【读新闻学英语】神父泡吧差点被乱棒打出 “你们是在开变装派对吧”
By 新西兰先驱报中文网· 2017年08月02日 01:58
Seven trainee priests walk into a bar - and were asked to leave because staff thought they were on a stag do.
七位牧师走进一间酒吧结果被要求离开，因为员工以为他们是在搞一个仅限男性的变装派对。
stag do：俚语，不带女伴的晚会
It may sound like the opening line of a corny joke, but the comical incident actually took place at the weekend after the seminarians went out to celebrate a colleague's ordination. The holy men had gone in to The City Arms in Cardiff city centre on Saturday.
听上去好像是一个玩笑的开场白，但这个喜剧事件就发生在上周末。几个神学院学生打算庆祝同学被授予神职，他们走进卡迪夫市中心的“都市之臂”酒吧。
comical：滑稽的
seminarian：神学院学生
ordination：神职授任仪式
But the group fell foul of a barman weary of potential 'high jinks' from groups of men on stag dos or wearing fancy dress.
但他们被一位酒保搞得心情全无。这位酒保反感人们举办喧哗的仅限男性派对或穿奇装异服。
fall foul of：使......沮丧、受到冒犯
weary：疲倦、厌烦
jinks：狂欢、喧嚣的闹剧
Father Michael Doyle said: 'On arrival, the bartender informed them that it was policy not to grant entry to fancy dress parties or stag dos”. "The seminarians thought that this was a joke until it became clear that this was not the case and he was in fact serious."
神父Michael Doyle说：“到那儿后酒保跟他们说，酒吧有规定不欢迎奇装异服或仅限男性派对。”“学生们以为这是一个玩笑，直到他们意识到对方是认真的。”
grant entry to：许可准入
The group 'insisted to no avail that they were students for the priesthood’. But as they headed out of the door, an assistant manager approached to double-check their credentials.
学生们反复强调他们是神职学生但都没有用。就在他们走出门口的时候，助理经理走过来再次确认他们的身份。
no avail：徒劳无功的
priesthood：神职
credential：凭据、证书
The trainee priests said: 'The gentlemen, who we assumed to be the manager, reassured us that he did accept who we claimed to be and subsequently invited us back in. "By way of apology, he then very graciously provided us with a round of drinks, at which point the group decided to stay, provoking an outburst of applause from the locals casually enjoying a pint."
见习神父说：“这位后来被证明是经理的男士向我们保证，他相信我们的身份然后邀请我们回酒吧。”“为了表达歉意，他慷慨的为我们提供了一轮酒水，这让我们决定留下来。正在喝酒的本地人当即对我们报以掌声。”
graciously：亲切的、宽厚的
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