【英语趣味课堂】在婚礼上歌唱-Singing at the Wedding

Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson

riding on

 

It is a big day so there would be a lot riding on it.

 

Here the phrasal verb ride on just means to depend on. So if there is a lot riding on her singing, that just means people are depending on her to perform well. Notice the following:

 

He has a lot riding on the job interview.

We had a lot riding on the experiment, so we were sad when it failed.

deal directly

 

You don't deal directly with the venues¹.

 

When you deal directly with other people, that means you do not go through anyone else when arranging something. Notice the following:

 

I do not talk with salespeople². I deal directly with the managers.

She deals directly with the factories, not the stores.

make a booking

 

They make a booking for the wedding.

 

When you make a booking, you make a reservation. Notice the following:

 

We made a booking for a room at the Hyatt.

We make a booking but cancelled it the next day.

choreographed⁴

 

The weddings are choreographed to a certain degree?

 

When something, such as a wedding, is choreographed that means it is planned so everything must be done precisely⁵ during the ceremony and reception. Dancing is something that is highly choreographed. Notice the following:

 

Successful sports teams often choreograph³ their practices.

The party was too choreographed, so no one had any fun.

down pat

 

They have the weddings down pat.

 

When something is 'down pat' that means it has been mastered perfectly⁶ or memorized so it is easy to recall. Notice the following:

 

After driving the same streets for years, the bus driver has the bus route down pat.

For the school play, I have my lines down pat. I think I am ready.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson

riding on

 

It is a big day so there would be a lot riding on it.

 

Here the phrasal verb ride on just means to depend on. So if there is a lot riding on her singing, that just means people are depending on her to perform well. Notice the following:

 

He has a lot riding on the job interview.

We had a lot riding on the experiment, so we were sad when it failed.

deal directly

 

You don't deal directly with the venues.

 

When you deal directly with other people, that means you do not go through anyone else when arranging something. Notice the following:

 

I do not talk with salespeople. I deal directly with the managers.

She deals directly with the factories, not the stores.

make a booking

 

They make a booking for the wedding.

 

When you make a booking, you make a reservation. Notice the following:

 

We made a booking for a room at the Hyatt.

We make a booking but cancelled it the next day.

choreographed

 

 

The weddings are choreographed to a certain degree?

 

When something, such as a wedding, is choreographed that means it is planned so everything must be done precisely during the ceremony and reception. Dancing is something that is highly choreographed. Notice the following:

 

Successful sports teams often choreograph their practices.

The party was too choreographed, so no one had any fun.

down pat

 

They have the weddings down pat.

 

When something is 'down pat' that means it has been mastered perfectly or memorized so it is easy to recall. Notice the following:

 

After driving the same streets for years, the bus driver has the bus route down pat.

For the school play, I have my lines down pat. I think I am ready.

1 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

2 salespeople   

n.售货员，店员；售货员( salesperson的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Under our new system, salespeople sit down with each of our dealers. 根据新的制度，销售人员应逐个地同承销商洽商。 来自辞典例句

3 choreograph   

v.设计舞蹈动作

参考例句：

• Achim had choreographed the dance in Act II himself.阿希姆自己设计了第2幕的舞蹈动作。
• She has danced,choreographed,lectured and taught all over the world.她在世界各地跳过舞、编过舞、讲过学、也教过书。

4 choreographed   

v.设计舞蹈动作( choreograph的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• There was some carefully choreographed flag-waving as the President drove by. 总统的车经过时，人们按精心编排的动作挥舞着旗帜。
• Achim had choreographed the dance in Act II himself. 阿希姆自己设计了第2幕的舞蹈动作。 来自辞典例句

5 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

6 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。