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英國哈利王子(Prince Harry)與美國女星瑪可(Meghan Markle)將在5月19日共結連理(tie the knot),根據英國版《風尚》雜誌(Vogue),這次婚禮選在週六完婚,有別皇室多在平日舉辦,反映年輕人突破傳統的勇氣。
【皇室婚禮淺談】
to tie the knot 結婚
A:Prince Harry and the American actress Meghan Markle are about to tie the knot soon.
(哈利王子和美國女星就快要成婚了。)
B:Yeah, that makes both England's princes taken.
(對啊,如此一來兩位王子都死會了!)
to imbue 充斥
A:I read in news that the wedding is imbued with some unconventional arrangements.
(我看新聞說這場婚禮採取一些非傳統的做法。)
B:How so? Care to elaborate further?
(怎麼說?可不可以舉例說明一下?)
to forgo 放棄
A:For example, the couple has forgone the tradition of a weekday wedding.
(好比,他們捨棄皇室婚禮訂在平日的傳統。)
B:Not to mention the bride-to-be is American and an actress, both of which are quite unorthodox themselves.
(更不用說準新娘是個美國人又是演員,異於傳統王妃背景。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. succession:繼承(王位)
2. leniency:寬鬆
3. attendance:出席
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