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It's the wedding of the year and everybody is invited!

Well, that's not quite true. We can't offer you an actual invitation to Prince William and Kate Middleton's big day – all 1,900 of those have already been allocated¹ – but we are offering you a very special way to get involved.

From this week, bbcukchina.com is giving you the opportunity to send your best wishes to the couple. You can write in Chinese, but why not put your goodwill² message in the language the couple speak?

Kate Middleton and Prince William

What message do you want to send to the couple?

To get some ideas, let's look at how people reacted to the news of the engagement³.

Michael Middleton

Kate's father

"They make a lovely couple, they're great fun to be with and we've had a lot of laughs together. We wish them every happiness for the future."

Prince Charles

William's father

"We're obviously thrilled. They've been practising for long enough."

David Cameron

Prime Minister

"I'm sure that the whole country will want to pass their very best wishes to the happy couple and wish them an incredibly long and happy life together."

Ed Miliband

Leader of the Opposition⁴

"I'm delighted for Prince William and Kate Middleton. They are a lovely couple... and I wish them all the happiness in the world, I'm sure they'll be very happy together."

Private Danny Elvestad

A soldier in Afghanistan

"He's been with Kate for a long time. I'm just over the moon for him, thrilled."

Corporal James Campbell

A soldier in Afghanistan

"Congratulations and next time he comes out [to Afghanistan] hopefully he'll bring Kate Middleton with him and all the lads can say hello."

Glossary 词汇表 

the big day

婚礼日

to send one's best wishes

给予良好的祝愿

a goodwill message

亲善祝福

they make a lovely couple

他们是可爱的一对

to have a lot of laughs with someone

在一起很开心

to wish someone every happiness

祝愿某人永远幸福

the happy couple

幸福的一对

to be over the moon

兴奋无比

1 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

2 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

3 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。