PROGRAMME 23

PART 1 - The dialogues

我们这个节目制作组的Geoff Howard 认识一对年轻人,女的叫Lisa, 男的叫Scott,他们准备结婚.Geoff 问他们有什么计划.下面是三段主要的对话.

Dialogue 1
他们订婚不久,Geoff就去看他们.这时候,他们关于结婚的计划还是初步的.
GEOFF:
Well, congratulations,Lisa,Scott.
LISA & SCOTT:
Thanks, Geoff.
GEOFF:
Have you thought about a date for the wedding?
LISA:
No.
SCOTT:
Yes. I was thinking of September.

Dialogue 2
婚礼前一个月,Geoff见到Lisa.这时她的计划就比较肯定了.
GEOFF:
Well, Lisa, When's the day?
LISA:
The second Saturday in November, Geoff.
Geoff:
And it's going to be a traditional wedding, isn't it?
LISA:
Yes,We're going to have it in our local church.
GEOFF:
And what about the reception?
LISA:
Oh... we're intending to have an informal reception.
GEOFF:
How many people will there be now,Lisa? Thirty? Forty?
LISA:
Um... there are going to be about forty-five, Geoff.
GEOFF:
Ah,quite a big wedding.
LISA:
Yes... I'm afraid so! And we're planning on having the reception at my parents' place - in the garden.

Dialogue 3
婚礼前一个星期,Geoff又见到了他们.这是他们的计划已经完全确定了.
GEOFF:
You're getting married on Saturday. Right?
SCOTT:
Yes,The wedding's at 3 o'clock.
LISA:
And the reception's at half past four.
GEOFF:
And you're having it in the farden... an informal reception.
SCOTT:
Yes. At Lisa's parents' place.

PART 2 - Vocabulary
a church 教堂
a dinner 宴会
a guest 客人
a relation 亲戚
a reception 庆祝活动 (这种庆祝活动一般都要吃东西,所以也可以叫做结婚酒席,或喜酒.)
a traditional wedding 传统的婚礼
intend 打算
invite 邀请
informal 非正式的,比较随便的.
local 当地的
Congratulations 向你表示祝贺!
I'm afraid so 恐怕是这样的
It sounds like a big wedding 听起来,婚礼的规模很大啊!
When should we have it(the wedding)? 咱们什么时候举行(婚礼)呀?
When's the big day? 日子定在那一天?

NAMES:
Scott (男子名)
Lisa (女子名;是Elizabeth 的昵称.)

PART 3 - The Lesson
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE 讨论将来要做的事
讨论将来要做的事，在不同的阶段，使用的语言也略有不同,可以使用的句型和时态是很多的，此处只柒中介绍这次广播讲座
里出现的一些说法。

1. TENTATIVE PLANS
在开始的时候,讲座可能事初步的.(参看Dialogue 1). 讨论初步的计划,有各种说法.例如:
MIGHT (IT MIGHT BE)
It might be a good idea to wait till November.
I'd like to have the wedding in the spring.
- Yes,it might be nice.
情态动词might 通常表示"可能", 常用于初步的尚未确定的计划.
I WAS THINKING (OF)
I was thinking it might be a nice idea to have a barbecue.
When should we have the meeting?
- I was thinking of having an outside reception.
此处用过去时,表示这只是初步的意见,相当于:
"I was thinking ... then I spoke to you ... now I may change my opinion".

2 MORE DEFINITE PLANS 比较肯定的计划
过了一些时候,计划比较肯定了.这时讨论计划,说法就略有不同. (参看 Dialogue 2)

BE GOING TO
We're going to have a traditional wedding.
注意: be going to 比intend 和plan 更肯定一些.

3. FINALIZED PLANS 最后确定的计划
计划最后确定,一切安排停当.这时说法又有所不同.
We're having the reception in the garden.
(Present Continuous Tense)

The wedding's at 3 o'clock.
(Simple Present Tense)

There'll be 40 guests.
(Future Tense)

注意：
●向别人说明白己即将进行的活动，最常用的时态是现在进行时(请参看上面第一个例子)，下面再举两个例子：
I'm eeing Peter tomorrow night．
We're going to the pictures.
●be和另外几个动词一般不用现在进行时.遇到这种动词，便可用一般现在时，或用将来时。 (参看上面第二和第三个例子。)
●be going to在计划最后确定的时候，仍然可以使用。
●在安排活动的时候，可以使用will一词.
例如：
I'll meet you at the station.
I'll see you tonight．
但是，如果是向对方说明白己与第三者的安排，通常不用will。 (请参看上面天于会见Peter的例子.)

PART 4 - Background Material

澳大利亚入的婚礼
涣大利亚入结婚，要请客人参加两项活动。
一是婚礼。传统的婚礼，包括登记，是在教堂里举行的。现在大部分人仍然采取这种方式。如果不想这么隆重，也可以在别的地方，比如在花园里举行，甚至可以就在结
婚登记处举行简单的仪式。
举行传统的婚礼，新摈身穿白色礼服，头上蒙着长纱，手里捧着鲜花。有时有一两位伴娘，甚至还有手拿鲜花的小姑娘；她们都穿着色彩鲜艳的服装。新郎和伴郎也都穿特制的礼服。在婚礼上，新郎新娘互相立下誓言，新郎给新娘戴上纪婚戒指，或互赠戒指。婚礼结束时，客人向新婚夫妇洒纸屑，表示祝贺。
二是当天在婚礼以后举行的庆祝活动。除了讲话以外，有一项内容就是新郎新娘给客人分大蛋糕。庆祝活动结束后，新郎新娘就告别在场的亲友，度蜜月去了。