Meanwhile, the duke and duchess were preparing a declaration of independence.

与此同时，公爵和公爵夫人正在准备一份独立宣言。

I have more than once observed to Lady Catherine, that her charming daughter seemed born to be a duchess, and that the most elevated rank, instead of giving her consequence, would be adorned by her.

我跟咖苔琳夫人说过好多次，她美丽小姐是一位天生公爵夫人，将来不管嫁给哪一位公爵姑爷，不论那位姑爷地位有多高，非但不会增加小姐体面，反而要让小姐来为他争光。

So it was the brainchild of the duchess, the Duchess of Northumberland.

这座花园是公爵夫人作品，诺森伯兰公爵夫人。

A gang on every street — the Vagabonds, the Giles HC, the Scorpions, and just on and on — and in each gang, they had the dukes and duchess, junior and senior, which accommodated everybody in the neighborhood.

每条街上有一伙人——流浪汉、Giles HC 帮、蝎子帮，等等——每一帮派有公爵和公爵夫人、下级管理和上级管理，这些帮派囊括了住在附近每一个人。

Charles' personal life was also subject to attention from the press, especially his fraught marriage to the beloved Princess Diana; his relationship with their sons, William and Harry; and his eventual marriage to Camilla, duchess of Cornwall.

查尔斯个人生活也受到媒体关注，尤其是他与深受爱戴戴安娜王妃之间；他与儿子威廉和哈关系；以及他最终与康沃尔公爵夫人卡米拉。

Like most young scribblers, she went abroad for her characters and scenery, and banditti, counts, gypsies, nuns, and duchesses appeared upon her stage, and played their parts with as much accuracy and spirit as could be expected.

正如大多数年轻拙劣作家一样，她把她角色和场景放到外国；于是众多歹徒、伯爵、吉卜赛人、修女和公爵夫人在她舞台上登场，以人们意料之中准确性与精神状态扮演着各自戏份。

Ruma Parvin, 30, who was diagnosed with clinical depression last year and had a 10-minute coaching session with the duchess, said, She was really relatable and open.

30岁鲁玛帕尔文(Ruma Parvin)去年被诊断出患有临床抑郁症，由公爵夫人进行了10分钟辅导。她说，“她真很平易近人，很坦率。

In the Sforza a court lady is a duchess so they're not literally princesses in the royal sense, but they are princesses in a generic sense.

在Sforza家族，宫廷女性是头衔是女公爵，所以她们并不是真正皇室意义上公主，但她们地位等同于公主。

People believe that an English duchess, Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford (1788-1861) first introduced the idea of afternoon tea.

人们相信，是英国公爵夫人安娜·贝德福德7世（1788-1861）首次引入了下午茶理念。

The British royal family says it's taking very seriously allegations of racism raised by the duchess of Sussex in a television interview.

英国王室称将严肃对待萨塞克斯公爵夫人在电视采访中提出种族主义指控。

His wife, the duchess of Cornwall - she's 72 - has also been tested, but she's not infected. He's 71, I believe.

他妻子——72岁康沃尔公爵夫人也接受了检测，结果显示她未受感染。查尔斯王子今年71岁。

The duchess is well known for reusing outfits herself instead of buying brand new clothes each time she has a public appearance.

这位公爵夫人每次公开露面会重复穿着自己服装，而不是购买全新衣服，这是众所周知。

There is no reason why the eldest daughter and heiress of the Earl should not wear a duchess's coronet with honour.

伯爵长女兼继承人当公爵夫人，再合适不过了。

Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? May I present to you the duchess of Matureville...Chloe.

先生们女士们，请将注意力集中到这，可以吗？我很荣幸地向你们介绍成熟小镇女爵：克洛伊。

Mother and son are doing well. Both families have been informed. The duchess will stay in hospital overnight.

母子平安，两家人得到消息了，公爵夫人将在医院过夜。

" I'm so sorry, but I must catch the three-eighteen from Tercanbury, " said the duchess.

" 实在对不住，可是我一定得赶三点十八分从特堪伯开出那班火车，" 公爵夫人说。

" Oh, was she" ? said the duchess. " I thought perhaps she'd been his secretary or typist or something" .

" 哦，真吗？" 公爵夫人说。 " 我还以为她以前是他秘书、打字员或者这类人。"

" I believe it's very difficult, " said the duchess. " I've tried over and over again and I can never get them to stay on" .

" 我看这很不容易，" 公爵夫人说。 " 我试过很多次，可就是没法让那些豆子呆在刀子上。"

" He's too sweet, " said the duchess. " I'm so glad we went" .

" 他人真好，" 公爵夫人说。 " 我真高兴今天去看了他。"

" I suppose she serves her purpose, " said the duchess.

" 我看她起到了她作用，" 公爵夫人说。