VOA慢速英语：哈里王子和美国女演员梅根订婚

Prince Harry to Marry American Actress Meghan Markle

哈里王子和美国女演员梅根订婚

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Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle are getting married.

英国的哈里王子和美国女演员梅根·马克尔(Meghan Markle)要结婚了。

Harry's father, Prince Charles, made the announcement in a statement Monday.

哈里的父亲查尔斯王子周一发表声明宣布了这一消息。

It read: "His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle."

声明中写道：“威尔士亲王殿下很高兴地宣布哈里王子和梅根女士订婚了 。”(51VOA注：威尔士亲王是英国王位继承人在担任王储期间的封号。现在的威尔士亲王是指查尔斯王储。)

The statement said the wedding will take place next spring. It added that Harry, who is 33, and Markle, who is 36, became engaged in London earlier this month.

声明表示，两人的婚礼将在明年春天举行。声明中还补充说，33岁的哈里王子和36岁的梅根本月早些时候在伦敦订婚。

Markle is best-known for her work in the television show Suits. She is also a Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada, which campaigns for better education, food and health care for children around the world. Along with her humanitarian work, she is known for campaigning for gender equality.

梅根因为出演美剧《金装律师》而出名。她也是加拿大世界宣明会的全球大使，该项目旨在为世界各地的儿童提供更好的教育、食品和健康医疗。她在人道主义工作中以争取两性平等而著称。

Markle was married to film producer Trevor Engleson from 2011 to 2013.

梅根在2011年到2013年期间嫁给了电影制片人特雷弗·伊格森(Trevor Engelson)。

Markle's parents released a statement, saying "We are incredibly happy for Meghan and Harry. Our daughter has always been a kind and loving person. To see her union with Harry, who shares the same qualities, is a source of great joy for us as parents."

梅根的父母发表声明称，“我们为梅根和哈里感到非常高兴。我们的女儿一直非常善良和可爱。看到她和有着相同品质的哈里结婚，作为父母我们感到非常高兴。”

Harry's brother, Prince William, and his wife Kate welcomed Markle to the royal family. They said in a statement, "We are very excited for Harry and Meghan. It has been wonderful getting to know Meghan and to see how happy she and Harry are together."

哈里的兄弟威廉王子和凯特王妃对梅根嫁入英国王室表示欢迎。他们在声明中表示，“我们为哈里和梅根感到非常激动，很高兴认识梅根以及看到她和哈里在一起这么快乐。”

Prince Harry will become the first member of the British royal family to marry an American actor.

哈里王子将成为首位迎娶美国演员的英国王室成员。

The prince and Markle briefly appeared before photographers Monday at Kensington Palace.

哈里和梅根周一在肯辛顿宫简短地在摄影师面前露面。

Harry said he was "thrilled" and said details about how he asked Markle to marry him will come out later. When asked if the proposal was romantic, he answered, "of course it was!"

哈里表示，他很兴奋，并称随后将会公布他向梅根求婚的细节。当记者问，求婚很浪漫吗?哈里答道：“当然很浪漫!”

Markle said she was "so happy" and wore her new engagement ring for the first time in public.

梅根表示，她非常高兴，并首次公开戴上了新的订婚戒指。

The ring includes two diamonds that belonged to Harry's mother, Princess Diana, who died in 1997. Royal officials say Prince Harry designed the ring himself. The diamonds from his late mother's collection sit on either side of a diamond from Botswana. The prince has visited the African country many times, and has spent time there with Markle.

这枚戒指镶有两颗属于哈里王子已故母亲戴安娜王妃的钻石。戴安娜于1997年离世。王室官员表示，哈里王子自己设计了这枚戒指。这两颗来自于他已故母亲收藏品的钻石镶嵌在一颗采自博茨瓦纳的钻石的两侧。哈里王子曾经多次访问非洲国家，并和梅根在那里度过了一段时间。

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