纯正地道美语(外教讲解)326：结婚花费

　　Melissa: Hey Michelle, jump in quick. It's pouring out there!
嘿，米歇尔，赶紧过来。那边的人很多！
Michelle: Oh, hi Melissa. Are you going to the conference too? I was planning to pick up Mr. Campbell.
哦，梅丽莎你好。你也要去开会吗？我打算去接坎贝尔先生。
Melissa: Yes, he told me. We need to pick him up at his hotel and then go to the conference.
是的，他跟我说了。我们需要先去他的酒店接他然后再去开会。
Michelle: Oh I see, okay. So I heard you got married. Congratulations!
哦，我知道了，好的。我听说你结婚了。恭喜！
Melissa: Ah thank you! I'm very excited. We were going to get married next year, but then we decided¹ to get married on holiday instead. It was wonderful.
哈，谢谢！我太激动了。我们本打算明年结婚，但是我们决定在假期结婚。这太棒了。
Michelle: That sounds so romantic! Jack² and I were hoping to get married in Europe next year, but we had to postpone³ our plans. We just don't have the money!
听上去很浪漫！杰克和我打算明年在欧洲结婚，但是我们不得不推迟我们的计划。我只是没有钱。
Melissa: I know what you mean. I think Shanghai is getting more and more expensive, don't you?
我知道你的意思了。我觉得在上海花费越来越大了，你觉得呢？
Michelle: I sure do. In my opinion, it's actually becoming more expensive than back home.
确实是这样。在我看来，在上海的确是要比在家花销大。
Melissa: Definitely. Oh, there's Mr. Campbell. Driver, can you stop here please?
的确如此。哦，坎贝尔先生来了。司机，能在这里停下吗？

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。