男子用小龙虾求婚 A unique marriage proposal

Gao Huiying China Plus Published: 2017-07-03 14:57:59
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Successful marriage proposal(求婚) with 99 boxes of crayfish(小龙虾) goes viral online.

男子用小龙虾求婚 A unique marriage proposal

A college graduate in Nanjing  proposed to his girlfriend with one of her favorite(喜爱的) foods(食物)- crayfish. He arranged the boxes into the shape(形状) of a heart(心) and four-letter word love.

男子用小龙虾求婚 A unique marriage proposal

This is also a smart move, as the crayfish, priced at 40 yuan per box, cost him 3,960 yuan, which is much cheaper than several dozen flowers.

男子用小龙虾求婚 A unique marriage proposal

He made a heart-warming speech to(对) his seven-year-long girlfriend,  "I've just graduated(毕业) this year. I don't have the money(钱) to buy you a car(车) or a home(房), but I have a heart that will follow you to the ends of the earth."

男子用小龙虾求婚 A unique marriage proposal

After this heartfelt confession, accompanied by these crayfish, finally the girl accepted(接受) the proposal. 

The photos and story have gone viral on Chinese social media sites.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

词汇 Words:

[qiú hūn] 求婚 proposal
[xiǎo lóng xiā] 小龙虾 crayfish
[huā] 花 flower
[shí wù] 食物 food
[bì yè] 毕业 graduate
[qián] 钱 money
[chē] 车 car
[fáng] 房 home

重点词汇 Key Word:

求 <动词 v.> 

  • seek; pursue; strive for
    E.g. bù qiú míng,bù qiú lì。
    不求名,不求利。
    Seek neither name nor wealth.

  • ask; beg; implore
    E.g. Qiú nín bāng gè máng,xíng ma?
    求您帮个忙,行吗?
    May I ask you a favor?

  • require; demad
    E.g. Suǒ yǒu dòng wù dōu yǒu qiú shēng de běn néng。
    所有动物都有求生的本能。
    All animals are endowed with an instinct for survival.

  • (math 数学) find out
    E.g. Yòng zhè yī gōng shì hěn róng yì qiú chū shēng yīn bō cháng。
    用这一公式很容易求出声音波长。
    This formula makes it easy to determine the wavelength of sounds.

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