情景会话口袋书人际篇57:婚礼喜宴(2)

 　　9. The design of the wedding dress is very elaborate.

　　婚纱的设计非常精细。

　　还能这样说：

　　The wedding dress is well-designed.

　　The wedding dress is designed sophisticatedly.

　　应用解析：

　　by design 故意地；蓄意地；

　　have designs on 对……抱不良企图；图谋加害于……企图盗窃；

　　design sb. for 打算让某人从事

　　10. They held a big wedding for their daughter.

　　他们给女儿举办了盛大的婚礼。

　　还能这样说：

　　Their daughter got a big wedding from them.

　　They prepared a big wedding party for their daughter.

　　谚语：

　　Hold with the hare and run with the hounds.

　　两面讨好。

　　11. They went through the marriage service.

　　他们举行了婚礼。

　　还能这样说：

　　They hold a wedding ceremony.

　　They have experienced the wedding party.

　　应用解析：

　　all through 一直；从来就；

　　all through the day 一整天；

　　through and through 完完全全，彻头彻尾地；反复地；

　　through to 直到

　　12. We invited more than 300 guests for our wedding party.

　　我们邀请了300多位客人来参加婚宴。

　　还能这样说：

　　More than 300 guests were invited to our wedding.

　　More than 300 guests received our wedding invitation.

　　应用解析：

　　wed¹-in 集体婚礼；

　　wed one's daughter to sb. 把女儿嫁给某人；

　　wed efficiency to economy 使效率与节约相结合

　　13. What a handsome couple they make!

　　这对新人多漂亮啊！

　　还能这样说：

　　What a pretty couple they are!

　　What a smart and fashionable couple they are!

　　应用解析：

　　a couple of 两三个，（少数）几个；

　　be coupled with 和……联合，结合；

　　go in couples 总是成对成对；协力

　　14. The groom² wore a handsome black tuxedo³ to the wedding.

　　婚礼上的新郎穿着漂亮的黑色无尾礼服。

　　还能这样说：

　　The groom dressed for a handsome black tuxedo in the wedding.

　　The groom was in a clean-cut black tuxedo to the wedding.

　　谚语：

　　A new groom sweeps clean.

　　新官上任三把火。

　　15. The priest married them.

　　牧师主持他们的婚礼。

　　还能这样说：

　　They were married by the priest.

　　The minister officiated at their marriage.

　　应用解析：

　　a priest of art 艺术宗师；

　　a priest of Bacchus 酒鬼；

　　priest of the blue bag 律师

　　16. The person who catches the bride's banquet will be the next to marry.

　　谁能接到新娘抛出的花束谁就会是下一个结婚的人。

　　还能这样说：

　　It's said that who gets the bride's banquet is going to get married.

　　There is a belief that the girl who catches the bride's banquet may be the next bride.

　　应用解析：

　　catch one's breath 一时停止呼吸，屏息；

　　catch fire 着火；

　　catch on to sth. 理解，了解

　　17. We prefer a simple wedding rite⁴.

　　我们比较喜欢简朴的婚礼仪式。

　　还能这样说：

　　We like plain wedding better.

　　A homely⁵ little wedding is our pursuit.

　　应用解析：

　　gentle and simple 贵贱；富贵贫贱；

　　pure and simple 十足的，地道的，纯粹的；

　　a simple soul 糊涂虫；爽直人

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

3 tuxedo   

n.礼服，无尾礼服

参考例句：

• Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
• Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？

4 rite   

n.典礼，惯例，习俗

参考例句：

• This festival descends from a religious rite.这个节日起源于宗教仪式。
• Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty.大多数传统社会都为青春期的孩子举行成人礼。

5 homely   

adj.家常的，简朴的；不漂亮的

参考例句：

• We had a homely meal of bread and cheese.我们吃了一顿面包加乳酪的家常便餐。
• Come and have a homely meal with us,will you?来和我们一起吃顿家常便饭，好吗？