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单词 含义 例句
legend 传说 I interview the legends of the past.
photograph 1. 照相，(2. 照片) In the 1980s and 1990s, today's guest was the most photographed, most famous woman in the world!
modernize 现代化 She modernized the British royal family.
public 1. 公众的，公共的，(2. 公众，3. (开放给一般民众的)公开的) You were born in 1961 and came to public attention later as Lady Diana Spencer.
distinguished 1. 有名的，成功的，(2. 突出的，杰出的) The Spencers are one of the oldest, most distinguished families in Great Britain.
for generations 连着好几代 The family has been friends with the royal family for generations.
property 1. 房地产，不动产，(2. 财产，资产，3. (常用复数)特性，属性) In fact, I grew up on one of the royal family's properties in the countryside.
troubled 苦恼的，忧虑的 It was, but unfortunately my parents' marriage was troubled.
divorce 1. 离婚(动词)，(2. 离婚(名词)) They divorced when I was seven, and that trauma shaped my whole life.
trauma 创伤(由心理创伤造成精神上的异常) They divorced when I was seven, and that trauma shaped my whole life.
legal 法律上的 After a bitter legal battle, my father was granted custody of my two older sisters, my younger brother, and me.
grant 同意，准予 After a bitter legal battle, my father was granted custody of my two older sisters, my younger brother, and me.
custody (未成年人的)监护和抚养 After a bitter legal battle, my father was granted custody of my two older sisters, my younger brother, and me.
hardly 几乎不 Hardly anyone got divorced back then.
positive 1. 积极的，(2. 确定的) But there was one positive result.
sympathize 1. 同感，共鸣，(2. 表示同情，慰问) I could always sympathize with people who had family problems.
upheaval (思想、社会等的)动乱，剧变 When I was 13, there was more upheaval because my grandfather died, and my father became Earl Spencer.
earl (英国)伯爵 (=count) When I was 13, there was more upheaval because my grandfather died, and my father became Earl Spencer.
ancestral 祖先的，祖传的 We moved two hours away from my friends to live at our family's ancestral home.
nursery 保育室，儿童室 I moved to London and worked as an assistant teacher at a nursery school and a babysitter.
heir 继承人，后继者 And the Prince of Wales is heir to the British throne, so you'd eventually be queen!
press 1. (新闻，杂志等)新闻界，出版界，(2. 按，压，3. 印刷机) The British press was always interested in Charles' girlfriends.
frenzy 极度的兴奋，狂热 They went into a frenzy when we started dating.
flat 1. (英国)公寓，(2. 平的，平坦的) Every day dozens of reporters and photographers waited outside my flat and chased my car.
tabloid 通俗小报(特点是版面小、文章短、通常带有名人照片) The tabloids called you "Shy Di" because you ducked your head whenever they tried to photograph you.
paparazzi 狗仔队 I was only 19, but the paparazzi wouldn't leave me alone.
cope 对付，妥善处理 I had no choice but to cope if I wanted the prince to marry me.
naively 天真烂漫地，无邪地 I naively thought this meant he couldn't get divorced.
fairy-tale 童话式的 More than 750 million people around the world watched your fairy-tale wedding on TV in 1981.
hound 1.不断地烦扰、纠缠，(2. 猎犬) Did you hope the press would stop hounding you after that?
icon 象徵，偶像 You were a British fashion icon.
define 解释，定义 Charles, as heir, had a clearly defined role, but there wasn't one for me.
gradually 逐渐地 On our official visits, I gradually realized that I could help people—the sick, the dying, the abused—just by being there.
abuse 1. 辱骂，虐待(动词)，(2. 辱骂，虐待(名词)，3. 滥用(动词)) On our official visits, I gradually realized that I could help people—the sick, the dying, the abused —just by being there.
distant (距离)远的 Before you, the royal family was a lot more distant from people, and many people credit you for updating its image.
credit 1. 给予……(荣誉，功劳)，(2. 荣誉，功劳) Before you, the royal family was a lot more distant from people, and many people credit you for updating its image.
monarchy 1. 君主，皇家，(2. 君主政体，君主国) I believed the monarchy needed to be relevant to modern people's lives.
relevant 有关的，有意义的，恰当的 I believed the monarchy needed to be relevant to modern people's lives.
cause 1. (社会性的)运动，主张，大业，(2. 原因，理由，3. 成为...的原因，造成...的理由) I became involved in causes that the royal family had mostly avoided.
be honored 感到荣幸 I was honored to be asked to open the first British hospital ward for HIV/AIDS patients.
stigma 耻辱，烙印 There was such a huge stigma attached to the disease then.
international 国际性的 I made international headlines just by shaking hands with a patient.
headlines 头条新闻 I made international headlines just by shaking hands with a patient.
make headlines 成为头条新闻 I made international headlines just by shaking hands with a patient.
depressed 沮丧的，消沉的 I grew depressed and struggled with an eating disorder, which went on for years until a friend persuaded me to seek help.
disorder 1. 病，残疾，(2. 无秩序，婚礼) I grew depressed and struggled with an eating disorder, which went on for years until a friend persuaded me to seek help.
eating disorder 饮食功能失调症(进食行为异常、以及对体重或体型的过分关注的疾病) I grew depressed and struggled with an eating disorder, which went on for years until a friend persuaded me to seek help.
persuade 说服 I grew depressed and struggled with an eating disorder, which went on for years until a friend persuaded me to seek help.
compassion 怜悯，同情 My own experiences gave me great compassion for those with mental illness.
mental 精神的 My own experiences gave me great compassion for those with mental illness.
illness 疾病 My own experiences gave me great compassion for those with mental illness.
hospice 临终关怀医院(对即将要逝世的患者的最后一段时间内减轻其痛苦的医疗护理) You took them to hospitals, hospices, and homeless shelters.
influence 1. 产生影响，(2. 影响，影响力) Was that decision influenced by your own work?
succession 继承权，继任权 It was especially important for William to see how real people live since he was in the line of succession.
glamorous 富有魅力的，迷人的 As for me, I eventually grew tired of the glamorous parts of being Princess of Wales and focused on my charitable work.
charitable 慈善的，施舍慷慨的 As for me, I eventually grew tired of the glamorous parts of being Princess of Wales and focused on my charitable work.
desire 1. 渴望，要求(名词)，(2. 渴望，想要(动词)) I had no desire to be queen.
refreshingly 清爽地，提神地 Thank you for this refreshingly candid interview.
candid 坦率的，直言的 Thank you for this refreshingly candid interview.
elude (巧妙地)逃避，躲开 The next year she died in a car accident that occurred while her driver was trying to elude the paparazzi.
mourning (因熟人的死亡而)治丧的，哀悼的 The world went into mourning, and huge crowds lined London's streets for her funeral while millions watched on TV.
legacy 遗产 Now adults with families of their own, Diana's sons continue her legacy of caring and concern for others.