公主安——欧洲最古老的王室之一的年轻的继承人——遍访西欧各国首府，为了国家的利益、为了巩固贸易关系、为了许多冠冕堂皇的理由。一个本该享受生活的花季少女承担了太多责任与义务：给客轮命名，检阅军队，出席各种官方场合。末了，这篇报道还着力强调，公主对连日来的频繁交际毫无倦意，仍然挂着她招牌的微笑——

Paramount¹ News brings you a special coverage² of Princess Ann's visit to London, the first stop on her much publicized goodwill³ tour of European capitals.

She gets a royal welcome from the British as thousands cheer the gracious young member of one of Europe's oldest ruling families. After three days of continuous activity and a visit to Buckingham Palace, Ann flew to Amsterdam where Her Royal Highness dedicated⁴ the new International Aid Building and christened an ocean liner. Then went to Paris where she attended many official functions designed to cement trade relations between her country and the Western European nations. And so to Rome, the eternal city, where the Princess' visit was marked by a spectacular military parade highlighted by the band of the crack Piersa Yeri Regiment⁵.

The smiling young Princess showed no sign of the strain of the week's continous public appearances. And at her country's embassy that evening, a formal reception and ball in her honor was given by her country's ambassador to Italy.

重点词汇

paramount  a. 至高的，首要的        　　newsreel  n. 新闻影片
publicize  v. 使引人注目，公开      　　 royal  a. 皇家的，第一流的
cheer  v. 对…欢呼                  　　　　 christen  v. 命名为

ocean liner  n.远洋定期客轮         　　　cement  v. 用水泥涂——使巩固
spectacular  a. 引人入胜的，壮观的  　 parade  n. 阅兵，检阅
highlight  v. 以强光照射——使突出  　   band  n. 乐队
embassy  n. 大使馆                  　　　　ambassador  n. 大使
strain  n. 过度的疲劳                              Amsterdam  n. 阿姆斯特丹（荷兰首都）

Buckingham Palace  n. 白金汉宫（英国王宫）
Her Royal Highness  公主殿下（尊称）