the Dunmow Flitch
/ðə ˌdʌnməʊ ˈflɪtʃ/
/ðə ˌdʌnməʊ ˈflɪtʃ/
- a very large piece of bacon which is regularly given in the Essex village of Great Dunmow as a prize to a man and woman who can prove that, after being married for at least a year and a day, they have never once wished that they were not married. The ceremony is at least 600 years old, and is mentioned by Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales. Now it is regarded as just a bit of fun.
一大块培根，定期在Great Dunmow的埃塞克斯村发放，以奖励一对男女，他们可以证明，他们结婚至少一年零一天之后，从未有过一次希望他们没有结婚。该仪式至少有600年的历史，乔Cha在《坎特伯雷故事集》中提到。现在，它被认为只是一点乐趣。