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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Biography Set for August Release
哈里王子和梅根·馬克爾的傳記於8月出版
1. In Finding Freedom: Harry, Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, longtime royal correspondents Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durandaim aim to detail the true story of the couple, revealing unknown details of the couple's life together and "dispelling the many rumors and misconceptions."
在《追尋自由：哈里、梅根和現代王室的形成》(Finding Freedom: Harry, Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family)一書中，長期擔任王室記者的奧米德·斯考比(Omid Scobie)和卡洛琳·杜蘭達姆(Carolyn Durandaim)擬詳細報道這對夫婦的真實故事，揭露這對夫婦生活的未知細節，“消除許多謠言和誤解”。
2. It was just earlier this year when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they would be stepping down as senior members of the Britain's royal family. Since then, the pair have moved to the U.S. but are still subject to British tabloids and rumored tensions within the family. Now the couple will serve as the subject of a biography from Harper Colins titled Finding Freedom: Harry, Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family.
就在今年早些時候，哈里王子和梅根·馬克爾宣佈他們將不再是英國王室的高級成員。這之後，他們搬到了美國，但仍受到英國小報以及一些關於家庭關係緊張的傳言的影響。現在他們將成為哈珀·柯林斯的傳記《追尋自由：哈里、梅根和現代王室的形成》的主角。
3. In their anticipated book, longtime royal correspondents Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durandaim aim to detail the true story of the couple, revealing unknown details of the couple's life together and "dispelling the many rumors and misconceptions that plague the couple on both sides of the pond."
長期擔任王室記者的奧米德·斯考比(Omid Scobie)和卡羅琳·杜蘭達姆(Carolyn Durandaim)在他們期待已久的新書中，打算詳細講述這對夫婦的真實故事，揭示這對夫婦共同生活的未知細節，“消除困擾這對夫婦的許多謠言和誤解。”
4. “With unique access and written with the participation of those closest to the couple, Finding Freedom is an honest, up-close, and disarming portrait of a confident, influential, andforward-thinking couple who are unafraid to break with tradition, determined to create a new path away from the spotlight, and dedicated to building a humanitarian legacy that will make a profound difference in the world," the publisher said Monday in a press release.
“作者對這對夫婦進行了獨特訪問，而且還有和哈里夫婦關係較近的人蔘與寫作，《追尋自由》一書對這對自信、影響力巨大、很有遠見的夫婦進行了真實詳細的描繪。哈里夫婦敢於打破傳統，決心建立一種遠離聚光燈的生活，並致力於一份將深刻改變世界的人道主義事業。”出版商在週一的一份新聞稿中如是説。
5. The writers behind the upcoming biography are no strangers to having royal access. Scobie's titles include being the royal editor for Harper’s Bazaar, a contributor to ABC News and Good Morning America, and a host of ABC’s popular royal podcast, The HeirPod. Meanwhile, Durand is an Emmy Award-winning producer and writer who has conducted multiple interviews with members of the royal family. She also serves as a contributor for Elle magazine and O, The Oprah Magazine.
即將出版的這本傳記作者對王室訪問並不陌生。斯考比的頭銜包括：《時尚芭莎》的王室編輯、美國廣播公司新聞頻道(ABC News)和《早安美國》(Good Morning America)的撰稿人，以及美國廣播公司(ABC)頗受歡迎的王室播客節目《the HeirPod》的主持人。與此同時，杜蘭德是艾美獎獲獎製作人和作家，曾多次採訪皇室成員，而且還擔任Elle雜誌和奧普拉雜誌的撰稿人。
6. "The aim of this book is to portray the real Harry and Meghan, a couple who continue to inspire many around the world through their humanitarian and charitable work but are often inaccurately portrayed," said Scobie and Durand. "Our mission has been motivated by a desire to tell an accurate version of their journey and finally present the truth of misreported stories that have become gospel simply because of the amount of times they have been repeated." They added, "It is thanks to our sources that we have been able to share the definitive story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex."
斯考比和杜蘭德説:“這本書的目的展現真實的哈里和梅根，他們通過其人道主義精神和慈善活動激勵着世界各地的人們，但是經常被人們誤解。”“我們希望能夠準確地講述他們的人道主義旅程，並呈現那些被誤傳的故事背後的真相。這些謠傳之所以被人們認為是事實，僅僅是因為它們被多次重複。”他們補充道，“多虧了我們的線人，我們才能夠分享蘇塞克斯公爵和公爵夫人的真實故事。”
7. "Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have crafted a balanced and detailed account of Harry and Meghan's story, one that relies on truth, not speculation. Their biography shows the beauty of Harry and Meghan's love story and the couple's keen desire to find a way to make a difference in the world," said Carrie Thornton, vp and editorial director of Day Street Books.
“奧米德·斯考比(Omid Scobie)和卡洛琳·杜蘭德(Carolyn Durand)對哈里和梅根的故事做了平實而詳細的講述，這些講述基於事實，而不是猜測。他們的傳記展現了哈里和梅根的愛情故事之美，以及這對夫婦想要改變世界的強烈願望，”Day Street Books的副總裁兼編輯主任Carrie Thornton説。
8. The Daily Mail reports that Markle and Prince Harry sat for interviews with Scobie and Durandaim prior to announcing their exit from the royal family.
據《每日郵報》報道，梅根和哈里王子在宣佈離開王室前接受了斯考比和杜蘭達姆的採訪。
9. Finding Freedom is slated for an Aug. 11 release.
《尋找自由》計劃於8月11日發佈。
精讀解析：
篇章結構
P1：《追尋自由》的主要內容。
P2：傳記主角哈里和梅根的大體情況。
P3—P4：作者傳記寫作詳細描繪了梅根和哈里的真實故事，消除人們對他們的誤解。
P5：作者為何能夠獨家揭秘真實的哈里和梅根：多次訪問王室。
P6—P8：傳記目的：展現真實故事消除誤解。
P9：傳記的出版信息。
重點單詞：
misconception/ˌmɪskənˈsepʃən/n. 誤解,錯誤想法,錯誤印象
【例句】
What's the biggest misconception about the modeling industry?
人們對模特行業最大的誤解是什麼？
step down走下；辭職；逐步減低
【例句】
He should therefore step down immediately after the elections.
因此，他應當在選舉後立即辭職。
tabloid/'tæblɔid/ n. 小報；藥片；文摘；小型畫報adj. 小報式的；縮略的；轟動性的；扼要的
【例句】
Popular newspapers are also known as tabloids.
大眾報紙也被稱為小報。
up-close adj. 在很近距離內的
【例句】
But it gets worse when you listen up close.
但是你靠近聽時，聲音就會更刺耳。
disarm/dɪs'ɑːm/ vi. 裁軍vt. 使息怒
【例句】
Last year, the group offered to disarm.
去年，該組織主動解除武裝。
forward-thinking前瞻性的
【例句】
Now this mentality includes staying in a forward thinking state of mind.
這種精神包括着保持一種前瞻性的思維狀態。
humanitarian/hjʊ,mænɪ'teərɪən/ n. & adj. 人道主義者,博愛主義者,慈善家;人道主義的,博愛的,慈善的
【例句】
UN Humanitarian Chief says all scenes in Syria show an utter disregard to humanitarian love.
聯合國人道主義事務負責人表示，敍利亞的所有情況都表明他們完全無視人道之愛。
slated for 準備要; 將成為
【例句】
USAID programs in Africa were slated for significant cuts in the Trump administration’s proposed budget, but had been blocked by Congress.
特朗普政府預計在預算中減少美國國籍開發計劃署對非洲的資金援助，但這已被國會否決。
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