英语口语每天说095

 

　　95. Wedding

　　1. When will you have your wedding?

　　2. When will your wedding ceremony be held?

　　3. When is the big day?

　　4. They’re celebrating their wedding ceremony.

　　5. I’m invited to their wedding.

　　6. The wedding will take place on Saturday.

　　7. It was the grandest¹ wedding I had ever seen.

　　8. Susan attended the wedding for Jeff and Angela.

　　9. It is a wedding present.

　　10. The bride wears a nice bridal gown².

　　Dialogue 1

　　M: Guess what? Paul and Susan are engaged³.

　　W: Really? When did that happen?

　　M: A week ago? They met last summer and now just sink. They will be married soon.

　　W: Have they set a date for the wedding?

　　M: No, not yet. But Susan says they’d like to get married in November or December. Then they’ll go to Hawaii for their honeymoon⁴.

　　Dialogue 2

　　W: Frank’s getting married, do you believe this?

　　M: Is he really?

　　W: Yes, he is. He loves the girl very much.

　　M: Who is he marring?

　　W: A girl he met on holiday in Spain, I think.

　　M: Have they set a date for the wedding?

　　W: Not yet.

　　Dialogue 3

　　W: When’re you getting married?

　　M: We planned our wedding for next May.

　　W: Why so late? Didn’t she want to get married this October?

　　M: Yeah, I did. But my fiancée has an important project.

　　W: That’s really a shame. By the way, who will be the bridesmaid?

　　M: Julie’s friend, Mary. And John will be the best man.

　　W: Wow! I’m very excited about your ceremony.

　　Pat⁵ was going to get married. One day, after she finished the wedding gift list, she showed it to her parents. Her dad thought she had been a little extravagant⁶. “Well, to be honest, I really think you’ve gone over the top here. When we were young, your mother and I we never needed any of these things, like television, radio, CD player, computer or microwave. We just made do. “But you said the other day that you could not live without your television.” Pat said. Her mother said, “I do agree with your father in some ways. But I really feel that is rather nice for new couples to have a little bit of comfort when they get married.

1 grandest   

adj.（用于大建筑物等的名称）大( grand的最高级 )；宏大的；傲慢的；快乐的

参考例句：

• They're the grandest order in the Church, Tom, said Mr. Cunningham, with enthusiasm. “在教堂里，他们是最宏大的一派呐，汤姆，”坎宁安先生热情洋溢地说。 来自辞典例句
• You'll take the grandest as your flagship, and who's to argue? 因为你将选一条最大的做你的旗舰谁还会反对？ 来自电影对白

2 gown   

n.长袍，特殊场合穿的长服

参考例句：

• She pinned the gown at the neck with a safety pin.她在领子那儿用一枚别针把睡衣别住。
• He threw on his gown.他穿上他的礼服。

3 engaged   

a.having agree to get married

参考例句：

• They are engaged in talks with the Irish government. 他们正忙着与爱尔兰政府谈判。
• The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children. 这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服。

4 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

5 pat   

n.轻拍，拍打声；vt.轻拍，拍打；vi.轻跑，轻击；adv.适时，彻底；adj.油腔滑调的，恰好的，合适的

参考例句：

• Could you hear the pat?你能听到轻轻的拍击声吗？
• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。

6 extravagant   

adj.奢侈的；过分的；(言行等)放肆的

参考例句：

• They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
• He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。