Wedding or Not 結婚與否

Uncle Frank, at 78, was a healthy and wealthy man, a lifelong bachelor. He courted a lot, he said, but "never boiled over-just simmered."

弗蘭克叔叔七十八歲了，富有而健康。他是個終生單身漢。他曾追求過很多女孩，但“從不過熱----見好就收”。

On a whim, he decided to take a trip around the country to look up nearly a dozen old girlfriends.　　

一天他突發奇想，決定四處走走，去看看他那些接近一打的舊時女友。

Upon his return he exclaimed, "Whew! Thank goodness I never married any of those women - They're all widows now!

他回來即嘆道：“噓！謝天謝地幸虧我沒娶那些女人中的任何一個。如今她們都成寡婦了！”

1.bachelor

在這里bachelor表示單身漢的意思，它也有學士的意思。

bachelor degree 是學士學位的意思

bachelor of arts 是文學學位的意思

2.boiled over

boil over：沸騰溢出

The water might boil over after you cover them.

你把蓋子蓋上后水可能會沸騰而溢出.

simmer:慢燉

The meat has been simmered for more than two hours.

肉已燉了兩個多小時了。

3.widow

作名詞表示寡婦，作動詞表示使..成為寡婦，奪走，殺死某人的丈夫。

We had compassion for the poor widow.

我們同情這個可憐的寡婦。