常用词汇
be willing to 愿意
boyfriend n. 男朋友
commitment n.承诺
congratulation n.祝贺。恭喜
engagement n.订婚
engagement ring 订婚戒指
expect v 期待,等待;盼望
fiance n.未婚夫
fiancee n.未婚妻
get engaged with 和……订婚
girlfriend n.女朋友
kneel down 跪下
luckiest adj. 幸运的(lucky的高级)
marriage n.结婚,婚姻
Mr. Right 另一半,如意郎君
propose v.求婚
share v.分享
society n 社会
take part in 参加
wish n. 祝愿.祝福
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情景对话:
A: Hi, Mary, long time no see. How are you recently?
B: Hi, long time no see. Guess what? I got engaged with Jack the day before yesterday!
A: Really? Wow, that's great! Congratulations! You know, it's so hard to find your Mr. Right who is willing to make the commitment.
B: Yes, I was really touched when he gave me the engagement ring.
A: That's nice. Oh, did he kneel down when he proposed?
B: No, we were in a restaurant. Too many people there.
A: But it would be really romantic, right? Anyway, best wishes for you and your fiance.
B: Thank you very much. How is your girlfriend? Have you discussed marriage with him?
A: Yes. We will get engaged on May 1st, 2014.
B: Congratulations!
A: Thank you. Would you like to take part in my engagement ceremony?
B: Of course I will. I think we are the luckiest people in theworld.
A: I think so. And bring your fiance with you. We'll have a good time.
参考译文:
A:嗨,玛丽,好久不见了。你近怎么样?
B:嗨,好久不见。知道吗?我前天跟杰克订婚了。
A:真的吗?哇,真好!恭喜咯!要知道,找一个愿意作出承诺的真命天子真是太难了。
B:是啊。他给我戴上订婚戒指的时候我真的很感动。
A:真好。哦,他有没有跪下求婚啊?
B:没有。我们当时在餐厅里,人太多了。
A:但是如果下跪的话会更浪漫的,不是吗?不管怎么样,祝福你和你的未婚夫啦。
B:非常感谢。你的女朋友怎么样啦?你们讨论过结婚的问题了吗?
A:嗯。我们准备在2014年,月一日订婚.
B:也祝贺你啊!
A:谢谢。你要来参加我的订婚仪式吗?
B:当然。我觉得我们都是世界上幸福的人了。
A:我也觉得。把你的未婚夫也带上。我们会玩得很开心的。