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27 Where's the Groom?
新郎在哪里？
It was Sunday, at 12:00 noon.
星期日，中午12點。
The bridge waited patiently at the church door with her bouquet of flowers.
手持花束的新娘在教堂門口耐心地等著。
Her lovely black hair, braided by her mother, blew gently about her shoulders in the breeze.
她烏黑的秀發已被木青編成辮子，肩上的發絲在微風中輕輕飛揚。
Three violinists, with their bows in the air, stood ready to play the wedding song.
三位小提琴手已架好琴弓，隨時準備演奏婚禮進行曲。
The bowlegged priest was already at the uncooked rice from a bowl and were prepared to shower the blessed couple.
弓形腿的牧師已站在婚禮圣壇前，他面前的《圣經》已打開。幾位客人從一只碗里抓了把生米，準備灑給這對幸福的戀人。
It was a breathtaking sight.
這一場面激動人心。
The wedding had been brilliantly planned.
婚禮設計的相當出色。
But where was the groom?
但新郎在哪里？
The bride's father was getting angry.
新娘的父親開始發火了。
His breathing was becoming more intense.
他的呼吸越來越急促，
He started to argue with groom's father.
他同親家公爭辯起來。
“This is a clear breach of our wedding agreement”, he yelled.
“這顯然違背了我們的婚禮約定。”他喊道。
It looked like there might be a brawl.
看來要大吵一場了，
The guests were beginning to gossip.
客人們也開始竊竊私語。
“Did the couple have a breakup?” some asked.
“這一對是不是分手了？”有人問道。
It looked like the bridge was going to faint.
新娘似乎要暈倒了。
Her brother rushed up and braced her with his body so she wouldn't fall.
她的哥哥趕緊上前用自己的身子撐住她，以免她暈倒。
“Breathe,” he whispered to her.
“呼吸，”他悄悄的對她說，
“I brewed a pot of coffee to calm everyone down.”
“我煮了一壺咖啡，好讓大家冷靜下來。”
Suddenly, a loud piercing scream filled the air.
突然，一聲尖叫劃破長空。
It was the bridge.
是新娘，
Something had caused her face to brighten.
出了什么事讓她面露喜色。
It was the sight of her groom, racing towards the church on a strange-looking skateboard.
她看見了新郎，他正踩著一塊奇形怪狀的滑板朝教堂沖來。
In a matter of seconds, he arrived.
幾秒鐘后，他到了。
He was breathless.
他幾乎喘不過氣來了。
He took her in his arms and side, “I'm so sorry baby, my car suffered a breakdown 5 kilometers away near that new barn where they breed cattle.
他擁抱住了新娘，說道：“寶貝，對不起，我的車在離這5公里的地方拋錨了，就在新建的養牛場旁邊。
I made a skateboard out of an old box with wheels and got here as soon as I could.”
我用一個帶輪子的舊木箱做了個滑板，然后以最快的速度趕到了這里。”
“Don't worry,” she laughed, looking down at his feet, “Your brilliance saved the day.”
“別擔心，”她笑著，一面看看他的腳。“你的聰明才智挽救了今天的婚禮。”
