美国国家公共电台 NPR 加利福尼亚州一名女子在拉斯维加斯举办婚礼与粉色结婚

California woman marries the color pink in a Las Vegas wedding

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In front of a pink-clad crowd, sitting in a pink Cadillac, Kitten Kay Sera said "I do" — while clutching a color swatch with shades of bubblegum, flamingo² and carnation³.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PINK")

AEROSMITH: (Singing) Pink, it was love at first sight.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning, I'm Rachel Martin. Ever been asked, if you love it so much, why don't you marry it? One woman said that question inspired her to get hitched⁴ to her one true beloved - the color pink. In front of a pink-clad crowd sitting in a pink Cadillac, Kitten Kay Sera said I do while clutching a color swatch with shades of bubblegum, flamingo and carnation. KVVU in Las Vegas spoke⁵ to the blushing bride, who said they've been in a relationship for 40 years. It's MORNING EDITION.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 flamingo   

n.红鹳，火烈鸟

参考例句：

• This is the only species of flamingo in the region,easily recognized by its pink plumage.这是那个地区唯一一种火烈鸟，很容易凭粉红色的羽毛辨认出来。
• In my family,I am flamingo in the flock of pigeons.在家里，我就像一只被困在鸽笼里的火烈鸟。

3 carnation   

n.康乃馨（一种花）

参考例句：

• He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.他在纽扣孔上佩了朵白色康乃馨。
• He was wearing a carnation in his lapel.他的翻领里别着一枝康乃馨。

4 hitched   

（免费）搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 )； 搭便车； 攀上； 跃上

参考例句：

• They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。
• We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday. 我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。