乔布斯传 第311期:婚礼(5)

 　　On March 18, 1991, Steven Paul Jobs, thirty-six, married Laurene Powell, twenty-seven, at the Ahwahnee Lodge¹ in Yosemite National Park. 1991年3月18日，36岁的史蒂夫·保罗·乔布斯和27岁的劳伦·鲍威尔在优山美地国家公园的阿瓦尼酒店举行了婚礼。

　　Built in the 1920s, the Ahwahnee is a sprawling² pile of stone, concrete, and timber designed in a style 阿瓦尼是由石头、水泥和木头堆砌的建筑，

　　that mixed Art Deco, the Arts and Crafts movement, and the Park Service's love of huge fireplaces.  设计风格混合了装饰艺术、工艺美术运动的影响以及公园管理方对巨大的石头壁炉的热爱。

　　Its best features are the views. It has floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on Half Dome³ and Yosemite Falls. 它最大的特点就是风景优美。透过直通天花板的巨大落地窗，可以看到半月石山和优山美地瀑布。

　　About fifty people came, including Steve's father Paul Jobs and sister Mona Simpson. 大约50人参加了婚礼，包括史蒂夫的父亲保罗·史蒂夫和妹妹莫娜·辛普森。

　　She brought her fiancé, Richard Appel, a lawyer who went on to become a television comedy writer.  莫娜带来了未婚夫理查德·阿佩尔，他是个律师，后来成为电视喜剧作家。

　　(As a writer for The Simpsons, he named Homer's mother after his wife.)  （《辛普森一家》的创作者，其中霍莫的妈妈就是用了他妻子的名字）。

　　Jobs insisted that they all arrive by chartered bus; he wanted to control all aspects of the event. 乔布斯坚持他们都乘统一的包车前来。他想控制这场活动的每个方面。

　　The ceremony was in the solarium, with the snow coming down hard and Glacier⁴ Point just visible in the distance. 仪式在阳光厅进行，外面大雪纷飞，冰川观景点在远处隐约可见。

　　It was conducted by Jobs's longtime Soto Zen teacher, Kobun Chino,  仪式由乔布斯禅宗师父乙川弘文主持。

　　who shook a stick, struck a gong, lit incense⁵, and chanted in a mumbling⁶ manner that most guests found incomprehensible. 乙川挥杖敲锣，燃香诵经，大多数客人都难以理解。

　　"I thought he was drunk," said Tevanian. He wasn't.  “我以为他喝醉了。”泰瓦尼安说。其实他没有。

　　The wedding cake was in the shape of Half Dome, the granite⁷ crest⁸ at the end of Yosemite Valley,  婚礼蛋糕是优山美地山谷尽头那半月石山的形状，

　　but since it was strictly⁹ vegan--devoid of eggs, milk, or any refined products--more than a few of the guests found it inedible¹⁰.  但由于它是按严格素食标准制作的--没有蛋、奶或任何精炼的食品--很多客人都觉得难以下咽。

　　Afterward¹¹ they all went hiking, and Powell's three strapping¹² brothers launched a snowball fight, with lots of tackling and roughhousing. 之后，他们一起去散步，鲍威尔的三个髙大威猛的兄弟开始打雪仗，场面激烈喧闹。

　　"You see, Mona," Jobs said to his sister, "Laurene is descended¹³ from Joe Namath and we're descended from John Muir." “你看，莫娜，”乔布斯跟他妹妹说，“劳伦是乔·纳马斯的后人，而我们是约翰·缪尔的后人。”

1 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

2 sprawling   

adj.蔓生的，不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 )；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
• a modern sprawling town 一座杂乱无序拓展的现代城镇

3 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

4 glacier   

n.冰川，冰河

参考例句：

• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。

5 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

6 mumbling   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。
• He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. 宴会结束时，他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着，他在一块冰上滑倒，跌断了左腿。

7 granite   

adj.花岗岩，花岗石

参考例句：

• They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
• The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。

8 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

9 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

10 inedible   

adj.不能吃的，不宜食用的

参考例句：

• The food was totally inedible.食物完全无法下咽。
• These chemicals make the fruit inedible.这些化学品使这种水果不宜食用。

11 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

12 strapping   

adj. 魁伟的, 身材高大健壮的 n. 皮绳或皮带的材料, 裹伤胶带, 皮鞭 动词strap的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• He's a strapping lad—already bigger than his father. 他是一个魁梧的小伙子——已经比他父亲高了。
• He was a tall strapping boy. 他是一个高大健壮的小伙子。

13 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。