Lesson 18 结婚纪念

  lesson 18 结婚纪念
  wedding anniversary
  01 today is our wedding anniversary.
  今天是我们的结婚纪念日。
  词组释义 wedding anniversary 结婚纪念日
  02 the couple travel to santorini annually for their wedding anniversary.
  这对夫妻每年都到圣托里尼旅行以庆祝他们的结婚周年纪念日。
  单词释义 couple [?k?pl] n. 夫妻，配偶
  03 steven sent anna a diamond brooch to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.
  史蒂芬送给安娜一枚钻石胸针，以此庆祝他们的金婚纪念日。
  单词释义 brooch [br??t?] n. 胸针，别针
  04 due to the pressure from work, their wedding anniversary completely slipped her mind.
  由于工作压力，她完全忘了结婚纪念日的事。
  词组释义 slip one's mind 忘记，忽略
  05 would you do me the favor of attending our wedding anniversary?
  你可以赏脸来参加我们的结婚周年庆典吗？
  注意事项
  do me the favor在这里是“赏脸”的意思，要注意其与do me a favor的细微差别，do me a favor是“请求帮忙”的意思。
  06 my parents are celebrating their 20 years of marriage.
  我的父母即将庆祝他们结婚20周年。
  语法提要
  parent作名词，一般用其复数形式。parent也可以作形容词，意思是“母体的，来源的”，a parent firm表示“母公司，总公司”。
  07 the family must come together for the parents' 20-year wedding anniversary.
  全家必须团聚，以庆祝父母的20周年结婚纪念日。
  词组释义 come together 聚会，汇集
  08 all the guests rose to their feet, applauding their silver wedding anniversary.
  客人们都站起来，为他们庆祝银婚纪念日。
  词组释义 rise to one's feet 站起来
  09 the wedding anniversary is a celebration of love, trust, tolerance and tenacity.
  结婚周年纪念是个庆祝爱、信任、宽容和坚韧的时候。
  单词释义 tenacity [t?'n?s?t?] n. 坚韧，韧性，顽固，不屈不挠