《中英對照讀新聞》Vengeful bride sues runaway groom 一心報復的新娘控告落跑新郎

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A Filipina bride is suing her former fiance after he ran off with another woman before the wedding ceremony had even finished.

一名菲律賓新娘正控告她的前未婚夫，因為他竟然在結婚典禮結束前，就和另一名女子逃跑。

The couple had nearly finished saying their vows when a woman appeared at the back of the church and shouted that the wedding should stop, the Philippine Star newspaper reported last week.

當這對新人就快完成宣讀誓詞時，一名女子從教堂後面現身，而且高喊婚禮應該停止，《菲律賓星報》上週報導說。

The groom - who had been about to say "I do’’ - hesitated before walking to the woman and hugging her, and the pair fled in a taxi, the newspaper added.

這名已準備要說「我願意」的新郎倌，先是猶豫，然後走向這名女子並擁抱她，接著兩人就搭乘計程車逃之夭夭，該報補充說。

The bride said she had suffered ``irreparable damages’’ and had not slept well after the incident in December.

這名新娘說，她遭受到「無可挽回的損害」，而且在去年十二月這起事件發生後一直都睡不好。

She is reportedly seeking 549,630 pesos in damages.

據報導，她正打算求償549,630菲律賓披索。

新聞辭典

vengeful：形容詞，圖謀報復的、報仇心切的。例句：Vengeful rioters returned to the streets of the city last night, defying the gunshots and tear gas of the troops.（報仇心切的暴動者昨夜回到市區街頭，無視於軍隊的開槍與催淚瓦斯。）

run off：片語，落跑、迅速離開。例句：They cast their arms to the ground and ran off.（他們把武器扔在地上並逃跑。）

irreparable：形容詞，不可彌補的、無可挽救的。例句：Such statements cause irreparable economic damage to the country.（這類的聲明對國家造成不可彌補的經濟損害。）

來源：自由時報

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