英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

2021/10/29 05:30

◎張沛元

It had all the makings of a modern royal fairytale: the marriage of an aspiring lawyer to a real-life princess who was prepared to leave her Tokyo palace for a new life in New York.

這件事具備現代皇室童話故事的所有元素：一名有抱負的律師與現實生活中的公主共結連理，女方準備（婚後）離開位於東京的宮殿，前往紐約市展開新生活。

But since Japan’s Princess Mako and Kei Komuro announced their engagement in 2017, their union has been mired in scandal, public disapproval and tabloid frenzy.

但打從日本真子公主與小室圭在2017年宣布訂婚起，兩人的結合始終陷於醜聞、公眾反對與八卦媒體瘋狂報導的泥淖。

Some Japanese don’t consider the commoner son of a single parent to be worthy of a princess. Their disdain was confirmed last month when he arrived in Japan for their October 26 wedding sporting long hair tied in a ponytail.

某些日本人認為，單親平民之子配不上公主。他們（對小室）的鄙視，在上個月小室頂著一頭綁馬尾的長髮返抵日本為10月26日的婚禮做準備時，得到確認。

People saw the ponytail as a sign Komuro wasn’t conforming to social expectations, according to Hitomi Tonomura, a women’s and gender studies professor at the University of Michigan.

根據（美國）密西根大學婦女與性別研究教授殿村仁美，馬尾被視為小室不順應社會期待的象徵。

新聞辭典

approve of (someone or something)：慣用語，同意或支持某人或某事。例句：My parents have never approved of any of my decisions.（我爸媽從沒支持過我的任何決定。）

have (all) the makings of something：慣用語，具備成為…的（所有）素質、要素；making，名詞，形成的要素，素質。例句：My boss has all the makings of a tyrant.（我的老闆具備成為一個暴君的所有素質。）

mire：動詞，陷於泥沼，陷入困境；名詞，泥沼，困境。

英倫翻譯轉自https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1481439