a hope chest的英语口语能力训练
［例句］ She had a large hope chest.
［误译］ 她满怀希望。
［原意］ 她有大批嫁妆。
［说明］ hope chest（美式英语）：嫁妆箱、（贮存着的）嫁妆。
学习英语，不仅仅限于用中文解释和理解某个英语的中文什么意思。英译汉“翻译式”学英语不会训练出真正的英语语感。
以下这段有关a hope chest的英语，不是用来给你做英译汉翻译理解阅读的，是用来给你做用英语读懂英语、用英语记住hopechest，同时做口语能力训练的。
How to Start a Hope Chest for Your Children or Grandchildren
What is a Hope Chest?
Traditionally, a hope chest is a piece of furniture,or a wooden chest or trunk that would store,or collect special items for a bride to use when she got married. Although, over time, the tradition has changed.
A hope chest could also be known as a...
dowry chest
cedar chest
glory box
bridal trousseau
上面这些高中级别的英语足够让我们抛开中文直接用英语理解a hope chest了：
1. Okay.Got you.A hope chest is a piece of furniture,or wooden box,or chedt/trunk(有了这些英语，就不会再按字面望文生义理解hope chest了)
2. Okay.Got it.A hope chest is used by an unmarried/bride to store/collect special items.
3. Okay.Got you.A hope chest is also called a dowry chest,or a glory box,etc.
如果英语足够“火力”，继续用英语读以下的hope chest 英语吧。
History of the Tradition
The tradition has evolved out of necessity. Centuries ago, when families attempted to arrange the marriages of their children, a groom’s family that was wealthy offered the bride’s family money and material possessions such as a piece of land to secure her hand in marriage. The bride’s family, in turn, would supply the new couple with material things they needed to begin their new life together.
The gift from the bride’s family was called a dowry and could be quite elaborate to include items such as expensive
silverware
china
linens
furniture
appliances
Yet even if the bride’s family could not afford luxurious dowries, they still wished to offer the groom what they could to symbolize the significance of marrying and taking care of their daughter.
This chest is at least 125 years old. It was handed down through generations on my mother’s side. It is in my father’s basement and currently holds vintage Christmas decorations. Source: Sharyn’s Slant
wedding chest
Handcrafted Hope Chests
Hope chests were often built for young girls by their fathers who would spend countless hours creating and decorating this special gift. In many cases, they would become a family heirloom as they were passed down from mother to daughter.
Daughters were taught by their mothers how to sew, knit, crochet and embroider at an early age. In preparation for marriage, young women would accumulate a collection of their handcrafted items to store in a special chest.
This chest was a symbol of hope for the future. It would contain items such as quilts, linens, aprons, and even lingerie. The box and its contents would become part of the new bride’s household.