Wedding or Not 结婚与否

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."

弗兰克叔叔七十八岁了，富有而健康。他是个终生单身汉。他曾追求过很多女孩，但“从不过热----见好就收”。

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

一天他突发奇想，决定四处走走，去看看他那些接近一打的旧时女友。

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

他回来即叹道：“嘘！谢天谢地幸亏我没娶那些女人中的任何一个。如今她们都成寡妇了！”

1.bachelor

在这里bachelor表示单身汉的意思，它也有学士的意思。

bachelor degree 是学士学位的意思

bachelor of arts 是文学学位的意思

2.boiled over

boil over：沸腾溢出

The water might boil over after you cover them.

你把盖子盖上后水可能会沸腾而溢出.

simmer:慢炖

The meat has been simmered for more than two hours.

肉已炖了两个多小时了。

3.widow

作名词表示寡妇，作动词表示使..成为寡妇，夺走，杀死某人的丈夫。

We had compassion for the poor widow.

我们同情这个可怜的寡妇。