JK羅琳被英國王室授予"榮譽勳爵"

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"榮譽勳爵"

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“榮譽勳爵”，這是英國的勳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“榮譽勳爵”，以獎勵她在文學和慈善上的貢獻。此榮譽授給各界爲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.

據皇室的官方網站介紹，該獎由喬治五世於1917年創立，主要是爲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爲爵士，並且，根據女王的榮譽名單，他也因對音樂領域的突出貢獻而獲得了“榮譽勳章”。然而他還並未正式接受這項殊榮。