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[J-196] Unbridled Wit 没遮拦的机智
Teacher: What is a bridal gown, Lily? Lily: It's a gown I will wear at my wedding. Teacher: What is a bridal march? Lily: It's the music I will hear at my wedding? Teacher: What is a bridal shower, then? Lily: It's a shower I will take when my wedding comes. Teacher: Are you sure? Do you mean a shower bath? Lily: I mean a shower of gifts at my bridal party. Teacher: All right. What, then, is a bridle path? Lily: It's a path I would walk on— Teacher: No, it's a path you would ride on with your groom. Lily:
Yes, it's a path I would walk on if my groom were unbridled and he would
not let
[译注]
老师：莉莉，什么是新娘礼服？ 莉莉：那是我结婚时会穿的礼服。 老师：什么是结婚进行曲？ 莉莉：那是我结婚时会听到的音乐。 老师：那么，什么是新娘洗礼？ 莉莉：那是我将结婚时会洗的淋浴。 老师：你确定吗？你的意思是淋浴澡吗？ 莉莉：我的意思是：新娘庆祝会中，礼物的淋浴。 老师：好吧，那么，什么是马径？ 莉莉：那是我会走上的路径。 老师：不，那是你和新郎会骑上的路径。 莉莉：是的，那是我会走上的路径，如果我的新郎没有被勒住，而他又不愿意让我骑上他的话。
注：1. bridal (adj. 新娘的，结婚的) 与 bridle (n. 马勒 ; v. 套上马勒) 是同音字。 2. bridal gown 是新娘礼服， a floor length bridal gown 是长到地板的新娘礼服。 bridal march 是结婚进行曲。 3. shower 通常指「阵雨」或「淋浴」 (= shower bath) ，在美国也指 “shower party” (宾客带来许多礼物的集会或庆祝会)。 baby shower 是庆贺小孩出生的集会； stork shower 是庆贺待产妇的集会； bridal shower 是庆贺待嫁新娘的集会。在集会中，亲友礼物众多，像阵雨般地落在庆贺对象的身上。 4. bridle path 是给骑马的人行走的路径，即「马径」。它不是 bridal path (新娘走的路径)。 5. groom 原指照顾马的「马童」，但也指「新郎」 (= bridegroom) 。通常马童会 bridle a horse (替马套上马勒) ，但 a horse may be unbridled (马可能没有套上马勒，不受束敷) 。如果新郎像马一样 unbridled (没套上马勒) ，他就会不受控制而会乱来，想骑新郎的新娘便可能没有马可骑 (ride) ，因而必须走路 (walk)。
[复习填充]
Teacher: What is a b____ gown, Lily? Lily: It's a gown I will wear at my w____. Teacher: What is a bridal m____? Lily: It's the m_____ I will hear at my wedding? Teacher: What is a bridal sh____, then? Lily: It's a shower I will t____ when my wedding comes. Teacher: Are you sure? Do you mean a shower b___? Lily: I mean a shower of g____ at my bridal party. Teacher: All right. What, then, is a b____ path? Lily: It's a path I would w___ on— Teacher: No, it's a path you would ride on with your g_____. Lily:
Yes, it's
a path I would walk on if my groom w___ un_____ and he would not let me
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