【读新闻学英语】Meghan王妃即将临盆,英国博彩业为宝宝姓名操碎了心!
2019年3月21日 12:08Meghan王妃临盆在即,英国博彩业已经沸腾。
With the duchess due next month punters are having a flutter on the baby's gender, weight, date and birthplace.
随着公爵夫人即将在下月临盆,投注者正纷纷对宝宝的性别、体重、出生日期和地点进行各种猜测。
Duchess:公爵夫人
Punter:赌博下注者
Flutter:飘动,鼓翼
One of the most popular wagers is for the name. For a boy, Arthur is leading the pack at bookmakers William Hill but if it's a girl, many expect the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could pay tribute to Harry's late mother.
目前,姓名已经成为最受欢迎的投注类别。在博彩公司William Hill,Arthur领衔一众男孩姓名;如果是女孩,很多人猜Sussex公爵及公爵夫人可能会向Harry已故的母亲致敬。
Wager:赌注,赌博
Bookmaker:博彩业者
Late mother:先妣,已故的母亲
"Diana (is) 10/1 red hot favourite, no great surprises there," William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said. "But the recent move is for Victoria also 10/1, (people) really like it."
William Hill发言人Rupert Adams表示:“Diana的赔率是10/1,非常大热,这一点毫不意外。不过最新动态是Victoria也已来到同一赔率,(人们)非常喜欢这个名字。”
In January, Meghan told well-wishers she was six months pregnant, adding the couple did not know the baby's gender.
一月,Meghan向支持者公布自己怀胎6个月的消息,同时表示夫妻两人并不知道宝宝性别。
Well-wisher:祝福者,支持者
William Hill odds were 8/11 for a girl and evens for a boy earlier this week. At Betfair, the odds have shortened on a girl, and the favourite name is Diana at 5/1, Betfair Media Relations Manager Katie Baylis said.
本周初,William Hill的女孩赔率为8/11,而男孩为等额赔率。在另一家博彩公司Betfair,媒介关系经理Katie Baylis称女孩的赔率已经有所减少,而在名字方面,Diana以5/1的最高赔率备受追捧。
Odds:几率,赔率,概率
Baylis said another possibility was Alice, a name that was among those speculated when Prince William and his wife Kate were expecting their third child last year. Kate eventually gave birth to a boy, Prince Louis.
Baylis表示,另一个有可能的名字是Alice。去年,当William王子和Kate王妃等待第三个宝宝降临时,该名字曾在猜测名单中。不过最后Kate诞下一名男婴,即Lousi王子。
Speculate:推测,投机
"Punters feel that there will at some point be an Alice in the royal family and so we've seen plenty of interest in that name as well," she said.
她称:“投注者感觉王室家庭里迟早会有一位Alice,所以我们发现很多人都对这个名字感兴趣。”
At some point:在某一时刻
The mother of Harry's grandfather Prince Philip was called Alice.
另外,Harry的曾祖母,即祖父Philip王子的母亲,就叫Alice。
Betfair has odds of 8/1 for Arthur. Alice, Victoria, Grace, James and Edward each stand at 14/1. Diana and Arthur are also among favourites at other bookmakers.
Betfair方面,Arthur的赔率为8/1。Alice、Vitoria、Grace、James和Edward各自赔率均为14/1。其他博彩公司情况也差不多,Diana和Arthur都处在最受欢迎行列。
Other wagers have included who will be godparents to the baby, the date and time of birth, and if Meghan will have twins.
除了名字和性别,投注类型还包括谁将成为宝宝的教父母,出生时刻,以及Meghan是否会诞下双胞胎。
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