【英语趣味课堂】他的关于婚礼的故事-The Wedding - His Story

Todd: OK, John could you tell us about your wedding day?

 

John: Sure, I got married about two years ago on May 18th. I got married in my wife's parents backyard. They have a really beautiful backyard, with a pool and it's nicely landscaped, with lots of nice flowers and bushes and trees. It was a kind of a small wedding we only had about 30 to 50 people there, all close friends of the family, and a few family members who I hadn't seen in a few years who were able to make it, but it was a pretty small affair and we had the food catered¹, some seafood² and some meat, steak, type items, and it was a beautiful outdoor wedding. The actual ceremony only lasted about 15, 20 minutes. I cried, when I was supposed to like, deliver my lines. I cried and everyone told me afterwards, they were like, " I couldn't hear a word you were saying because you were crying, right!" and I was trying not to talk loud cause the louder I got the louder my crying noises got, so I was like "Ah, mmm, will you merry me?", just real quiet. But other than that it went pretty smooth.

 

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Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

landscaped

 

It was a beautiful backyard with a pool and nicely landscaped.

 

When a yard is 'landscaped' it is well cared for and decorated.  Sometimes this means rocks, fountains and trees. Notice the following:

 

This summer we are going to have the backyard landscaped.

All of the yards in my neighborhood are well landscaped.

close friends

 

We only had about 30-50 close friends of the family.

 

You 'close friends' are the people that are most involved in your life and that you rely on if you have a problem. Notice the following:

 

She only has a few close friends.

His close friends were really surprised when he told them he was getting married.

able to make it

 

There were a few other family members who were able to make it.

 

If a person is 'able to make it' to a place they come there even though it is very far or costs a lot of money.  Notice the following:

 

My husband is sick and we won't be able to make it to dinner tonight.

We will definitely³ be able to make it to your graduation party.

affair

 

Our wedding was a pretty small affair.

 

In this case 'affair' refers to the celebration, party or event. Notice the following:

 

The whole weekend was a very serious affair.

I didn't know a small dinner party could turn into such a big affair.

deliver (my) lines

 

I cried when I was supposed to deliver my lines.

 

'Deliver you lines' means to say the words that you are supposed to say in a loud voice.  We use the word 'lines' for sentences or phrases that have been written and practiced before the time when we say them. Notice the following:

 

She delivered her lines so well at the audition⁴ that she got the part immediately.

He was so nervous during the first play that he had problems delivering his lines.

1 catered   

提供饮食及服务( cater的过去式和过去分词 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• We catered for forty but only twenty came. 我们准备了40客饭菜，但只来了20个人。
• They catered for everyone regardless of social rank. 他们为所有人服务而不计较其社会地位。

2 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

3 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

4 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。