情景英语口语100主题 007marriage and dating婚姻与约会

007 marriage and dating
beginner
A: how are you wedding plans going.
B: very well. We started organizing everything early to avoid a last minute rush to get things done. The only thing that isn’t ready yet is my wedding dress.
A: when will that be ready?
B: the dressmakers said that is would be ready in two weeks.
A: you’re getting married in three weeks. So that should be ok. So, you’ve prepared the church, catering¹, transport, hotel-everything.
B: yes. We’ve taken care of all of that. We decided² not to get married in a church though. Neither of us is very religious.
A: which hotel will the reception be held at?
B: the palace hotel they’re taking care of the catering, including the wedding cake. I’m sure they’ll do a good job.
A; oh, yes. It’s and excellent hotel. A friend of mine had her wedding reception there and said it was perfect, though very expensive.
B: yes. It will be expensive, but we think it will be worth. It gives us great peace of mind to know that our reception is in the hands of experienced people.
A; I think you make the right decision.
Intermediate
A: hello mary. I havn’t seen you for ages. Are you still seeing paul?
B: no. we broke up last month. I’m taking a break from dating for a while.
A: did you break up amicably³? Sometimes couples row a lot before splitting up.
B: we just decided to stop seeing each other. It was all very amicable⁴. Are you still going out with mike?
a: yes, I am. We’re thinking about getting engaged. We’ve been dating for over a year now.
b: good for you! Have you seen Kelly recently: is she still dating nick?
A; I havn’t seen her for a while. She stopped seeing nick because he was cheating on her. He was seeing a girl form his office. One day, she saw them holding hands and ended the relationship immediately.
B; she was right to do that. I heard the neil and tina getting married soon.
A: really? They’ve been together for a long time. When are they getting married?
B; I think it’s 26th September. I’ll check and make sure that tina remembers to invite you to the hen night.
A: tinks….hey, look at that guy over there. I think he fancies you.
B: he certainly looks interested doesn’t he? Shall we invite him over to our table.
Words
Marry marriage propose divorce wedding engagement date fancy hen night stag night wedding dress anniversary separated split up unfaithful romantic kiss row live together flirt⁵
Phrases
Be interested in sb. Set a wedding date go on a date fall in love have a relationship go out together be seeing someone stop seeing someone have and affair be engaged cheat on someone hold hands

1 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

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 amicably   

adv.友善地

参考例句：

• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The couple parted amicably. 这对夫妻客气地分手了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 amicable   

adj.和平的，友好的；友善的

参考例句：

• The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
• The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。

5 flirt   

v.调情，挑逗，调戏；n.调情者，卖俏者

参考例句：

• He used to flirt with every girl he met.过去他总是看到一个姑娘便跟她调情。
• He watched the stranger flirt with his girlfriend and got fighting mad.看着那个陌生人和他女朋友调情，他都要抓狂了。