J.K. Rowling Receives a Rare Honor From Prince William at Buckingham Palace
《哈利波特》作者JK羅琳被英皇室授予"榮譽勛爵"

J.K. Rowling?was awarded a rare distinction by the royal family —?so extraordinary that there are only 64 other people currently holding the title.
日前，《哈利·波特》原作J·K·羅琳被英國皇室授予“榮譽勛爵”，這是英國的勛章和爵位的最高等級，除了羅琳以外，目前只有64人獲此殊榮。

The?Harry Potter?author, 52, was?made a Companion of Honor by?Prince William?at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday for her contributions?to literature and philanthropy.
12月12日，52歲的《哈利·波特》作者J·K·羅琳在白金漢宮被威廉王子授予“榮譽勛爵”，以獎勵她在文學和慈善上的貢獻。此榮譽授給各界為英國作出重要貢獻的人士。

The Order of the Companions of Honor was founded in 1917 by George V and is given to those who have made a major contribution in their field, according to the?royal family’s website. There are only 65 members at any one time, and current members include?Maggie Smith?(who also has a?Harry Potter?connection — she played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the film series based on Rowling’s books) and?Stephen?Hawking.
據(jù)皇室的官方網(wǎng)站介紹，該獎由喬治五世于1917年創(chuàng)立，主要是為了獎勵那些在自己領域做出突出貢獻的人。如今只有65人獲此殊榮，其中就包括瑪吉·史密斯（她也是《哈利·波特》系列電影中麥格教授的扮演者）和史蒂芬·霍金。

Twenty years after he was knighted by?Queen Elizabeth II, Sir?Paul McCartney?is also being honored with a Companion of Honor award for services to music, according to the?Queen’s Birthday Honors List?this year. However, he has not formally received the distinction yet.
保羅·麥卡特尼20年前曾受英女王伊麗莎白二世的冊封成為爵士，并且，根據(jù)女王的榮譽名單，他也因對音樂領域的突出貢獻而獲得了“榮譽勛章”。然而他還并未正式接受這項殊榮。

（翻譯：進擊的Meredith）