英语悠选脱口秀 第110期:陌生人的结婚礼物

 讲解

上次的小丑雕像是不是有点恐怖啊。心脏还好吗。今天给大家讲的是来自陌生人的wedding gift

And the key word is Anonymous¹

Anonymous a-n-o-n-y-m-o-u-s 匿名的

If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.

Here is an example:

It is an anonymous letter.

这是一封匿名信。

今天这对新婚夫妇收到的不是匿名信，是什么呢？

Once upon a time, there was a young couple who got married and went away on their honeymoon².2周密月旅行回来后，甜蜜的小两口开始整理结婚时收到的礼物。

Since this was a new home, the process took some time. The silver went into the closet³橱柜, items⁴ were put on the walls for display展示 and some of the more intimate⁵ apparel私密的衣服 was put in the bedroom drawers抽屉.

一周后，they received two tickets in the mail for a popular show where tickets were impossible to get.小两口收到演出票超级开心，也非常感谢送礼物的人的细心和大方。

Inside the envelope, however, was only a small piece of paper with a single line. "Guess who sent them."

小两口猜了一大圈儿，也没猜出来到底是谁！Anyway, they went to the theater, and had a wonderful time. On their way back home, the couple were still trying to guess who the kind-hearted⁶ person was.可是一进家门，两个人都吓呆了。家里所有的家当全部没有了！！！被洗劫一空。And on the bare table in the dining room was a piece of paper.这张纸条上写着一句话"Well, now you know!"哈哈 现在知道谁送的票了吧！

所以，现在美国新婚夫妇一般不收匿名的礼物。The story also tells us that when you get a really nice anonymous gift,不一定是你的爱慕者，也可能是小偷哦。你有没有收到过匿名礼物呢？Talk to you next time!

1 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

2 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

3 closet   

n.壁橱；储藏室

参考例句：

• I'll clear out that closet for you.我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
• Hang your overcoat in the closet.把你的大衣挂在衣橱里。

4 items   

n.物料项目 （任何一种自制或采购的零部件或组装件，如最终产品、部件、子部件、零件或原材料）；条( item的名词复数 )；一项；一则；一件商品（或物品）

参考例句：

• Bulky items will be collected separately. 大件物品将分开收集。
• Customers with ten items or less can use the express lane. 购买十件商品以内的顾客可使用快速购物通道。

5 intimate   

adj.亲密的，密切的；个人的，私人的；v.暗示、提示、宣布、通知

参考例句：

• The two of them were as intimate as sisters.她们俩处得好像亲姐妹一样。
• I can't tell them my intimate thoughts.我不能告诉他们我内心深处的想法。

6 kind-hearted   

adj.好心的

参考例句：

• She is one of the most kind-hearted girls that I saw.她是我看到的姑娘中最善良的一个。
• Mike is a very kind-hearted boy.迈克是一好心肠的小伙子。