英國王妃凱特：曾是明星學生(圖)

　　剛剛爆出凱特和威廉的婚期，英國媒體就開始挖掘這位準王妃的過去。原來凱特曾經是學校里品學兼優、全面發展的好學生啊。這麼優秀的女孩子，威廉王子真是上輩子積德才能娶回家。

英國准王妃凱特：曾是明星學生

　　She is known to us as Prince William"s devoted girlfriend - and is rarely seen away from his side。

　　我們只知道凱特是威廉王子形影不離的女友，除此之外呢？

　　But in her schooldays, Kate Middleton was something of a superstar in her own right。

　　在學校的時候，凱特可是大紅人，而且並非因為男友的身份。

　　The young Kate was a real golden girl - excelling at sport, drama and music。

　　少女時代的凱特是名副其實的才女，擅長體育、戲劇表演和音樂。

　　Kate joined the ￡13,000-a-year St Andrew"s School at the age of eight and thrived until she left five years later。

　　凱特八歲時進入每年學費13,000英鎊的聖安德魯學校讀書，5年後成為一個才華橫溢的畢業生。

　　She also took part in plays, learned ballet and tap, and was a skilled flautist and singer。

　　她參加了表演活動，學習芭蕾和橋牌，擅長吹長笛，歌唱的也很好。

　　Just a quick flick through one of the school"s year books, published in June 1995, her final year, demonstrates how Kate"s star shone。

　　1995年的學校年鑒中的記錄就能看出凱特在學校的明星地位。

　　As well as victories with the under-12/13 hockey team, she played goal defence for the under-13 netball team during one of its most successful seasons。

　　她參加過少年曲棍球隊，贏了不少比賽，也在少年無擋板籃球隊中打出過很好的成績。

　　She was also a keen swimmer and athlete, and on prize-giving day was given a cup for outstanding sporting achievement overall。

　　她還酷愛游泳和田徑，在頻頻獲獎的時候，被授予優秀運動員的獎盃。

　　One contemporary remembers Kate extremely fondly, saying: "She was a really lovely, warm girl who didn"t have a bad bone in her body. I couldn"t speak of her more highly."

　　一位凱特的校友回憶起她時說道：「她是一個很可愛很溫和的女生，善良得像天使。我簡直找不到合適的詞來形容她。」