63. Which of the
following best describes the dog?
A.
Patient. B.
Strong. C.
Brave. D.
Faithful.
C
Prince Harry stood tall with
saber(軍刀)drawn during ceremonies marking
his graduation from Britain’s elite(精英)
military academy, marching proudly in front of his beaming grandmother, Queen
Elizabeth II, as he completed 40 weeks of training.
The 21-year-old second son of
Prince Charles entered Sandhurst Military Academy in May 2005 and trained to
become an army officer in the Blues and Royal regiment of the Household
Cavalry, one of the Britain army’s oldest units.
Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall
and the Duke of Edinburgh, looked on with pride as the cadets paraded around
the academy’s grounds about 40 miles southwest of London. The Queen, in a peach
overcoat and matching hat, delivered a short speech.
“If you look at the careers of
successful officers, you will find that, no matter how clever they have been,
what really matters is how they relate to people under their command,” she
said.
She noted that preparing to be an
officer was more than learning some basic military procedures--- but rather the
first step in becoming a leader.
As the new officers marched past
the Queen, his brother, Prince William, and other new cades saluted. As other officers
approached, the order of “eyes right!” was shouted, and Harry snapped his neck
to look at his grandmother.
About 450 cadets took part in the
ceremony.
The training course, which was set
in east Sussex woodland, was designed to allow Sandhurst officials to assess
their cadets’ long-term endurance and ability to work in a team.
The young royal, known to his
comrades as Officer Cadet Wales, had spent four nights sleeping outdoors
practicing battlefield techniques.
A former recruit, who had got the
same training, described the self-reliance exercise as “hard work”. He said,
“They are extremely tough and challenging days.”
