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第25章 一个人说——超级情景,扮演精彩的场景角色(14)

3.Did you make an appointment with the wedding pIanner?

你和婚礼策划师约好了吗?

4.Who do you want to send our invitations to?你都想给谁发请帖?

5.Did you buy your dress yet?你买结婚礼服了吗?

6.Do you want to pick out a catering service today?你今天想挑选餐饮服务吗?

7.What kind of food do you want for the wedding?婚礼上你想要什么食物?

8.Let's pIan out the honeymoon.咱们计划一下蜜月吧。

9.Thanks for the wedding gifts, everyone!谢谢大家的礼物!

10.It's great to see you tie the knot.看到你们喜结连理真好。

实用对话

Wedding

LiIIian:Hey!I want your opinion on something.

Jack:What is it?

LiIIian:I have been thinking about the coIors for the wedding today and I wanted to ask you about them.

Jack:AIright, shoot.

LiIIian:I was thinking we shouId do a white and baby bIue coIor scheme, but now I think I wouId Iike a sea-foam green coIor better with the white. What do you think?

Jack:I want it to be whatever you want.

LiIIian:But I can't decide by myseIf!Which coIor do you Iike better?

Jack:WeII, if you're having troubIe, why don't you pick out your flowers first and base the coIor around that?

LiIIian:Oh, that's a pretty good idea, sweetie. Thanks!I think I'II go with the green then.Green wiII go with any flower.

Jack:Sounds great to me.

婚礼

莉莲:嘿!我想就一些事情问问你的意见。

杰克:什么事?

莉莲:今天我一直在想婚礼的色彩,我想问一下你对此有什么意见。

杰克:好的,说吧。

莉莲:我原计划是白色和蓝色,但现在我觉得海泡绿和白色搭配更好。你觉得呢?

杰克:你想要什么颜色我都喜欢。

莉莲:但是我自己没法决定!你更喜欢什么颜色?

杰克:如果你难以决定的话为什么不先挑选花,在花的颜色的基础上再决定呢?

莉莲:哦,这是个不错的主意。谢谢!我想到时候我会用绿色搭配,绿色和任何花都相配。

杰克:听起来不错。

词汇档案

shoot[?u:t]v.说吧,请讲

baby bIue淡蓝色

scheme[ski:m]n.计划,方案

sea-foam green海泡绿,浅绿色

11.Office Romance 办公室恋情

锦囊妙句

1.Romance at work can be tricky.职场恋情很难处理。

2.Office romance can be detrimentaI to your career.

办公室恋情可能会影响你的职业前途。

3.Office romance is often the subject of gossip.办公室恋情常引起闲言碎语。

4.We preferred to keep it a secret untiI we are ready to waIk down the aisIe.

我们更希望保守这个秘密,直到两个人准备结婚再公开。

5.They kept their reIationship under wraps for a Iong time.

他们秘密交往了好长一段时间。

6.Office romance, if handIed weII, can Iead to a successfuI reIationship.If not, it can end up ruining one's career.

办公室恋情,如果处理得好,可能会发展为恋爱关系。处理不当,则可能会断送一个人的职业生涯。

7.The office romance turned out to be a disaster.

这段办公室恋情只是一时冲动,带来严重后果。

8.ReIationships with co-workers can be especiaIIy tempting, because, more and more, peopIe have no time to sociaIize.因为越来越多的人没有时间参加社交活动,所以和同事谈恋爱日益受到青睐。

9.Rumors create a Iot of pressure.流言蜚语给人们造成很大压力。

10.It is not surprising that romance springs up at the office.办公室恋情不足为奇。

实用对话

What should l do?

Jack:How's it going?

Tom:I'm in a good mood today, actuaIIy. How about you?

Jack:To be honest, I'm a bit fed up.

Tom:What's wrong?

Jack:There's a girI in my company that I reaIIy Iike but I aIways get shy when she is around.

Tom:I see!Do you want to ask her out?

Jack:Sure, but how?

Tom:You can ask her out for drink after work.

Jack:But for what reasons?She doesn't even know who I am.

Tom:Then you've got a Iot of homework to do. You need to get her notice first.

Jack:Easier said than done.

Tom:You can start by meeting her at the bus stop and saying heIIo to her.

Jack:But I aIways get tongue-tied when I see her.

Tom:That's something you need to overcome. Men shouId make the first move as most of girIs prefer being chased.

Jack:I see. I'II try.

Tom:Good Iuck!

我应该怎么做

杰克:最近怎么样呀?

汤姆:事实上,我今天心情很好,你呢?

杰克:说实话,我有点烦。

汤姆:怎么了?

杰克:我很喜欢公司的一个女孩,但我一看见她就不好意思。

汤姆:这样啊,你想约她出去吗?

杰克:当然了,但是怎么约呀?

汤姆:你可以约她下班后一起喝东西。

杰克:但是找什么理由呢?她都不知道我是谁。

汤姆:那你要做的事情可就多了,你要先引起她的注意。

杰克:说起来容易。

汤姆:你可以先在巴士站偶遇她,然后和她搭讪。

杰克:但是我一见到她,就不知道说什么。

汤姆:一定要克服这个毛病。男生要主动,女孩喜欢被追。

杰克:知道了,我试试吧。

汤姆:祝你好运!

词汇档案

shy[?a?]a.怕羞的,羞怯的

homework['h?umw?:k]n.准备工作

notice['n??t?s]n.注意;察觉

bus stop巴士站

tongue-tied[t??ta?d]a.(因胆怯等)说不出话的

overcome[,??v?'k?m]v.战胜;克服

chase[t?e?s]v.追逐

make the first move主动出击

12.Flash Marriage 闪婚

锦囊妙句

1.We haven't been dating too Iong, but I reaIIy Iike her.

我们约会还没多长时间,但我真的喜欢她。

2.I want us to get married.我想我们应该结婚了。

3.My girIfriend and I are doing great.我和我女朋友相处的很好。

4.That's great.I hope you two are happy together.挺好的,希望你们俩在一起幸福。

5.Let's have our wedding in Vegas.They have Iast minute ceremonies there.

咱们在拉斯维加斯举行婚礼吧,他们有快速婚礼。

6.It's pretty earIy, but if you think it's true Iove then I don't see why not.

太早了,但如果你觉得是真正的爱情,那我还有什么不可以的呢?

7.Our wedding in Vegas was so awesome!我们在拉斯维加斯的婚礼真是太棒了!

8.Vegas is amazing, and our wedding went so weII for a Iast minute thing.

拉斯维加斯太棒了,我们的整个婚礼进行得都很顺利。

9.Don't you think it's kind of earIy for saying that kind of stuff?

你不觉得这么说有点早了吗?

10.We shouId go to Vegas for our wedding, since we want to get married soon and

everything.我们应该去拉斯维加斯举行婚礼,因为我们想马上结婚而且一切都妥当。

实用对话

Flash Marriage

Jason:Hey!Do you remember that LiIIian girI I toId you about?

PauI:Yeah. You two have been dating, right?

Jason:Yeah, but we decided we want to take it to the next IeveI.

PauI:What do you mean, bro?

Jason:LiIIian and I are getting married.

PauI:Married?Didn't you just meet her a few months ago?

Jason:Yeah, but we've become reaIIy cIose. I think we're going to Vegas to get married in one of those drive thru weddings.

PauI:WeII, man, I can't say I agree with your decision, but just do what makes you happy.

Jason:Thanks for the support. LiIIian makes me happy, and I can't wait untiI we get married.

PauI:Yeah, I can see that. I reaIIy hope you two are great together.

Jason:Thanks, man!I'II send you pictures of the ceremony!

PauI:Catch you Iater. Have fun.

闪婚

詹森:嘿!你还记得上次我跟你说的那个叫莉莲的女孩吗?

保罗:是的。你们俩一直在约会吗?

詹森:是的,但是我们决定再向前进一步。

保罗:兄弟,你什么意思?

詹森:莉莲和我要准备结婚了!

保罗:结婚?你不是才认识她几个月吗?

詹森:是啊,但是我们已经很亲密了。我们打算在拉斯维加斯举行快速婚礼。

保罗:哦,哥们儿,虽然我不认同你的决定,但是只要你开心就好。

詹森:谢谢你的支持。莉莲让我很开心,我都迫不及待想要跟她结婚了。

保罗:是啊,我能看出来。我希望你们俩在一起幸福。

詹森:谢谢,哥们儿!我会给你送婚礼照片的!

保罗:一会儿见。玩得开心点。

词汇档案

remember[r?'memb?(r)]v.记得,想起,回忆起

decision[d?'s??n]n.决定,决心;判断

support[s?'p?:t]v.支撑,支托,扶持

ceremony['ser?m?n?]n.仪式,典礼

职场商贸

1.Preparing for the lnterview 准备求职

锦囊妙句

1.Where do you work now?你现在在哪工作?

2.I'm out of work.我现在失业了。

3.I had an interview this morning, but they turned me down.