英语口语每天说087

 

　　87.Marriage 婚姻(上)

　　1.Are you married?

　　2.Do you mind if I ask you whether you are married or not?

　　3.When are you going to get married?

　　4.When did you get engaged?

　　5.Will you marry Mary?

　　6.How long have you been married?

　　7.What's your marital¹ status?

　　8.When's the wedding ceremony?

　　9.Have you given her the engagement² ring?

　　10.Would you like to stay at home after you get married?

　　Dialogue One

　　A:I hear you and James are engaged at last.

　　B:Yes,we are.

　　A:When are you getting married?

　　B:In the spring.

　　A:Oh,lovely.Where's the wedding going to be?

　　B:Well..we're not sure yet,probably in St.Albans.

　　A:Oh,yes,your parents live there,don't they?

　　B:Yes,that's right.

　　A:Where are you going to live after you're married?

　　B:We're going to buy a flat or a small house somewhere in South London.

　　A:Are you going to give up your job?

　　B:Yes,probably but I may look for another one when we're settled in.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:Excuse me,how can I fill in this blank?What does "marital status" mean?

　　B:Are you married?

　　A:No,I'm still single.

　　B:Then,you put "S" in this blank.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:Miss Wang,would you mind my asking you a personal question?

　　B:No ,not at all.Go ahead.

　　A:Are you married?

　　B:Yes.Is that so important?

　　A:Frankly yes.We like to employ married people.By the way,do you have any children?

　　B:Yes,I have a three-year-old son.

　　沟通与美满婚姻

　　Most of people want to marry and have a happy life.However,marriage is complicated.If you couldn't cope with some problems,your marital life will fail.my husband and I have been married for nearly two years.For the first 18 months of our marriage we were very happy,but lately he seems to have become more interested in his work than in me.He works overtime³ almost every night and in the weekends he often brings homework to do from his office.He doesn't seem to be unhappy but he really enjoys his work.I feel lonely and unhappy.Later,I begin to change my attitudes and I often talk to my husband and find out what he thinks.Little by little,we have the mutual⁴ understanding and live a happy life again.So I think mutual understanding is very important to marital life.Do you think so?

　　Marriage 婚姻（下）

　　1.It's a hasty⁵ marriage.

　　2.She married a fortune.

　　3.He married into a rich family.

　　4.They are going to get married on New Year's Day.

　　5.We've just got engaged.

　　6.I can't wait to get married.

　　7.I never wanted marriage.

　　8.Their marriage nearly broke up.

　　9.He married well and happilly.

　　10.After five years of unhappy marriage,he divorced his wife.

　　Dailogue One

　　A:Would you mind if I ask you whether you are married or not?

　　B:To be frank,I was married once,and now I'm single.

　　A:Do you mean you got a divorce?

　　B:Yes,my first marriage was a failure.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:John,if you don't mind, I'd like to ask you a personal question.

　　B:I don't mind at all.

　　A:All right.Are you married?

　　B:To tell you the truth,I'm not married.I'm still single.

　　A:Then,when do you plan to get married?

　　B:I don't know.It's still up in tha air.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:This man looks very handsome.Is he married?

　　B:Sure.He has already married,a father of two boys.

　　A:Oh,I can't believe it.He looks very young.

　　B:He took the picture when he was only 21years old.

　　A:I see.

　　婚姻法

　　Every human society has rules covering marriage.In Britain it is illegal to marry under the age of 18 without your parents' permission and an offence⁶ to marry at all under the age of 16.It's also against the law to have more than one husband or wife at the same time.Anyone who breaks this law may go to prison.You may marry your first cousin but you can't marry anyone who is a closer relative than this.

　　In some societies the rules are stricter.There are places where the men must marry outside their family.For the Nuer tribe⁷ in Sudan this means that a man usually has to find a wife in a different village because the people in his village belong to the same family .The Nuer say,"We marry those with whom we fight." In this way friendship is created between enemy villages.

1 marital   

adj.婚姻的，夫妻的

参考例句：

• Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
• I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

2 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

3 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

4 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

5 hasty   

adj.草率的，急速的，匆忙的，仓促完成的

参考例句：

• She's too hasty;she should learn to think before speaking.她太轻率了，她应该学会话出口前想一想。
• You will have time for a hasty snack before the train leaves.火车离站前你还能抓紧时间吃一顿快餐。

6 offence   

n.犯法（行为），罪过，过错

参考例句：

• She felt she had committed an offence against the right of others.她觉得自己侵犯了他人的权利。
• I agree with the theorem that the best defence is offence.我同意最好的防御是进攻的理论。

7 tribe   

n.部落，种族，一伙人

参考例句：

• This is a subject tribe.这是个受他人统治的部落。
• Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills.这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。