世博英语

Brooke: Hey! Ask your mom for more old pictures, OK?
Jack: Can’t it wait? She’s still angry that we sent e-mail wedding invitations.
Brooke: But we saved your parents so much money…
Jack: I know. And they’re spending enough on the plane tickets to Texas!
Brooke: Speaking of plane tickets, don’t forget to check on the reservations!
Jack: OK.

wedding invitation (n.) 　
婚礼的邀请卡，即「喜帖」

Texas (n.) 　
德州，位于美国南部，为全美第二大州

布鲁克：嘿！跟你妈妈多拿些旧照片好吗？
杰 克：不能缓一缓吗？她还在气我们用电子邮件寄喜帖的事。
布鲁克：可是我们帮你付父母省了很多钱啊……
杰 克：我知道。他们花在去德州机票的钱就够看的了！
布鲁克：讲到机票，你可别忘了去确定机位！
杰 克：好。

Brooke: So your mom can stop nagging you now.
Jack: Trust me. She’ll keep nagging. She thinks something will go wrong.
Brooke: Don’t tell me she’s been listening to the fortune-teller again.
Jack: You guessed it. She says we have to get married on January 2nd, or we’ll have bad luck.
Brooke: The day we choose to get married could never be an unlucky day.
Jack: My mom just wants everything to be perfect for us.

nag (v.) 　
唠叨，喋喋不休
A: Stop nagging me!
别再念我了！
B: I’m sorry. I was just trying to help.
对不起。我只是想要帮忙。

fortune-teller (n.) 　
算命仙
A: Have you ever seen a fortune teller?
你有去算过命吗？
B: Once, but I didn’t believe what he said.
算过一次，但我不相信他说的话。

布鲁克：所以你妈不会再念你了。
杰 克：相信我。她还是会继续念。她觉得会出差错。
布鲁克：别跟我说她又听算命的话了。
杰 克：你猜对了。她说我们得在一月二号结婚，否则就会衰。
布鲁克：我们选的大喜之日不可能会衰的啦。
杰 克：我妈妈只是希望我们一切都很完美。

Brooke: (Sigh!) There’s so much to do and so little time.
Jack: I know. Did your mom double check on the church reservations?
Brooke: Yes. We’re going to be married in my hometown church, the first minute of the new millennium!
Jack: OK…and what about the buffet and the cake? Did your mom call the caterer?
Brooke: All set. And we’re having a red bean cake and dim sum for the Taiwanese guests, just like your mom wanted.
Jack: Great. She’ll be so happy.

millennium (n.) 　
千禧年

buffet (n.) 　
由客人站着自由取用餐盘中各式菜色的自助餐吃法

caterer (n.) 　
外烩业者。cater(v.) 就是「办桌、外烩」
A: Did you hire a caterer for you wedding?
你结婚的时候有请外烩吗？
B: No, my mom cooked everything herself.
没有，全都是我妈妈自己煮的。

red bean cake (n.) 　
红豆蛋糕， dim sum (n.) 则为「点心」的广东话发音

布鲁克：（叹气）事情这么多，时间都不够用。
杰 克：我知道。你妈妈有再去确定预订的教堂吗？
布鲁克：有。千禧年来临的那一刻，我们将在我家乡的教堂结婚！
杰 克：好……那自助餐跟蛋糕呢？你妈妈请外烩了吗?
布鲁克：都准备好了。照你妈的意思，为了台湾的宾客，我们到时还会准备红豆糕跟点心。
杰 克：太棒了，她会很高兴的。