Weddings in Iowa, America
Traditionally most weddings in our area would be held in a church, but these days outdoor weddings are becoming popular. Since Iowa has mostly farming communities, there is a lot beautiful outdoor space to take advantage of. Maybe you’ve seen gorgeous outdoor weddings in the movies, but the outdoor weddings in our area, Iowa, a little more simple with most of the decorating and food preparation done by family, friends and other members of the community. Also, when you think of a fancy American wedding you might imagine seeing the bride and groom riding in an expensive limousine or a horse drawn carriage, but in Iowa things take on a country twist and you see the wedding couple in a cart pulled by draft horses, in the back of pick-up trucks or even on a wagon pulled by a tractor. So if you get the chance to attend a wedding in Iowa in June, you might get to see a wedding event like nowhere else.
Iowa州でのWeddingについて、トラクターまで出てくる楽しいお話しですね。
文の中に、limousine(リムジン)が出てきましたが、日本では、短縮して言う人は少ないですね。短縮すると、limo となります。
以前、生徒さんが、ハワイでの旅行の最終日に、空港までの送迎を頼んだ時に、明日は、limoが迎えに行くけれども、いいですか?と聞かれて、limoという人が送迎に来てくれると思って待っていたら、リムジンがやってきた!という笑い話がありました。(確かに、limoは、ハワイ語に似ていますね)
意外な英語の短縮形を見つけるのも楽しいです。皆さんも、是非、見つけてみてください。