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▍原文
Meghan Markle has flown back to Canada amid an escalating royal crisis in the wake of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's announcement that they are planning to “step back” from royal life.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle outlined their intentions to become “financially independent” and still support the Queen with royal duties, though critics have questioned whether this is feasible.
▍语言点
amid /ə'mɪd/ prep. 在……的氛围中
escalating adj. 逐步上涨的
· escalate /'eskəleɪt/ v. 逐渐上升；逐渐升级
in the wake of: 随着……而来；是……的结果
· 近义表达: as a result of
step back: 退一步（考虑问题），跳出原有框架（看问题）
(If you step back and think about a situation, you think about it as if you were not involved in it.)
· Sometimes you’ve got to step back from the problem and think for a while.
有时你得跳出问题本身，好好想想。
financially /fai'nænʃəli/ adv. 经济上地，财务上地
· financial freedom: 财务自由
feasible /'fiːzɪb(ə)l/ adj. 可行的
· feasibility study: 可行性报告
补充: Discussions with the duke and duchess of Sussex are at an early stage. We understand their desire to take a different approach, but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through.
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