爱用隐喻表现的朋友在信中提到儿子阿尊的婚事时说：John and Mary went into the world last week.以“进入俗世”喻结婚，原是昔日英国上流社会用的表现方式，莎翁在《皆大欢喜》(All's Well That Ends Well)中首用此语。同剧中还有一句提到结婚生活的名句：A young man married is a man that's marr'd. 据说源于十六世纪中叶流行的一句谚语：Marrying is marring. 结婚就是毁损。因此：年少结婚，自毁前程。

　　结婚的隐喻表现颇多，John and Mary got married又可以说成：John and Mary got hitched. 以马套上车喻结婚。John and Mary jumped the hurdle, 以越过障碍喻结婚，说明要有勇气克服困难乎？John and Mary tied the knot.以结绳喻结婚，很有意思。非正式的婚姻（姘居）以jumping over the broomstick作喻(to marry over the broomstick), 骑上扫帚柄双双飞去也。骑在扫帚柄上飞来飞去的，不会是女巫(witch)和男巫(wizard)吗？西洋传说中的女巫一副丑老婆子模样，据说会变成野兔，蟾蜍和狼，可怕。（寄自香港）