An imaginative wife 想象能力丰富的妻子

时间:2015-03-06 02:34:35

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A woman had a desire to have her portrait painted, and her husband engaged the best artist he could find. During one of the sittings , the wife made a rather unusual request. She asked the artist to paint in diamond necklace, ear-rings and tiara, even though she wore no jewelry1. The artist did as she told him but was puzzled. "Why did we add the gems2?" he asked, as they looked at the finished product.
 
The wife said, "It is in case should die before my husband, I just know he'd remarry right away. Let his new wife look for the jewels."
 
一个妇女想让人把自己的肖像画出来,她丈夫就约请了最好的画家。在画坐姿画像时,妻子提出了一个非比寻常的要求,她要求画家画上砖石项链、耳环和冠状头饰,即使她没有戴。画家照她说的做了,可是有点迷惑不解。当他们观看这幅完成的作品时,他问:“为什么我们要画上宝石呢?”
 
妻子说:“万一我比我丈夫早死,我知道他马上就会再婚。让他那新婚妻子去找珠宝吧!”

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1 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
2 gems 74ab5c34f71372016f1770a5a0bf4419     
growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长
参考例句:
  • a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
  • The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。

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