新人拍婚纱照偶遇汤姆·汉克斯

AS IT IS 2016-09-29 Tom Hanks Surprised Bride and Groom 新人拍婚纱照偶遇汤姆·汉克斯

This is What’s Trending Today:

Elizabeth Murphy and Ryan Barclay were posing¹ for wedding photos along a path in New York City’s Central Park.

It was already an exciting day in their lives.

Murphy was wearing a beautiful, white wedding dress. Barclay was wearing a formal black suit called a tuxedo².

And then, actor Tom Hanks showed up. He was exercising in the park. He was wearing shorts, a t-shirt and a sweatshirt.

The couple was surprised when he walked up and introduced himself. He said, “Hi, I’m Tom Hanks.”

Elizabeth asked, “Can we get a photo with you?”

And he said, “By all means.”

Video and photos from the encounter are being shared on social media this week.

Hanks is one of the most popular movie actors of all time. He is known for playing Forrest Gump; a stranded⁴ traveler on a small island in “Cast Away”; and Woody the cowboy in the “Toy Story” animated⁵ films.

His current film, “Sully,” is the top new movie in the U.S. It tells the true story of pilot who safely landed a commercial airplane on the Hudson River near New York City after both engines failed.

Hanks posed⁶ with the couple, kissed the bride on the hand and cheek, and even took a selfie with his own phone.

The meeting took just over a minute.

One person in the group invited Hanks to the wedding, saying, “We have extra seats.” But the actor declined⁷, saying, “I think I have a dinner engagement⁸.”

On Facebook, many people praised Hanks for being so friendly.

One person wrote: “Such a gem⁹ of a human being.”

Others joked about Hanks’ many movie roles.

One man wrote: “This guy is amazing! I saw on TV that he landed a plane on the Hudson River and now he’s crashing wedding pictures, pretty cool guy.”

One woman posted a photo she took with Hanks at a Los Angeles restaurant. She wrote: “Tom Hanks is such a nice guy!”

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

Words in This Story

formal – adj. requiring or using serious and proper clothes and manners

encounter – n. a meeting that is not planned or expected

strand³ – v. to cause (something, such as a boat or a sea animal) to become stuck on land — usually used as (be) stranded

animated – adj. produced by the creation¹⁰ of a series of drawings, pictures, etc., that are shown quickly one after another : produced through the process of animation¹¹

selfie – n. a picture that you take of yourself especially by using the camera on your smartphone

engagement – n. a promise to meet or be present at a particular place and time

gem – adj. excellent or admirable

crash – v. to go to (a party) without being invited

1 posing   

n. 摆架式 名词pose的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The model was posing carefully. 这位模特儿在认真地摆着姿势。
• She is always posing. 她总是装腔作势。

2 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？

3 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

4 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

5 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

6 posed   

使摆姿势( pose的过去式和过去分词 )； 以…身份出现； 招摇； 炫耀

参考例句：

• The players strutted and posed for the cameras. 运动员昂首阔步，摆好姿势让记者拍照。
• After the wedding we all posed for a photograph. 婚礼之后，我们全体排好拍了一张照片。

7 declined   

v.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的过去式和过去分词 )；（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低

参考例句：

• We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. 我们请她来参加我们的晚会，但是她谢绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He declined to charge his memory with so many details. 他不愿在脑中记这么多细枝末节。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。

9 gem   

n.宝石，珠宝；受爱戴的人 [同]jewel

参考例句：

• The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗宝石我可买不起。
• The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.这块小宝石价值两千美元。

10 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。

11 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。