarch, who travelled by car from Windsor Castle with Prince Andrew.

Unlike the funeral in Windsor last April, where the Queen was poignantly pictured sitting alone, she had close family members in all the seats around her.

▍语言点 

1. join sb. at ... 和某人一起参加某个活动

2. service /ˈsɜːrvɪs/ n. (在教堂举行的各种)仪式，典礼

· memorial service 追思会，哀思会

· wedding service 结婚仪式

3. celebrate the life of sb. 纪念某人的一生

· Some of Silicon Valley's top executives were set to gather at Stanford university on Sunday evening to celebrate the life of the Apple founder Steve Jobs.

一些硅谷高管将于星期日晚上，在斯坦福大学聚会纪念苹果公司创始人乔布斯的一生。

4. committed to sth. 致力于某事

· He is an English teacher committed to empowering his students.

他是一个致力于给学生赋能的老师。

5. down-to-earth 兢兢业业的，扎扎实实的；实实在在的，接地气的

6. cause /kɑːz/ n. (为之奋斗的)目标或事业

· Animal welfare campaigners raised £70,000 for their cause last year.

动物保护主义者去年为保护动物募集了7万英镑。

7. monarch /ˈmɒnək/ n. 君主，女王 

8. poignantly /ˈpɔɪnjəntli/ adv. 心酸地

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