Intermediate Listening Lesson 17

我打算求婚，但却不知道怎么做。

 

A: "Hey Jack¹. What's going on?"

B: "Hey Matt. I'm going to ask Martha to marry me?"

A: "Really? When did you decide this?"

B: "I always knew she was the one, but I decided² to pop the big question about 2 weeks ago. I'm just debating on how to do it."

A: "That's exciting man."

B: "So how did you propose³?"

A: "You shouldn't use my example. It wasn't special. I kind of wish I made it more special but it's too late now."

B: "What do you think I should do?"

A: "There are a lot of options. You can surprise her over dinner, or ask her in a public area, or if you have the balls, ask her father in front of her."

B: "I never thought about that."

A: "Thought about what?"

B: "Asking her father in front of her. How do you think she will react?"

A: "I don't know. You should know how she's going to react. She is your girlfriend."

B: "I think that's the idea I was looking for. Thanks man."

A: "Don't mention it. Good luck. You're going to need it."

 

1 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。

2 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。

3 propose   

v.提出，建议；提名，推荐

参考例句：

• Did he propose marriage to you?他向你求婚了吗？
• I propose resting for an hour.我建议休息一小时。