marriage broker

基本解釋

Act I: Lieutenant Pinkerton, Making last-minute arrangements for his wedding, is shown through his new house overlooking the harbor of Nagasaki by Goro, the marriage broker, Three servants, including the maid Suzuki, are introduced.
第一幕：海軍上尉平克頓來到他的新房子，為自己的婚禮作最后的安排。房子居高臨下地俯覽長崎港，媒人五郎帶他各處看一遍。三個傭人拜見了新主人，其中有個使女名叫鈴木。
Butterfly indignantly tells the Consul how, during the three years since Pinkerton's departure, the marriage broker has continually offered her suitors. At the moment it is Prince Yamadori,a very rich one.
蝴蝶氣憤地告訴領(lǐng)事，在平克頓走后的三年里，五郎怎樣接二連三要給她介紹對象，眼下的求婚者是個很有錢的山島親王。
The function of the marriage broker was ancient and honorable
說媒是一項古老而又體面的職業(yè)。
In 2006, Taiwan authorities also banned the registration of new marriage brokering companies and announced that existing companies would be subjected to closer scrutiny.
在2006年，臺灣當(dāng)局也禁止婚姻仲介公司的登記，并且宣布現(xiàn)有的公司將接受更密切的檢查。
He set up in business as an insurance broker.
他開始從事保險經(jīng)紀(jì)人的職業(yè)。