英国一电台误报国王去世

近日，英国一电台直播时误报英国国王查尔斯三世去世。随后，电台发表致歉声明，称因电脑故障，意外启动了为英国国王去世准备的紧急广播预案，错误播报了其去世的消息。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Based on the article, what can be calculated about the duration of the broadcast error?

A. It lasted for at least 3 hours and 2 minutes.

B. It was discovered immediately after the announcement.

C. It occurred between 1:58 pm and 5:00 pm on Tuesday.

D. The exact length cannot be determined from the information given.

无注释原文：

Former UK pirate radio station sorry after mistakenly announcing death of King Charles

From: Euronews

A former British pirate radio station apologised on Wednesday "for any distress caused" after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles III.

The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at its main studio in Maldon in eastern Essex, Radio Caroline said in a post on social media.

The error had triggered the so-called death of a monarch procedure "which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require," wrote station manager Peter Moore.

"Radio Caroline then fell silent as would be required, which alerted us to restore programming and issue an on-air apology," he said on Facebook post.

"Caroline has been pleased to broadcast Her Majesty the Queen's and now the King's, Christmas message and we hope to do so for many years to come," he said, referring to the monarch's traditional Christmas Day message to the nation.

"We apologise to HM (his majesty) the king and to our listeners for any distress caused," Moore added.

The mishap on Tuesday came as Charles and Queen Camilla were in Northern Ireland, where they joined a performance with an Irish folk group.

The post did not say how long it was before the mistake was discovered but the domestic Press Association news agency reported that on Wednesday afternoon, playback for Tuesday's broadcast between 1:58 pm and 5:00 pm was unavailable on the station's website.

Established in 1964 to challenge the BBC's broadcasting monopoly, Radio Caroline previously operated from ships off the English coast.

After legislation in 1967 forced many pirate broadcasters to close, it continued intermittently before ending offshore broadcasts in 1990.

Caroline and other similar pirate stations inspired the 2009 comedy film "The Boat that Rocked" starring Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman about a group of eccentric DJs living and working together at sea.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为AI翻译，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Former UK pirate radio station sorry after mistakenly announcing death of King Charles

From: Euronews

A former British pirate radio station apologised on Wednesday "for any distress caused" after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles III.

一家前英国地下电台周三为意外宣布国王查尔斯三世去世而道歉，“对由此引发的任何不安深表歉意”。

pirate radio/television station表示“非法广播电台”，英文解释为“a radio or television station that broadcasts without official permission”

pirate /ˈpaɪ.rət/ 作动词，表示“非法复制，盗印”，作名词，1）表示“海盗”，英文解释为“a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them”

2）表示“非法复制者，侵犯版权者”，英文解释为“a person who illegally copies music, films, computer programs, etc., and sells them”如：software pirates 软件侵权者。

The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at its main studio in Maldon in eastern Essex, Radio Caroline said in a post on social media.

卡罗琳电台（Radio Caroline）在社交媒体上发帖称，这则错误消息于周二下午播出，起因是其位于埃塞克斯郡东部莫尔登（Maldon）的主控室计算机系统出现故障。

The error had triggered the so-called death of a monarch procedure "which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require," wrote station manager Peter Moore.

电台经理彼得·摩尔（Peter Moore）写道，这一失误触发了所谓的“君主驾崩应急程序”——“英国所有电台都备有这套预案，但无不祈愿它永无用武之地”。

trigger /ˈtrɪɡ.ər/ 1）作动词，除了表示“发动；引起；触发”，英文解释为“to make sth happen suddenly”举个🌰：Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction. 坚果可以引起严重的过敏反应。

2）作名词，表示“扳机”，英文解释为“The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it.”举个🌰：A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger. 一个男人用枪指着他们，扣动了扳机。

类似的还有：

📍stir表示“激发，激起（强烈的感情）；引起（强烈的反应）”，英文解释为“to make someone have a strong feeling or reaction”举个🌰：The poem succeeds in stirring the imagination. 这首诗能够激发起想象力。

📍provoke也表示“激起，引起”，英文解释为“to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one”，如：provoke debate/discussion 激起辩论/讨论。

📍spur 鼓动；激励；鞭策；刺激；鼓舞”，英文解释为“If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.”举个🌰：It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats. 是金钱驱使这些渔民驾驶单薄的小船冒险出海远航。

🎬电影《龙之心3：巫师的诅咒》（Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse）中的台词提到：To spur the clans to war. 激励部族发起战争。

monarch /ˈmɒn.ək/ 表示“君王；国王，皇帝；女王，女皇”，英文解释为“a king or queen”如：a hereditary monarch 世袭的国王。

procedure /prəˈsiːdʒə(r)/ 1）表示“程序；步骤；常规”，英文解释为“a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something”举个🌰：The company has new procedures for dealing with complaints. 公司采取了新程序处理投诉事宜。

2）表示“医疗处理；手术”，英文解释为“a medical operation”举个🌰：It's a routine/standard surgical procedure. 这是一个普通的外科手术。

"Radio Caroline then fell silent as would be required, which alerted us to restore programming and issue an on-air apology," he said on Facebook post.

他在脸书（Facebook）上写道：“卡罗琳电台随后按规定陷入静默，这一异常状态让我们警觉，随即恢复节目播出，并在节目中公开致歉。”

be on/off (the) air表示“正在/停止播出”，英文解释为“If a programme or a person is on/off (the) air, they are/are not broadcasting on radio or television.”举个🌰：The radio station is on air from 6 a.m. 广播电台早晨6点开始播音。

此处on-air作形容词，表示“在节目中/在直播中/通过广播”。

"Caroline has been pleased to broadcast Her Majesty the Queen's and now the King's, Christmas message and we hope to do so for many years to come," he said, referring to the monarch's traditional Christmas Day message to the nation.

他提及君主在圣诞节向全国发表的传统致辞时表示：“卡罗琳电台一直荣幸地播出女王陛下及现任国王陛下的圣诞致辞，我们期盼在未来岁月中继续这一传统。”

Majesty /ˈmædʒ.ə.sti/ 表示“（对国王、女王或王后的尊称）陛下”，英文解释为“the title used to speak to or about a king or queen”如：their Majesties, the King and Queen of Spain 西班牙国王和王后陛下，举个🌰：I was invited to tea with Her Majesty the Queen. 我受邀与女王陛下共进下午茶。

"We apologise to HM (his majesty) the king and to our listeners for any distress caused," Moore added.

摩尔补充道：“我们谨向国王陛下及所有听众致歉，对由此引发的任何不安深表歉意。”

The mishap on Tuesday came as Charles and Queen Camilla were in Northern Ireland, where they joined a performance with an Irish folk group.

这起乌龙事件发生在周二，当时查尔斯国王与卡米拉王后正在北爱尔兰，与一支爱尔兰民间乐队共同参与了一场演出。

mishap /ˈmɪshæp/ 表示“小事故；晦气”，英文解释为“a small accident or piece of bad luck that does not have serious results”，如：a slight mishap 小小的不幸，a series of mishaps 一连串的倒霉事。

The post did not say how long it was before the mistake was discovered but the domestic Press Association news agency reported that on Wednesday afternoon, playback for Tuesday's broadcast between 1:58 pm and 5:00 pm was unavailable on the station's website.

帖子并未说明过了多久才发现这一误报，但据英国新闻协会（Press Association）通讯社报道，周三下午，该电台网站上已无法回放周二下午1点58分至5点之间的广播内容。

playback /ˈpleɪ.bæk/ 表示“（录音、录像的）重放，回放”，英文解释为“the act of playing a recording again in order to hear or see something again”举个🌰：Let's have a playback of those last few frames. 我们把最后那几个画面重放一遍吧。

Established in 1964 to challenge the BBC's broadcasting monopoly, Radio Caroline previously operated from ships off the English coast.

卡罗琳电台成立于1964年，其初衷是挑战英国广播公司（BBC）的广播垄断地位，最初在英格兰海岸外的船只上运营。

monopoly /məˈnɒpəlɪ/ 表示“垄断；专营服务；被垄断的商品（或服务）”，英文解释为“the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way”举个🌰：Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies. 电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是理所当然的。

📍反垄断 anti-monopoly

After legislation in 1967 forced many pirate broadcasters to close, it continued intermittently before ending offshore broadcasts in 1990.

1967年，英国立法迫使众多地下广播机构关门，但卡罗琳电台仍时断时续地坚持运营，直至1990年才彻底告别海上广播。

legislation /ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/ 表示“法律；立法”，英文解释为“a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament”举个🌰：The government has promised to introduce legislation to limit fuel emissions from cars. 政府许诺将通过立法来限制汽车尾气排放。

intermittently /ˌɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt.li/ 表示“间歇地，断断续续地”，英文解释为“in a way that does not happen regularly or continuously； in a way that stops and starts repeatedly or with periods in between”举个🌰：We've discussed this problem intermittently, but so far we've failed to come up with a solution. 我们断断续续地讨论过这个问题，但目前还没有找到解决方案。

offshore /ˌɒfˈʃɔːr/ 表示“在海上的；近海的；离岸的”，英文解释为“away from or at a distance from the coast”如：offshore engineering 近海工程。

Caroline and other similar pirate stations inspired the 2009 comedy film "The Boat that Rocked" starring Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman about a group of eccentric DJs living and working together at sea.

卡罗琳电台及其他类似的地下电台，为2009年的喜剧电影《海盗电台》（The Boat that Rocked）提供了创作灵感。这部由比尔·奈伊（Bill Nighy）和菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼（Philip Seymour Hoffman）主演的影片，讲述了一群特立独行的DJ在海上共同生活与工作的传奇故事。

eccentric /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/表示“古怪的；异乎寻常的”，英文解释为“If you say that someone is eccentric, you mean that they behave in a strange way, and have habits or opinions that are different from those of most people.”举个🌰：He is an eccentric character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses. 他是个怪人，喜欢戴贝雷帽和墨镜。

🎬电影《钢铁侠2》（Iron Man 2）中的台词提到：- It's no problem. - I'm sorry. He's very eccentric. -没问题 -抱歉 他是个怪人。

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