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Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, tests positive for coronavirus, has mild symptoms
Britain’s heir to the throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his London household announced Wednesday.
“He (21) _______ (display) mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual,” said a statement from Clarence House, his residence in the capital.
It is not possible to determine (22) ______ the 71-year-old Prince of Wales contracted the virus, the statement said, “(23) ________ _______ the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks.”
His wife, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, has also been tested but does not have the virus.
“In accordance with Government and medical advice, the Prince and the Duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland,” the statement added.
As the oldest child of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles is next in line to the throne, followed by his son Prince William.
Charles attended an awards ceremony on March 11 for his charity, the Prince’s Trust, (24) _______ helps young people get into jobs, education and training.
The ceremony (25) _______ (attend) by a number of British celebrities, and (26) ______ the prince was shown not shaking hands, they presumably will be contacted having come into contact with the prince..
The prince carried out an investiture on March 12 and then attended a reception (27) ______ (help) raise money for those (28) ________ (affect) by the Australian bush fires, as well as attending a number of (29) ______ (small) meetings since then, Sky News reported.
Buckingham Palace said the 93-year-old queen last saw her son briefly on March 12, but “remains in good health,” the BBC reported. The queen, the palace added, “is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare.”
The prince began to display mild symptoms of the virus on Sunday and was tested Monday, with the results of that test (30) ________ (come) through Tuesday evening, Sky News reported.
二、參考答案
21. has been displaying 考查現在完成進行時。
22. how 考查賓語從句，強調感染的方式。
23. owing to 考查介詞短語，還可以用due to/because of。
24. which 考查非限制性定語從句。
25. was attended 考查一般過去時的被動。
26. (al)though 考查讓步狀語從句。
27. to help 考查動詞不定式作目的狀語。
28. affected 考查過去分詞作後置定語。
29. smaller 考查形容詞比較級。
30. coming 考查現在分詞作伴隨狀語。
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contractor
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contracts
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Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, tests positive for coronavirus, has mild symptoms
英國王位繼承人查爾斯王子的“冠狀病毒”檢測呈陽性，症狀輕微
Britain’s heir to the throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his London household announced Wednesday.
英國王位繼承人查爾斯王子週三在倫敦的家中宣佈，他的“冠狀病毒”檢測呈陽性。
“He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual,” said a statement from Clarence House, his residence in the capital.
他在首都的住所克拉倫斯豪斯發表聲明說：“他一直表現出輕微的症狀，但其他方面仍然健康，過去幾天一直像往常一樣在家工作。”。
It is not possible to determine how the 71-year-old Prince of Wales contracted the virus, the statement said, “owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks.”
聲明說，目前還無法確定這位71歲的威爾士親王是如何感染病毒的，“因為他最近幾周在公共場合參與的活動很多。”
His wife, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, has also been tested but does not have the virus.
他的妻子康沃爾公爵夫人卡米拉也接受了檢測，但沒有病毒。
“In accordance with Government and medical advice, the Prince and the Duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland,” the statement added.
聲明還說：“根據政府和醫療建議，王子和公爵夫人現在在蘇格蘭的家中自我孤立”。
As the oldest child of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles is next in line to the throne, followed by his son Prince William.
作為英國女王伊麗莎白二世的長子，查爾斯是王位的下一個繼承人，其次是他的兒子威廉王子。
Charles attended an awards ceremony on March 11 for his charity, the Prince’s Trust, which helps young people get into jobs, education and training.
3月11日，查爾斯出席了他的慈善機構“王子信託”的頒獎儀式，該慈善機構幫助年輕人就業、接受教育和培訓。
The ceremony was attended by a number of British celebrities, and although the prince was shown not shaking hands, they presumably will be contacted having come into contact with the prince.
許多英國名人出席了婚禮，雖然沒有看到王子握手，但他們大概會在與王子接觸後聯繫。
The prince carried out an investiture on March 12 and then attended a reception to help raise money for those affected by the Australian bush fires, as well as attending a number of smaller meetings since then, Sky News reported.
據天空新聞報道，王子於3月12日進行了授職儀式，隨後出席了一個招待會，幫助受澳大利亞叢林大火影響的人們籌款，並參加了此後的一些小型會議。
Buckingham Palace said the 93-year-old queen last saw her son briefly on March 12, but “remains in good health,” the BBC reported. The queen, the palace added, “is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare.”
據英國廣播公司報道，白金漢宮表示，這位93歲的女王最後一次見到兒子是在3月12日，但“身體狀況良好”。皇宮補充說，女王“正在聽取有關她福利的所有適當建議。”
The prince began to display mild symptoms of the virus on Sunday and was tested Monday, with the results of that test coming through Tuesday evening, Sky News reported.
據天空新聞報道，王子在週日開始出現輕微的病毒症狀，並在週一接受了檢測，檢測結果將持續到週二晚上。
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