It's a moment in your life that theoretically should only happen once - the marriage proposal.
有一個時刻，理論上而言在你生命中只會有一次，那就是求婚。

But while some men (and women) go all out when asking for their beloved's hand in marriage, others take the laissez faire approach.
當一些男人（或者女人）絞盡腦汁向自己所愛求婚時，另一些人則傾向采取一種放任自流的方法。

For every boat trip down the Seine or fireworks display, there is a ring nestled in a plate of fried onions or a proposal hastily scrawled on the lid of a fast food container.
這廂有人在塞納河上順流而下的小船上求婚，或在煙花綻放的浪漫下情景下請求牽手，而另一廂就會有人把戒指藏在裝滿炸洋蔥的盤子里，或是把求婚宣言匆忙寫在快餐盒的蓋子上。

There is no denying that the sentiment is always good - the request to be tied in holy matrimony forever.
毫無疑問，這些行動的出發點都是好的——希望將兩個人永遠“捆綁”在神圣的婚姻里。

But whether these couples will be as happy to recall the moment they say 'Yes' once the excitement died remains to be seen.
然而，當歲月漸長，激情褪去，雙方回憶起當時求婚的時刻時會否歡欣，就不好說了。

From graffiti on a cow to an inventive use of a home WiFi connection, the following proposals all get top marks for thinking outside the box, even if the romance was lacking.
從牛身上涂鴉的的誓言到家中無線網連接的創意應用，下面這些求婚盡管不夠浪漫，卻都別出心裁。