有缘千里来相会--用英语说“缘”

 　　有缘千里来相会--用英语说“缘”

　　缘 reason; cause; sake, relationship, edge; fringe

　　缘分 predestined relationship

　　血缘 blood relationship

　　姻缘 predestined marriage

　　化缘 beg for alms

　　天缘巧合 a luck coincidence

　　有人缘 enjoy great popularity

　　投缘的街坊们 congenial neighbors

　　天赐良缘 a godsent marriage; a good marriage arranged in Heaven

　　有缘结识某人 be lucky to get acquainted with sb.

　　无缘结识某人 have no opportunity to get acquainted with sb.

　　婚姻是缘分。 A couple's conjugal² fate is prearranged.

　　有缘终相逢。 Fate brings together people who are far apart.

　　无缘不相逢。 There is no meeting without predestination.

　　我与烟酒无缘。 Smoking and drinking don't appeal to me.

　　好事似乎与他无缘。 Good luck seemed to be wholly denied to him.

　　他们俩有情无缘。 They are attracted to each other but are not fated to be conjugally³ tied.

　　机缘凑巧，我找到一份工作。 As luck would have it, I found a job.

　　千里姻缘一线牵。 Two beings destined¹ to marry each other, though thousands of miles apart, are tied together with an invisible red thread by an old man under the moonlight.

　　有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相逢。 As decreed by providence⁴ you have met him; otherwise you might have failed although you traveled a long way.

1 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

2 conjugal   

adj.婚姻的，婚姻性的

参考例句：

• Conjugal visits are banned,so marriages break down.配偶访问是禁止的，罪犯的婚姻也因此破裂。
• Conjugal fate is something delicate.缘分，其实是一种微妙的东西。

3 conjugally   

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4 providence   

n.深谋远虑，天道，天意；远见；节约；上帝

参考例句：

• It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
• To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事，是违背上帝的意志的。