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[J-13] Why Is a Ship a She? 船为何是个她？
At a party not long ago, I raised the question of why everyone invariably refers to a boat as a “she.” Here are some of the reasons the group came up with:
“A boat is called a she because there's usually a gang of men around ... because she has a waist and stays ... because there's always a great deal of bustle around her ... because she takes a lot of paint to keep her looking good ... because it's not the initial expense that breaks you, it's the upkeep ... because she's all decked out ... because she shows her topsides, hides her bottom and, when coming into port, always heads for the buoys.”
[译注] 在不久以前的一个聚会上，我提问说为何每个人永远不变地指称一条船是个「她」。这就是那群人提示的一些理由： 「一条船被叫做她，是因为通常有一帮汉子在周遭…因为她有中腰和撑褡物…因为她周围总有一大堆忙乱…因为她要花很多颜料来保持外观美好…因为弄垮你的不是起头的花费而是维护费…因为她全身都打扮…因为她露出上身，隐藏下体，而且进港时，总是把头朝着浮筒/童。 注：invariably (不变地、恒常地)， refer to A as B (把 A 指涉为 B)， gang (帮、党羽、群)， waist (腰、中间部分)，stays (女子之胸衣、紧身褡；船之支索)， bustle (纷乱)， upkeep (维护)，deck out (装饰、打扮)，head for ... (头朝着…)， ”buoy” (浮筒)：音同 “boy” (男孩)。
[复习填充] At a party not long ago, I r the question of why everyone in refers to a boat a “she.” Here are some of the reasons the group came with: “A boat is called a she because there's usually a g of men around ... because she has a waist and s ... because there's always a great deal of b around her ... because she takes a lot of p to keep her looking good ... because it's not the i expense that breaks you, it's the up ... because she's all decked ... because she shows her top , hides her bottom and, when coming into port, always heads for the b____.” |
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