常用词汇 　　be willing to 愿意 　　boyfriend n. 男朋友 　　commitment n.承诺 　　congratulation n.祝贺。恭喜 　　engagement n.订婚 　　engagement ring 订婚戒指 　　expect v 期待，等待;盼望 　　fiance n.未婚夫 　　fiancee n.未婚妻 　　get engaged with 和……订婚 　　girlfriend n.女朋友 　　kneel down 跪下 　　luckiest adj. 幸运的(lucky的高级) 　　marriage n.结婚，婚姻 　　Mr. Right 另一半，如意郎君 　　propose v.求婚 　　share v.分享 　　society n 社会 　　take part in 参加 　　wish n. 祝愿.祝福
[图片0] 　　情景对话: 　　A: Hi, Mary, long time no see. How are you recently? 　　B: Hi, long time no see. Guess what? I got engaged with Jack the day before yesterday! 　　A: Really? Wow, that's great! Congratulations! You know, it's so hard to find your Mr. Right who is willing to make the commitment. 　　B: Yes, I was really touched when he gave me the engagement ring. 　　A: That's nice. Oh, did he kneel down when he proposed? 　　B: No, we were in a restaurant. Too many people there. 　　A: But it would be really romantic, right? Anyway, best wishes for you and your fiance. 　　B: Thank you very much. How is your girlfriend? Have you discussed marriage with him? 　　A: Yes. We will get engaged on May 1st, 2014. 　　B: Congratulations! 　　A: Thank you. Would you like to take part in my engagement ceremony? 　　B: Of course I will. I think we are the luckiest people in theworld. 　　A: I think so. And bring your fiance with you. We'll have a good time.
　　参考译文: 　　A:嗨，玛丽，好久不见了。你近怎么样? 　　B:嗨，好久不见。知道吗?我前天跟杰克订婚了。 　　A:真的吗?哇，真好!恭喜咯!要知道，找一个愿意作出承诺的真命天子真是太难了。 　　B:是啊。他给我戴上订婚戒指的时候我真的很感动。 　　A:真好。哦，他有没有跪下求婚啊? 　　B:没有。我们当时在餐厅里，人太多了。 　　A:但是如果下跪的话会更浪漫的，不是吗?不管怎么样，祝福你和你的未婚夫啦。 　　B:非常感谢。你的女朋友怎么样啦?你们讨论过结婚的问题了吗? 　　A:嗯。我们准备在2014年，月一日订婚. 　　B:也祝贺你啊! 　　A:谢谢。你要来参加我的订婚仪式吗? 　　B:当然。我觉得我们都是世界上幸福的人了。 　　A:我也觉得。把你的未婚夫也带上。我们会玩得很开心的。