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破镜重圆

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2011-06-21 02:44 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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In the Northern and Southern Dynasties when the State of Chen (A.D. 557-589) was facing its demise¹（死亡，终止） , Xu Deyan, husband of the princess, broke a bronze mirror into halves. Each of them kept a half as tokens²（代币，符号） in case they were separated. Soon afterwards, they did lose touch with each other, but the two halves of the mirror enabled them to be reunited.

This idiom is used to refer to the reunion of a couple after they lose touch or break up.

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1 demise
n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让
参考例句：
He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。 The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

2 tokens
代币( token的名词复数 )；象征
参考例句：
These tokens are exchangeable for DVDs only. 这些赠券只能换 DVD 盘。 The council gives old people free tokens. 委员会发给老年人免费代金券。