Has blabbermouth Harry given the game away? 長舌哈利洩漏了秘密嗎？
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Prince Harry has been telling friends that Kate and William are expecting a boy, it was reported.
報導指出，哈利王子已經告訴朋友，凱特和威廉就要有男孩了。
He is so happy about becoming an uncle he couldn’t keep the secret of the baby’s sex to himself.
他對於自己即將當叔叔高興得無法守住寶寶性別的秘密。
A source close to the Prince said：’Harry has been telling everyone Wills and Kate are having a boy and how thrilled he is at the prospect of having a little nephew.’
一名哈利身邊的消息人士說：「哈利已經告訴大家，威廉和凱特將要生的是男孩，以及他對於即將有個小姪兒有多高興。」
’The close inner circle all know that it’s a boy and they’re busily buying gifts with a boy theme.’
「核心圈都知道那是個男寶寶，他們正忙著買適合男孩的禮物。」
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have kept mum about the sex of their new arrival. But seven-months-pregnant Kate has dropped a couple of hints.
劍橋公爵與公爵夫人一直不透露他們家庭新成員的性別。但懷孕7個月的凱特曾給了點暗示。
In March she appeared to suggest a girl was on the way when she given a teddy by a well-wisher.
3月間，當她接受祝福民眾贈送的泰迪熊時，顯然暗示即將誕生的是女孩。
She said：’I will take that for my d..’ —and then stopped herself. A nearby listener said：’You were going to say daughter, weren’t you? Kate replied：’No, we don’t know.’
她說，「我收下這個，為我女…」，然後就停住不說。旁邊有人聽到了，就說「你要說的是女兒，對不對？」凱特回答：「不，我們不知道。」
新聞辭典：
blabbermouth：名詞（非正式用語），長舌的人、不能守住秘密的人。
give the game away：動詞片語，無意地說出秘密。例句：You blabbermouth! You just gave the game away.（你這個大嘴巴！把秘密給說出去了。）
mum：形容詞，沉默，尤指為了保守秘密。例句：You have to keep mum about our new product plan. （關於我們的新產品計畫，你的口風得緊一點。）
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