缘分天注定 英夫妇未相识前就有合照

 　　As he posed for a holiday snap on the beach, six-year-old Nick Wheeler paid no attention to the little girl making sandcastles a few yards away.

　　当6岁的尼克·惠勒在度假海滩上摆好姿势拍照时，他一点也没注意到自己身后不远处堆沙堡的小女孩。

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　　It was only when he showed his fiancee Aimee Maiden¹ the photograph 20 years later that she pointed² at the five-year-old in a swimsuit and shrieked³ in astonishment⁴: ‘That’s me!’

　　20年后，他把这张照片拿给自己的未婚妻艾美·梅登看，她的未婚妻竟指着他身后那个穿着泳衣的五岁小女孩惊讶地叫道，“那个是我！”

　　The pair lived hundreds of miles apart when the picture was taken in 1994, yet fate determined⁵ that they would meet and fall in love at sixth form college, 11 years later.

　　1994年拍下这张照片时，两人的住处相距了几百英里，然而缘分天注定，11年后他们在高中相遇相恋。

　　After their college years Mr Wheeler joined the army while Miss Maiden trained as a teacher.

　　高中毕业后，惠勒成为了一名军人，而梅登则成为了一名教师。

　　They moved in together three years ago and got engaged last year, where they hosted a party and showed off the photo to friends and family.

　　三年前他们住在了一起，去年他们订了婚，他们在订婚派对上向亲朋好友展示了这张照片。

　　The couple married on Saturday at Gulval Church in Mousehole, 20 years after the photo was taken and just a minute’s walk from the same spot.

　　拍下这张照片20年后，他们终于在毛斯尔的Gulval教堂结了婚，而从这处教堂走到20年前拍照的地点只需要一分钟。

　　They are heading to Florida for their honeymoon⁶ and plan to frame the treasured picture as soon as they get back.

　　他们即将前往佛罗里达州度蜜月，并且决定一回来就把这张珍贵的照片用相框装好。

1 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 shrieked   

v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
• Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城

4 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 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。