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倫敦時間2月20日，英國女王伊麗莎白二世（Queen Elizabeth II）突然出現在設計師 Richard Quinn 的秀場，一時引起全場關注。這是英國女王首次公開出席時裝秀，不過女王并不僅是來觀賞走秀的，更重要的是向新銳設計師 Richard Quinn 頒發以她的稱號命名的英國設計大獎—— Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design。據英國時尚協會表示，這一由女王冠名的獎項將會每年頒發一次，Richard Quinn 是首位獲獎者。該獎項主要為了表彰英國時尚行業中具有天賦和創意、同時也極具責任心、樂于回報社會和國家的新銳年輕設計師。來自倫敦的 Richard Quinn 畢業于著名的中央圣馬丁藝術與設計學院（Central Saint Martins），在2016年創立了自己的同名個人品牌，并推出了首個服裝系列。他的設計風格“優雅而前衛”，喜歡將印花與經典的剪影相結合。雖然出道不久，但是 Richard Quinn 在時尚界已經獲得了廣泛的認可。在被女王親自頒獎之前，快時尚巨頭 H&M 就在去年將他們設立的大獎“2017 Design Award”頒發給了他。而《Dazed》、《時代》雜志和英國時尚協會都把他稱為2017年“最值得關注”的設計師之一。

本篇課程首發于2018年2月26日

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Queen makes surprise appearance at London fashion week

There are few people that can get the usually aloof【a.?冷淡的；遠離的；冷漠的?remain aloof from】 fashion crowd giggling in a state of high excitement. But then there is only one Queen Elizabeth II.

Her Majesty 王權 was a surprise guest on Tuesday afternoon at London fashion week. There was a hush?【means?a calm silence 固定搭配?a sudden hush/a hush can fall over】as she entered the room, with the audience standing up to greet the monarch 最高統治者 and, of course, raising their phones to get that all-important social media picture. The Queen sat front row, of course with a special cushion墊子 placed on her seat.

Spurning 【v.蔑視，鄙視】 this season's trends such as trench coats軍用防水短上衣 and giant scarves圍巾, Her Majesty wore an ice-blue skirt suit, black handbag, black gloves and sensible shoes. Although the 91-year-old monarch is hardly a regular at fashion week, she looked relaxed, placing her handbag on the floor like a "frow" 【the combination of "front" and "row"】pro.

When the audience stopped gawping at【v. 持續地看】 the actual Queen in their presence, there was a show of British designer Richard Quinn's collection to look at.

After the show, it became clear that the Queen was actually there to give an award to Quinn. Introducing the Queen, the British Fashion Council's chief executive, paid tribute 【n.頌詞】: "Your Majesty, I know you do not wish to be known as a fashion icon, but for all of us in this room, who have this upmost respect for you … we know you undoubtedly are."

▍生詞好句

1. aloof /??lu?f/: adj. aloof means someone who is not very friendly or someone who does not like to spend time with other people. (固定搭配：remain aloof from)

2. a hush /ha?/: a calm silence (固定搭配：a sudden hush/a hush can fall over)

hush-hush: adj. secret; something that is hush-hush is something that we don't talk about even if we know it.

3. all-important /??l?m?p??t(?)nt/: adj. if something is all-important, it's extremely important, it's crucial, it's vital. (固定搭配：all-important fact/area)

4. frow /fr??/: n. the combination of "front" and "row"

5. gawp /ɡ??p/: vi. gawping means looking, but it means to look continuously, to stare at someone or something, sometimes in a rude way or a stupid way, kind of staring at somebody with your mouth open because you are so surprised.

▍Interesting Facts About the Queen

1. She's the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a license.

2. She owns all the swans and dolphins and whales that swim in UK waters.

3. She's rich, but she isn't the richest person in Britain.

4. She uses her purse or handbag to send secret signals to her staff.

5. The Queen's birthplace: a Chinese restaurant.