Soaring cost of King’s Guards' real fur bearskin caps revealed 每顶超过2000英镑！英皇家卫队熊皮帽惹争议 The bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside Buckingham Palace now cost more than £2,000 each, according to figures from the Ministry of Defence. The cost of the ceremonial caps, made from the fur of black bears, soared by 30% in a year, according to figures revealed in response to a Freedom of Information request from animal welfare campaigners. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals group are against using real fur in principle, but they say it is also now a financial as well as an ethical issue, with £1m spent on fur caps in recent years. 根据英国国防部的数据，守卫白金汉宫的士兵所戴的熊皮帽现在每顶价格超过2000英镑。 根据动物福利活动人士通过“信息自由”请求获得的数据，这种用黑熊皮毛制成的礼仪帽的成本在一年内飙升了 30%。 “善待动物组织”原则上反对使用真皮毛制品，但他们表示，现在这不仅是一个道德问题，还是一个经济问题，近年来在熊皮帽上的花费已达100万英镑。 → 熊皮帽的传统可以追溯到1815年，当时英国士兵在滑铁卢战役中击败了法国拿破仑的军队。为了纪念这次胜利，英国士兵开始佩戴熊皮帽，以彰显自己的作战能力比法国军队强。 → ceremonial 英 [ˌserɪˈməʊniəl] 美 [ˌserɪˈmoʊniəl] adj. 仪式的，礼节的；（职务）礼仪性的，象征性的 n. 仪式，典礼，礼节 Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony. 仪式的; 礼仪的 He represented the nation on ceremonial occasions. 他在礼仪场合代表着国家。 → campaigner 英 [kæmˈpeɪnə(r)] 美 [kæmˈpeɪnər] n. 竞选者；从军者；出征者；老兵 A campaigner is a person who campaigns for social or political change. 从事活动者 ...anti-war campaigners. …反战活动家们。 → in principle 美 [ɪn ˈprɪnsəpl] 大体上，原则上 I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice. 我原则上是同意它的，但我怀疑在实践中它是否会发生。