英语听力精选进阶版 6720

William: Hello and welcome to Authentic¹ Real English, I'm William Kremer.

Li: And I'm Yang Li and I'm very excited!

William: So I see! Do you want to share with everybody what you're so excited about, Li?

Li: 得了 William, 你肯定知道我为什么那么激动！

William: No, I'm not sure I do.

Li: 给你来点儿线索吧！

Crowds of cheering people

William: Hmm. Lots of happy cheering people. Is that one of those 75% off sales on Oxford² Street?

Li: 不是这个。我激动的原因绝对要比商业街上的促销意义更重大。再给你来点儿线索…

William: Durr-du-duh-duh! Hmm, organ music. Are you going to an organ concert, Li? I didn't know you were into organ music.

Li: 你可真是太笨了！I'm just going to tell you. This Friday is Prince William and Catherine Middleton's big day, their wedding day.

It's Prince William and Catherine Middleton's big day on Friday!

William: Ah, I knew that. I was just joking.

Li: Of course you were William. 我们已经制作了很多关于威廉王子婚礼的节目了！

William: Yes, we have. But Li, I think we'd better explain the meaning of 'the big day'.

Li: It would be my pleasure. 这里的 'the big day' 意思是指威廉王子的大婚日。但是 'the big day' 总是和婚礼有关吗? 我们听下面的例句:

Examples

A: Guess what?

B: What?

A: Marie and Phil are engaged!

B: You're kidding – wow, that's fantastic news!

A: I know!

B: So when's the big day? Have they set a date yet?

C: I don't think Charlie and I will ever get married.

D: Oh. Why's that?

C: Because of my mum and dad being divorced³. I just know that at the wedding they'll end up having a massive⁴ argument; they can't help it.

D: Oh, surely that won't happen. They would never ruin your big day.

Li: So in both those examples, the phrase 'the big day' was used to describe a wedding.

William: Yes, it was. And I think that this is how this phrase is usually used, exactly in the way that you used it, Li. People talk about a couple's big day but I've also heard people say 'her big day' to describe the bride's wedding day in particular.

Li: 听起来，用 the big day 指男人的婚礼，相对就用的就少一点了... But do you still remember your big day, William?

William: I do. But I don't need to remember it now.

Li: What do you mean?

William: Well, I always forget it on the day that I should remember it.

Li: 天哪，你居然会忘记自己的结婚纪念日，这样的丈夫可真是太不好了。你和王子都叫 William, 但是我觉得 William 王子比你可要浪漫多了。

William: Well, we'll see won't we! Now, on our website you'll find lots of other learning⁵ English things relating to the royal wedding.

Li: 当然还有我们的“王子婚礼与平民爱情”系列节目也已经做网播了。

William: Oh yes, don't miss that!

Li: And don't miss the wedding itself. Bye!

William: Bye!

'Here comes the bride' organ music fading out...

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

3 divorced   

adj.离婚的；分开的；不相干的；脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词)；分离；与某人离婚，判某人离婚

参考例句：

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子，他们很快就要离婚。
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。

4 massive   

adj.巨大的，大规模的，大量的，大范围的

参考例句：

• A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
• He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。