Some 60 revellers were forced to drink beer and play cards for three days after they became stranded in a British pub cut off by snowstorms on New Year’s Eve.
The guests had booked in to celebrate the new year at the Tan Hill Inn, England’s highest pub, standing 518m above sea level, in the northern Yorkshire Dales.
But the heavy, relentless snowstorms that have swept through parts of Britain trapped them inside, unable to get to their cars and leaving the roads home impassable.
“There was a lovely community atmosphere despite the fact nobody could get home,” said landlord Tracy Daly.
“I suppose there are worse places to be snowed in than a pub.”
A gritter and snowplough finally broke through the seven-foot snowdrifts that had sealed off the hotel on Sunday, ending the revelry, dubbed Britain’s longest-running New Year’s Eve party by newspapers on Monday.
Daly, 45, said she, her husband and two staff had kept the guests entertained and fed, and offered rooms for a knockdown price of £10 (US$16, NT$513), per night.
“We had the rule that the bar could only open at 5pm. The guests were all very well behaved, though,” she said.
The landlady added: “The guests were lovely. We were pretty under-staffed and they kept giving us breaks so we didn’t get too tired.”
Nathan Martin, 26, one of a group from Leeds University cross-country club stuck in the pub, described the experience in the Guardian newspaper as the “ultimate lock-in.”(AFP)
英國跨年夜的暴風雪造成交通中斷，迫使六十名左右的狂歡客滯留在一間酒吧內，連續喝啤酒、打牌了整整三天。
這些旅客預約了全英格蘭最高的譚山旅館，計畫在海拔高度一千七百英尺（五百一十八公尺）的這間約克郡谷跨年。
但絲毫不減弱的暴風雪席捲英國部份地區，使得這些遊客受困飯店內，無法走到他們的車上，回家的道路也無法通行。
飯店業者翠西．達麗說：「雖然大家都無法回家，但這裡的氣氛既溫馨又和諧。」
「我想被大雪困在酒吧裡不能算是太糟糕。」
最後總算在週日靠著一台雪地鋪沙車和除雪車，清除了封鎖旅館對外道路面厚達七英尺高的積雪，結束了被報紙封為英國史上最長的一場跨年狂歡派對。
四十五歲的戴麗說，她的先生和兩名員工一直在招待客人，提供他們食物和每晚每房十英鎊（十一歐元，十六美元）的超優待價格。
她說：「旅館規定酒吧下午五點才開，但客人們的對此都相當配合。」
這位房東太太說：「客人們都相當友善，我們人手嚴重不足，他們讓我們保有休息時間，讓我們不致太過勞累。」
受困這間酒吧、里茲大學越野社其中一名二十六歲的社員南森．馬丁對《衛報》形容，這幾天的經驗像是一種「終極禁閉」。（法新社╱翻譯：袁星塵）
★ Bilingual Story is a fictionalized account. 雙語故事部分內容純屬虛構。 The mango looked perfect. It sat on the fruit stand like a small sunset, red on one side and gold on the other. “I’ll take this one,” said Daniel. The fruit seller shook her head. “Not that one.” Daniel was surprised. “Why not? It looks beautiful.” “Yes,” she said, “but beautiful is not always ready.” She picked up another mango and held it near his nose. “First, smell here.” Daniel smelled the top of the mango. It was sweet and warm. “Good mangoes have a smell,” she said. “Next, feel the weight.”
In 2023, an 80-year-old woman in Taipei suffocated her paralyzed son after over five decades of caring for him. Turning herself in immediately, she confessed that worsening health and anxiety about who would care for him after her death had driven her to act. The court, acknowledging her difficult situation, sentenced her to two-and-a-half years in prison while recommending a presidential pardon. This rare judicial recommendation drew a complicated social response. Supporters argue that the mother’s half-century of caregiving renders her deserving of compassion instead of incarceration, believing that allowing her to live her final years in dignity and
Put the Cart Before the Horse 本末倒置 Iris: I think I’m in love. Carl: What? Iris: We just have so much in common. We like all of the same things. Carl: Yes, but you’ve only chatted with him online. Iris: It doesn’t matter. I know we’ll end up getting married. Carl: I’m afraid you’re putting the cart before the horse. You should at least meet him first. Iris: OK, OK. I’ll do that. 艾瑞絲： 我想我戀愛了。 卡 爾： 什麼？ 艾瑞絲： 我們就是有那麼多的共通點。我們喜歡的東西都一樣。 卡 爾： 是沒錯，不過妳和他只在網路上聊過天而已。 艾瑞絲： 那不重要。我知道我們最後一定會步入禮堂。 卡 爾： 妳恐怕是本末倒置了吧。妳至少應該先跟他見個面。 艾瑞絲： 好啦，好啦。我會的啦。 A tough cookie 強悍的人∕堅強的人 Tracy: I heard you went out with Iris last night. Justin: Yeah. We
1. 他非常討厭偽君子。 ˇ He has a deep hatred for hypocrites. χ He has a deep hatred to hypocrites. 註︰表示「對某人懷著愛、恨」等， 常用 have a love for/of, have a hatred for/of。 例如： We have a love for/of science. The working people have a hatred for/of all forms of exploitation. 2. 問題的答案其實不難找。 ˇ The answer to this question is not difficult to find. χ The answer of this question is not difficult to find. 註︰中文中的「的」在英語中不一定都用 of 來表示，有時須用 to。其他的例子如下： 我把房間的鑰匙弄丟了。 I lost the key to the room. 中間矗立著烈士紀念碑。 In the center stands the monument to the martyrs. 這部電影的續集你看過沒有？ Have you seen the sequel to the movie? 3. 比起那家餐廳，他更喜歡這家。 ˇ He prefers this restaurant to that one. ˇ He likes
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