英文短篇故事（纽约）431 The Old College Try

 　　She was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen. He was in love. It was love at first sight. It was fate¹. It was his fate to have seen her. It was going to be their fate to get married, have children, and live happily ever after. He sat down next to her in the college cafeteria. He introduced himself. Then he asked, "What's your major?" She said, "Nursing." He said, "That's great. You can work anywhere in the country as a nurse." She said, "Yes. After I graduate next year, I'm going to work at Bellevue Hospital in New York City." He asked, "Why there?" She said, "My boyfriend's a resident² there. He'll be a surgeon when he finishes his residency. We're getting married next year." So much for fate, he thought. He asked, "You don't happen to have a twin sister, do you?" She said, "Why yes, I do!"

1 fate   

n.命运；结局，结果；将来，前景

参考例句：

• The Titanic met her fate by crashing into a huge iceberg.泰坦尼克号客轮因撞上一个大冰山而沉没。
• Your future is bound up with the fate of your motherland.你的前途同祖国的命运紧密相联。

2 resident   

a.居住的，居留的；住校的，住院的

参考例句：

• I've been resident in this place for five years. 我已经在这个地方住了五年。
• They engaged a resident tutor. 他们聘用了一名住家的家庭教师。