教老外学中文（四）临时抱佛脚的学生

记得刚注册教中文没多久，就收到一个请求。这个人在普林斯顿大学做研究，他是英国人，为了追求一个南京的女孩子，自己学中文已经两年了。那个女孩特别优秀，在英国剑桥读书，现在又来到普大。这个英国小伙子一路狂追，终于抱得美人归。要在英国举行婚礼，他想要给女方家人一个大大的惊喜，准备在婚礼上要用中文讲话。他拟好英文的演讲稿，我给他翻成中文。我问他是要严肃的，还是要好玩搞笑的？他说不要太正式的。我心里没底，就说我不收费。

我和他在汉堡王见了三次面，以后就再也没回音了。不知婚礼咋样？还说结完婚继续来学习中文，现在孩子都该打酱油了，还没见到人影。

I wanted to start by thank you all for making the long trip to be here today. It means so much to XXX and I that you are all here to share our special day. I also want to thank you for welcoming me into your family, even though my Chinese is very poor. I promise that I will do better in future to learn Chinese.

Father in-law, mother in-law, you have raised a beautiful, caring daughter. I promise that I will love her and respect her. While it may seem that you are losing a daughter today, know that you are really gaining a son! I hope that you will visit the US again soon to see us.

XXX, my wife, it was destiny that brought us together across a thousand miles. I promise that I will work every day to make you as happy as you make me every day. I love you.

尊敬的岳父岳母大人，各位亲朋好友：

我首先感谢大家不远万里参加我和XXX的婚礼，见证我们的幸福；我也非常感谢岳父母接纳我这异邦女婿，我向您们保证，我会认真学中文，学习中国文化，将来和您们无障碍交流。以报答您们的知遇之恩，和XXX一起孝敬您们；我还感谢您们，养育了如此善良，漂亮有才华的女儿。我虽然娶走了您们的女儿，但是您们也赢得了我这样一个儿子。希望您们到美国和我们团聚。

XXX，我的老婆，是命运之神跨越千山万水把我们结合在一起。我承诺，我会做“三从四得”的好老公。用我的生命爱你。

老婆，我爱你！

什么是新三从四得:

太太出门跟从,太太命令服从,太太说错了盲从;

太太化妆等得,太太生日记得,太太打骂忍得,太太花钱舍得。

这些要不是当时在电脑里存着，可能早就忘记了！

临时抱佛脚找我的还有镇子里的学中文的老外高中生，不会做作业了，考试前复习不下去了，都是邻居的孩子，我也乐得帮忙。