[7分56秒] 英语听力短文：《婚礼》实用练习篇

名词接待; 招待会; 接待处; 欢迎

1. （宾馆的）前台，服务台
The reception in a hotel is the desk or office that books rooms for people and answers their questions.

e.g. Have him bring a car round to the reception...
让他把车开到前台来。
e.g. ...the hotel's reception desk.
宾馆的前台

名词花束; 酒香

1. 花束
A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged.

e.g. The woman carried a bouquet of dried violets.
这个女人拿着一束干枯的紫罗兰。

2. （尤指葡萄酒散发的）香味，芬芳
The bouquet of something, especially wine, is the pleasant smell that it has.

e.g. ...a Sicilian wine with a light red colour and a bouquet of cloves.
颜色淡红、散发着丁香香味的西西里葡萄酒

名词蜜月; 蜜月期; 蜜月旅行; 短暂的和谐时期

不及物动词度蜜月

1. （新婚夫妇的）蜜月
A honeymoon is a holiday taken by a man and a woman who have just got married.

2. 度蜜月
When a recently-married couple honeymoon somewhere, they go there on their honeymoon.

e.g. They honeymooned in Venice.
他们在威尼斯度了蜜月。
e.g. ...honeymooning Japanese tourists.
正在度蜜月的日本游客

3. （新工作开始或新政府成立后的）和谐时期，蜜月期
You can use honeymoon to refer to a period of time after the start of a new job or new government when everyone is pleased with the person or people concerned and is nice to them.

e.g. Austrians voted for EU membership by a two-to-one majority in a June 1994 referendum, but the honeymoon is definitely over...
奥地利在1994年6月举行的全民公决中以2比1的多数票支持加入欧盟，但这一蜜月期明显已经结束了。
e.g. Brett is enjoying a honeymoon period with both press and public.
布雷特和报界及公众之间都正处在蜜月期。

及物动词象征; 用符号表现

不及物动词使用符号; 采用象征; 作为…的象征

及物动词使整洁; 使（动物）清洁; 准备

名词新郎; 马夫; 王室侍从官; 〈古〉男仆

不及物动词打扮

1. 同bridegroom
A groom is the same as a bridegroom .

e.g. ...the bride and groom.
新娘与新郎

2. 马夫；马倌
A groom is someone whose job is to look after the horses in a stable and to keep them clean.

3. 洗刷（动物）；给（动物）梳毛
If you groom an animal, you clean its fur, usually by brushing it.

e.g. The horses were exercised and groomed with special care.
这些马接受专门训练，鬃毛也得到精心梳理。

4. 训练；培养
If you are groomed for a special job, someone prepares you for it by teaching you the skills you will need.

e.g. George was already being groomed for the top job...
为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。
e.g. Marshall was groomed to run the family companies.
马歇尔在接手家族企业之前接受了培养。