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空中英語之家榮譽【英格 籌建中WillYouMarryMe?-A(2-1)-CreativewaystoaskthisimportantquestionWillYouMarryMe?"嫁給我好嗎？"Pleasesay"yes!"InWesternculture,anengagementbeginswith"yes"toasimplequestion:"Willyoumarryme?"Theseheart-stopwordsoftencomewithabeautifuldiamondring.Themanmakingtheproposalmaygetdownononeknee.Infact,menhavereliedonthissimple,romanticmethodofproposingmarriageforyears.Today,thisisnolongertrueforeveryone.ConsiderhowJustinFirestoneproposedtoNatalieAbreu.ThecoupletookahelicoptertourovertheblacksandsofHonomanuBay,Hawaii.SuddenlyAbreusaw"WillyoumarrymeNataliespelledoutbelowwithcoconuts.Heranswerwasanastonished"Yes!"Firestone'sproposaltookweeksofnningandhelpfromaprofessionalButformenlikehim,theeffortputintotheproposalwasworthit.Manyguyswanttoshowhowserioustheyareaboutmarriagethroughanimpressiveproposal.Someevenwanttogivetheirfuturebridessomethingtobragabout.engagement(n)婚約；訂婚proposal(n)求婚helicopter(n)直升機impressive(adj)令人astonished(pp)震驚的；驚愕的請說「好！」在 etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.Wehopethatyouhadarelaxingweekend.Well,forthenexttwodays,wewillcontinueinthespiritofValentine'sDaybytalkingabouthowpeoplepopthequestion.Whensomeonepopsthequestion,usuallyit'saguy.Itmeansheisaskingawomantomarryhim.Ofcourse,inhisheart,he'sthinking:Pleasesayyes.Pleasesayyes.Nowgetusstartedwiththislesson,wewanttoglanceatthree .Thefirstisengagementasin:MaryandBob'sengagementlastedfortwoyearsbeforetheyweremarried.Thesecondistheimportantword:proposal.JackspentalotoftimepreparingforhisproposaltoMaggie.Andthethirdwordishelicopter.Thenewshelicopterflewoverthebuildings.OK,that'stheendofthesentence.Nowpleaseopenyourmagazinestopagethirtyandjoinusaswebeginreading.(Music).WillYouMarryMe?Pleasesay"yes"!InWesternculture,anengagementbeginswith"Yes"toasimplequestion:"Willyoumarryme?".Theseheart-stopwordsoftencomewithabeautifuldiamondring.Themanmakingtheproposalmaygetdownononeknee.Infact,menhavereliedonthissimple,romanticmethodofproposingmarriageforyears.Today,thisisnolongertrueforeveryone.ConsiderhowJustinFirestoneproposetoNatalieAbreu.ThecoupletookahelicoptertourovertheblacksandsofHonomanuBay,Hawaii.(Music).Hi, toStudioClassroomWorldwide.I'mChelsea.AndI'mChip.AndI'mEsther.Andourarticleisonthetopic:Love.NowwejustfinishedcelebratingValentine'sDayonthe eenth.Andtodaywehavethearticleforyouaboutmarriageproposals.Yes,ourarticleiscalled:WillYouMarryMe?Pleasesay"yes"!I'dliketofindoutwhatallthisisabout.Well,it'saveryimportantquestiontobeabletoask"Willyoumarryme?"ifyoueverwanttobemarried.Andifyoueveraskthatquestion,thenyoucertainlywantthe thatyou'reaskingtosay"yes".That'swhyourdecksays:Willyoucansay...er...Pleasesay"yes".SoweseethatinWesternculture,anengagementbeginswith"yes"toasimplequestion.Chelsea,whatisanengagement?Well,anengagementisaperiodoftimethatcomesbeforetheweddingceremony.Youstartoutasboyfriendandgirlfriend.Andyou'redating.Andthenyou engaged.Andthenyougetmarried.Soit'stheperiodoftimebeforeawedding.Yes.Andifsomeoneasksorifamanasksawoman"Willyoumarryme?"andshesays"Yes",thenintheWest,theyareengaged.Theywillbegettingmarriedsoon.Andourarticlecallsthisquestionandthis"yes"answerheart-stopwords.AndIdon'tknowifitactuallywillstopyourheart.ActuallyIthinkwhenIproposedtoyou,Chelsea,myheartwasbeatingfasterthanithadeverbeatedbefore.Yes.Andalongwiththat,asking"Willyoumarryme?"comessomethingthegirlslikeverymuch.Theygetabeautifuldiamondring.Esther,Igotabeautifuldiamondringfrommyhusband.Didyougetabeautifuldiamondringfromyours?Ialsogotabeautifuldiamondringfrommyhusbandwhenheproposed.Andthistakesustoournextsentence:Themanmakingtheproposalmaygetdownononeknee.Nowmaybeyou'veheardofthisword"proposal,"an.Butherethewordproposalhasanothermeaning,doesn'tit,Chip?Correct.Thewordproposalhereisanoun,whichoftenmeansto...uh...anofferorasuggestion.Andhereinthiscontext,we'retalkingaboutaspecifickindofsuggestionorofferonethat'sbasicallyasking:Willyoumarryme?Willyoubeminelifepartnerfortherestofourlives?Andthegirlslovethisproposalidea.Andinfact,thisproposalmethodofgettingdownononekneeandaskingthewomantomarryyouhasbeenreliedonformany,manyyears.Itseemas...seenasbeingveryromantic.NowIthinkitisvery,veryromanticforamantogetdownonkneeandaskhiswife"Willyoumayme?"foramantoproposethisway.But...doeseveryoneactuallyproposethisway?Myhusbanddidn'tproposethisway.Hejustaskedme.Howaboutyou,Chip?Howdidyoupropose?I...Ithink...Iwasthinkingaboutsomanythingsatthattime.ButIthinkIgotdownonmyknee,didn'tI?Hedid.Hegotdownononekneeandheopenedtheringboxandsaid:Willyoumarryme?AndIsdverybigandIsaid:Yes,ofcourse.Wow.Somenformany,manyyears,theyhavealwaysreliedonthissimpleandromanticmethodofproposing.Butwe'regoingtofindoutthatnoteveryoneproposesthisway.Therearemanydifferentwaysofproposing.Let'slookatsomeofthosewaysandgobacktoourtext.ConsiderhowJustinFirestoneproposedtoNatalieAbreu.Itsays:ThecoupletookahelicoptertourovertheblacksandsofHonomanuBay,Hawaii.Thissoundslikeaninterestingstorytome.Butfirstlet'sbackupandlookatthatword:helicopter.Esther.Yes.Thewordhelicopteristalkingaboutatypeofaircraft.Soyou'veseenairnes.Airnesarethingsthatflyinthesky.Buthelicoptersarealittledifferentbecausethey'resmaller,andtheyhavemetalbladesontopthatkeepturningwhentheyfly.You'vemaybeseentheminarmys.NotonlyintheArmybutalsooftenahospitalwillhaveahelicopter.,the...theorthe...thecopsoftenusehelicopters.Andevennewsreporterstravelaroundinhelicopters.Andthebenefittousingahelicopterisanairnerequiresorneedsarunwaytobeabletotakeoffandtoland.Ahelicoptercanliftstraightupandlandstraightdown.SoitsoundslikeJustinFirestonehasagreatncomingforthegirlthathewantstomarry.Natalie.He'stakenherallthewaytoHawaii,whichisabeautifulstate,uh,that'spartofAmericathat'soutinthePacificOcean.Anditsoundslikehehassomethingveryexcitingnnedforher.They'reflyingovertheblacksands.Anditseemslikehemightproposetoher,sincewe'retalkingonproposals.Butwe'regoingtofindoutafterourskitandbreakhowheproposes.MydearsweetheartVanessa,willyoumarryme?Oh,whatdidyousay?Willyoumarryme?It'sasimplequestion.Yesorno.I'msodisappointed.Ithoughtyoulovedme.Oh,Idoloveyou.That'swhyIbroughtyoutothisfancyrestaurant.That'swhyI'masking:Willyoumarryme?Oh,thoseareheart-stopwords.Andtheringisnice.ButIthoughtitwouldbebigger.Oh.Wait,Vanessa.I'llgetdownononeknee.Oh.ButIwashoforamoreimpressiveproposal.Moreimpressive?Yes.LikemaybeinouterspaceorattheNorthPole.Ididn'tthinkaboutthat.Maybeinunderwaterinayellowsubmarine.Butnotinarestaurant!Boring!ButIloveVanessa.IwantaproposalIcanbragabout.Willyoumarryme?Pleasesay eback,Vanessa!Iguessthatmeansno?eback.everyone.WearestillinthespiritofValentine'sDay.That'sagoodthing,right?Well,therearemanydifferentcreativewaysguysaskgirlstomarrythem.Ofcourse,impressingthebride-to-beistheultimategoal.Impressiveisawordweneedtoknowforthissectionofthelesson.Anexamplesentencereads:Thatwasanimpressiveconcert.Thebandwasgreatandthedancerswereverygood.OK.Nowwe'llcontinuewiththereading.We'reonpage...I'msorry,thesamepagebutlineeleven.(Music).WillYouMarryMe?SuddenlyAbreusaw."WillyoumarrymeNatalie?"spelledoutbelowwithcoconuts.Heranswerwasanastonished"Yes!".Firestone'sproposaltookweeksofnningandhelpfromaprofessional.Butformanlikehim,theeffortputintotheproposalwasworthit.Manyguyswanttoshowhowserioustheyareaboutmarriagethroughanimpressiveproposal.Someevenwanttogivetheirfuturebridessomethingtobragabout.Well,we'reback.Andwe'restilltalkingabout"Willyoupleasesayyes?"thisideaofproposing.Andwe'vejustmetacoupleJustinandNatalie.JustinisflyingNatalieoverHawaiiovertheblacksandbeaches.Andhedoessomethingveryspecialtopropose.Chip,whatdoesourtextlus?Well,asthey'reflyingoverHawaiiinthehelicopter,IthinkNatalielooksdownonthegroundandsheseesspelledoutinthesands,intheblacksands,"Willyoumarryme?".Apparentlyhehad...Justinhadarrangedcoconutsorafruitfromapalmtree,severalcoconutsintheshapeof"Willyoumarryme?"spelledoutinthoseletters.Wow.Thatissoromantic.AndNataliewastotallysurprised.Shedidnotknowhewoulddothis.Andwhenshesawthis,shewasvery,veryhappy.Chelsea,whatwasherresponse?Heranswerwasanastonished"Yes!".Thatwordastonishedmeanstobefilledwithamazementorexcitementorwonder.Shewassohappythatshejustsaidyes.Shewasveryastonished.AndI'mgladthatshesaidyes,becauseitsoundslikethatwould'vetakenJustinalongtimetonandprepare.Andactuallyourarticlesaysthatittookweeksofnningandsomepreparationwithsomeprofessionals.Yes.Maybetheyhadtohireprofessionalhelicopteraircraftpilottohelpthem.andmaybesomeonewhogotenoughcoconutssohecouldactuallyspelloutthewords:WillyoumarrymeNatalie?Sohewentthroughalotofworktomakeherortoaskherthisquestion:Willyoumarryme?Butdoeseveryonegothroughthismuchwork?No,noteverybodydoesthismuch.ButtoFirestone,itwaswellworthit.Heputalotoftimeandeffortintoit.Buthewantedtheengagementtobebig.HereallywantedtosurpriseNatalie.Andsoallofhisworkpaidoffbecauseshesaidyes.Andourarticletalksabouthowalotofmen-IthinktypicallyAmericanmen-putalotoftimeandenergyandeffortintotheproposal.Guysalotoftimeswanttomaketheproposalaverymemorableevent.Yes,theywanttoimpressthewoman.Theywantthewomantorememberit.Andourarticleusesthisword.Theywanttohaveanimpressiveproposal.Chelsea,canyouexintouswhatisthedifferencebetweenaregularproposalandanimpressiveproposal?Well,animpressiveproposalwouldbeonethatwouldcausesomebodytohaveahighopinionofit.Itwouldbereasontokindofshowoffandforthegirltolallofherfriendsthestory.That'ssomethingthatgirlsinAmericaliketodoaftertheyareproposedto-is lhowitwasdone.Soanimpressiveproposalisonethatyou'reabletohaveahighopinionabout.Yes,andotherpeoplewilladmireyou.Andtheywillfeelimpressedbecausethisproposalisdifferentfromyourregularproposal,wherewementionedearlierofthemangettingdownonekneeandaskingthewomantomarryher.Andifyouhaveanimpressiveproposal,ourarticlesaysthatsometimesgirlslikethat,becausethegirl...itgivesthegirlssomethingtobragabout,somethingtotalkaboutwiththeirfriends,andcausetheirfriendstobeimpressed.InowwhenIwasengagedtoChip,theveryfirstthingIdidwasIcalledsomeofmyfriendsandmyfamilyandIwenttoseethemandIshowedthemmydiamondring,andItoldthemthestoryofourengagementbecauseitwasaveryimpressiveproposal,Chip.Hedidaverygoodjob.IputalotoftimeandenergyintotheproposalbecauseIwantedittobemeaningfultoyou.Andwasitworthit?Itwasdefini yworthit.Yes.Andthisiswhatmenliketodo.Theywanttontheirproposalverycarefullybecausetheylovetheirgirlfriendsandtheywanttheir meaningful.Yes,I'veheardverymanystoriesofverydifferenttypesofproposals.Someofthemareverysimplewheremaybeitjustinvolvesthemantakingthewomanouttodinnerandaskinghertomarryhim.AndsomeofthemaremoreimpressiveliketheonewejustheardaboutfromJustinandNatalie.Ithinkafterhearingthestoryaboutthisproposal...Ilike,Ilikeourproposalstory.Buttobehonest,IthinkHawaiiwouldhavebeenprettycool.Yes.Youknow,sometimesit'snicetohaveaveryimpressiveproposal.ButothertimesIthinkit'snicetohaveasimpleproposal.Myhusbandjustaskedmethequestion"Willyoubemywife?"whilewewe'resittinginapark.AndIwasabsolu yastonishedbecauseIwasn'tready.Ididn'tthinkhewouldaskmethatquestionsosoon.Andyoubringupagoodpoint,Esther.Itdoesn'treallymatterhowthemanasksthewomanmarryhimorhowheproposes,it'sthewholethoughtthatgoesintomanandwomanarenowcommittingtheirlivestobemarriedandbehusbandandwifefortherestoftheirlives.Andit'sveryromanticandbeautiful,nomatterhowthemandecidestopropose.Nowfriends,maybeinyourculture,thereisusuallynomarriageproposal.Butifyouwanttomarrythewomanthatyouloveoreventheman,well,maybeyoucanthinkofawayyoucanlthemthatyouwouldlikeamarriageproposal.Andmen,thinkofsomethingcreative.It'sthethoughtthatcounts.Wehopeyou'veenjoyedtalkingwithustodayorlisteningtoustalkaboutmarriageproposals.We'vegotsomemorestoriesforyoutomorrow.Andwe'llseeyouthen.o, etotheChatRoom.I'mKen.AndBrandonisherewithmetoday.Hi,Brandon.Hi,everyone.Hi,Ken.It'sgreattobeheretoday.SoBrandon,whatarewetalkingabouttoday?Bragging.Bragging?Whatdoyoumean?Well,intoday'sarticle,weseethephrase:somethingtobragabout.Thetermbragisusedasaverb.Anditmeanstotalkalotaboutthegoodthingsthatyou'vedone.Peoplethatbragalotusuallyseemtothinkthattheyarebetterthanothers.Soifastudentlseveryonethatshe'sthebeststudentinschoolbeca