老外常聊的100个口语话题 06执子之手
dialogue 1
S: Hi, Mary. I haven't seen you in ages! I heard that you and Daniel are getting married on August 8th, the opening day of the 2008 Olympic Games. Is it true?
嗨，玛丽，好久不见!听说你和丹尼尔打算8月8日，也就是2008年奥运会的第一天结婚，是真的吗?
E: yes, it is. We've been dating for over 7 years. We have decided to get married on a special day and we think August 8th, 2008 is a red-letter day.
是的，我们已经谈了7年恋爱，决定选个特殊的日子结婚。2008年8月8日正是个好日子。
S: good for you! It sounds like you've done a lot of planning in a very short time.
太好了!看起来你们要在很短的时间内准备很多事情了。
E: yes, there is a lot of to be taken care of---wedding photos, wedding dress, catering, transport, hotel, etc…
是啊，要考虑很多事---拍结婚照，选婚纱，摆酒席，安排车辆等。
S: is everything ready now?
都准备好了吗?
E: almost. The only thing that isn't ready is the hotel. As a lot of people have chosen that day to get married, it is hard to find a hotel that isn't too expensive.
差不多了，就剩酒店了。因为那天有很多人结婚，很难找到价位适合的酒店。
S: have you tried The Peninsula Palace Beijing? My wedding reception was held there and they did an excellent job.
你试过王府半岛酒店吗?我的婚宴就在那儿办的，办的很好。
E: yes, we called, but it is booked up. The only choice is the Regent Beijing but we haven't made up our minds yet.
是的，打过电话了，但是已经订满了，就只剩下北京丽晶酒店了，我们还没决定呢。
S: it's an excellent hotel. A friend of mine had her wedding reception there and sasid it was perfect, though very expensive.
北京丽晶酒店很好啊。我有个朋友就在那儿办的婚宴，听说不错，只是价格稍微贵了点。
E: that's why we want to have a look at other hotels. We don’t want to spend too much on an extravagant wedding reception.
所以我们想再看看。我们不想在婚宴上太铺张。
S: I guess you're right. I can help you ask other hotels. I am sure there are probably some available.
说的也是，我可以帮你问问其它酒店，肯定有一些还没订满。
E: thank you.
谢谢你。
S: my pleasure.
别客气。
dialogue 2
J: what was your wedding ceremony like, Abigail?
盖布莉加尔，你们的结婚典礼怎么样?
A: my husband and I got married in a registry office with just two friends there as witnesses. But then we had three parties to celebrate.
我和我丈夫请了2个朋友做见证人，去婚姻注册处注了册。可是，接着我们要办3场酒席。
J: three parties? That's quite a lot. That must have been expensive!
三场?太多了，一定要花很多钱!
A: well, since my husband and I are from two different countries, and we live in a third country, we decided to have one in each country. It wasn't actually that expensive.
嗯，因为我和我丈夫来自不同国家，而且我们又在第三个国家生活。所以，我们打算在每个国家请一次客。实际上花费也不会太多。
J: were your parents upset that they weren't there to see you get married?
你们的父母没能出席你们的婚礼，他们不会觉得有点失望吗?
A: I would have liked them to be there, but they couldn’t afford to fly out to see us, and we couldn't afford to fly out to see them, so they understood.
我其实很希望他们能来，但是他们负担不了飞过来看我们的机票费用，我们去看他们也同样飞不起，所以我们就互相理解吧。
J: did your husband's family get to meet your family?
你公公婆婆和你父母见过面吗?
A: my husband's parents flew out to meet my family when we got married in my hometown, so that was great. Some people spend ridiculous amounts of money on extravagant wedding receptions, but we agreed that the wedding party should be less about money and more about family.
我们在我家乡结婚的时候，我公公婆婆飞过来和我父母见了一面，非常愉快。有些人为了办个豪华婚礼不惜一掷千金，可是我们还是觉得婚礼应该多一点家庭的温馨，少一点金钱的装点。
J: that makes sense. Did you go on a honeymoon?
有道理。你们去度蜜月了吗?
A: we waited until our one-year anniversary to go on our honeymoon to Africa.
我们想结婚一周年的时候去非洲度蜜月。
J: you really didn't have a very traditional wedding, did you?
你们的婚礼真的跟传统式不沾边，对吧?
A: not at all, but we don’t have a very traditional marriage either, so it suited us perfectly!
没错，而且我们也不是普通的婚姻，所以，这种婚礼和我们正好相配。
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