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18-10-24 【地道美语072】 收到请柬,参加西式婚礼:如何着装,如何送礼?

 十月是喜结连理的好时节,也是随份子大月。收到外国朋友的婚礼请柬,邀请参加西式婚礼,如何看懂邀请函的着装要求,如何得体送礼,要不要包红包,什么是新娘购物单bridal registry ,先请教外国友人,事先了解习俗,以免失礼。【地道美语072】Going to a wedding 西式婚礼略知一二Dialogue : (课堂全文本于微信公众号【英语PK台】课后发送,参与直播互动中译英练习需加京晶微信goingforgold2018 拉入群dialogue 1Mark:  How's everything, Jingjing?  You look chipper.Jingjing:  I am.  ---------Mark:  Any good news you wanna share with me?Jingjing:  Yeah, actually. -------------.Mark:  That's cool.  Do you know the bride, or the groom, or both?Jingjing:  I know the bride.  ------------I took aseminar in the UK.Mark:  Oh?  Is sheChinese, or British, or what?Jingjing:  She's Chinese by race, -------.  ---------------------Mark:  You mean the wedding is in England?Jingjing:  Exactly.  I have some ---------use upbefore the end of this year.  So, the timingcouldn't be better.Mark:  I think you should go. ---------- the UK,but it'd be great to see an oldfriend and be there on her special day.Jingjing:  Right.  And I'm looking into an open jaw that ------------Ireland.  I've not been there before.  So...Mark:  So, it sounds likeit's going-----------.  How many days do you have in total?Jingjing:  Nine: five work days, when I can get leave, ------------.Mark:  Isn't the wedding on one of those weekends?Jingjing:  Yeah.  So, I might be alittle jet-lagged. -------you about the wedding?Mark:  Sure.  I hope I can help.  dialogue 2Jingjing:  -------------------Mark:  ---------------------------Jingjing:  They didn't send out invitations.  Therewas just an announcement on social media.Mark:  ------------------.  So, uh, what did it sayon the announcement?Jingjing:  I remember the phrase, “come as you are”.Mark:  That usually means you don't have to dress up too much.  ---------. Of course, something ------------. But there's no need for tuxedos and gowns.Jingjing:  That's good to know.  -----------what Ishould give as a present?Mark:  It's not so --------------western weddings.  Alot of couples set up a bridal registry at a departmentstore.Jingjing:  Oh yeah.  -----------------were registeredat Harrods.Mark:  You could ---------- put in the registry number,then buy something for them online.Jingjing:  ---------------------Mark:  Well, you might not getthe chance to hand off a gift to your friend as she's greeting guests. --------------ared envelope for her, and purchasesomething from the registry?Jingjing:  Hmm,------------a red envelope ready.  And I'd better have alook at the registry, just to be on thesafe side.Mark:  It sounds like you've got that covered. ----------------------Jingjing:  Just whether or not to go to the church wedding. I-------------------Mark:  Let your friend decide,----------------- let her know you're coming.  That's easy, and probably -----------------.  Don't worry about faux pas. new words and phrases from dialogue 1seminar a short academic courseon the fence  undecidedopen jaw  a kind of air ticket, with two traveldestinations before the return flight  from dialogue 2come as you are  no need towear formal clothes to an eventdress up  wear formal clothestuxedo  a kind of formal suit for menbridal registry  an accountat a department store, set up by acouple when they're getting married, for people tokeep track of gifts purchasedimpersonal  makes people feel like strangershand off  give something to someone quicklyfaux pas (French “false step”) a mistake aboutmanners
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