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菲利普亲王的搞笑语录

2011-06-27来源:和谐英语

英国女王伊丽莎白二世的丈夫菲利普亲王已经迎来了90岁生日。与英国女王结婚64年来,菲利普亲王过人的精力、健硕的身体以及强烈的公众责任感都伴随他走过无数正式场合。不过他最引人注目的却是在政治社交圈中的口无遮拦。

ON STATE VISITS 国事访问

"You look like you're ready for bed!" To the President of Nigeria, who was wearing traditional robes.
对身着传统民族服装的尼日利亚总统说:你看起来像是要去上床睡觉的样子啊!

"Do you still throw spears at each other?" To Aboriginal leader William Brin during a visit to the Aboriginal Cultural Park in Queensland, 2002.
2002年访问昆士兰土著文化公园时,对土著部族领导人威廉·布林说:你们现在还会互相扔长矛吗?

"You managed not to get eaten then?" To a British student who was trekking in Papua New Guinea, during an official visit in 1998.
1998年正式访问巴布亚新几内亚时,对一名在当地背包登山的英国学生说:“你成功地使自己没被这些人吃掉吧?

"Aren't most of you descended from pirates?" To residents of the Cayman Islands in 1994.
1994年访问开曼群岛时对当地居民说:"你们中间大多数人不都是海盗后代么?"