万花筒 2010-01-05&01-06 一吻定终身

When you think of Westgate, do you think romance¹? Well, Penny Peachey and Allen Butler do.

"We were just kind of, you know, hanging out all night."

It was last year's New Year's Eve bash, they were standing² next to a manhole. Well, that's not romantic, but wait.Allen, a complete stranger to Penny, was standing right behind her.

"I just kind of turned around and I said, hey, how about you give me my mid-night kiss?"

His response: "I was like doing the guy thing, yeah!OK! ",and I answered,"Yeah,all right."

A week later, Allen,who was visiting a friend flew back to Indiana.Inseparable, the two began a long distance relationship. In April, Penny moved in with Allen. A few weeks ago, he proposed.

"We just knew. "

So tomorrow, the future Mr. and Mrs. Butler will get married in the same spot where they met. It is the only party in town where you can ride a bull³ at the Saddleranch,wear kilt at McFadden's and crash a wedding.

And to think it all started with a simple kiss.

 

1 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 bull   

n.公牛，买进证券投机图利者，看涨的人

参考例句：

• It's only a hair off a bull's back to them.这对他们来说，不过九牛一毛。
• Many dogs closed around the bull.很多狗渐渐地把那只牛围了起来。