英语口语练习小对话 第543期:喜结连理
2014-04-08来源:和谐英语
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Subject:My friend is going to tie the knot.
迷你对话
A: I am so excited. My friend is going to tie the knot.
我真兴奋,我朋友要结婚了。
B: Oh, congratulations!
哦,恭喜呀!
1. 解释
我们中国人常用“结为连理”来表示“结婚”的意思,那么英语中也类似的表达法叫tie the knot。Tie做动词用,有“绑,打结”的意思,knot是“结”。Tie the knot字面意思就是“打结”,比喻为“婚姻的结合”。此外,它还有“举行婚礼”的意味在其中。
2. 例句
e.g. We are pleased to announce that after all these years, we have finally decided to tie the knot.
我们很高兴宣布在经过这么多年之后,终于决定要结婚了。
e.g. I really want to tie the knot this years and start a family.
我很想今年结婚,组织一个家庭。