2008年6月英语六级考试短文听写贯通词汇(二)

　　As the couple exchange wedding vows they will be __句1__. All the spectators are there to wish them well.
　　As the time approaches, I think back to other family weddings over many years. My older sisters were all married in the same church and as brides they carried a white Bible decorated with tiny roses. The receptions for their weddings were all held in the same church basement, as there was no large
　　banquet hall in the local area. The __ 1__was usually catered by a group of church members.
　　____________________句2______________________. The table decorations will be a __2__ One of the table decorations will be small pumpkins, used as containers for flowers that were collected from family gardens, surrounded by a large wreath made from long stalks of wheat. There will be a few coloured leaves placed inside the wreath. Maybe they will use oak and maple leaves to show the __3__ of the autumn colours. The colour of the outfits that the bridesmaids are wearing will be fall colours as well. The __4__ decorations will be appreciated by the many guests attending the festivities. At each place setting there will be a special paper napkin with the bride and groom's name printed on it and the date of their wedding. It will be carefully folded placed on top and of a linen napkin. This will be one of the souvenirs the guests will have to __5__ the special wedding day. Also at each place will be a few after dinner mints for the guests. A miniature tree will also be placed at each persons place. The intent is for the guests to take the little tree home and transplant it to a special place. In this way, our environment is also improved and the tree will become a living tribute to the young couple.
　　The groom will carry her across the __6__ as is customary for a young couple as they begin their new life together. The honeymoon plans will take them to the west coast of Canada.
　　They will have a week of privacy far away from friends and family. They will inhabit a condominium in the town of Whistler, British Columbia, in the Rocky Mountains.
　　__________________句3___________________
　　Thereafter, they will return home to Ontario where they will __7__.
　　Their original plan to spend their honeymoon on board a yacht in the Mediterranean Sea was __8__ when world circumstances dictated that our country Canada was a safer choice.
　　Earlier this month, as I thought about the forthcoming marriage, and knew that I would be unable to attend, I decided to write a message to the young couple. The intent was that the message would be read aloud during the wedding reception. In the message, I wished them well and __9__ them to cherish each other every day.
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　　KEY:
　　sentences 1-3
　　1 affirming their love and making a commitment to each other
　　2 Today's wedding reception will be held in an arena that will be decorated with just the right amount of fall flowers in wonderful arrays to give it dignity yet a touch of glamour
　　3 They will feel as if they are royalty living in a mansion in this little bit of paradise on earth.
　　Words
　　feast, masterpiece, splendour, ingenious, commemorate, threshold, reside, abandoned, urged
　　解析：
　　Feast
　　n. 宴会,酒席,节会 vt. 款待,享乐,请客 vi. 参加宴会,享受
　　At the feast there was an abundance of food and drink.
　　宴会上有丰盛的食品和饮料
　　Masterpiece
　　n. 杰作,名著
　　These fine pieces of music are Schubert's masterpieces.
　　这些优美的乐曲都是舒伯特的杰作
　　Splendo(u)r
　　n. 光辉,壮丽,显赫
　　The mansion is shorn of its splendors.
　　该公馆已失去豪华景象
　　Ingenious
　　a. 灵敏的,精巧的,聪明的
　　He invented an ingenious excuse for his absence.
　　他为缺席编造了一个巧妙的借口
　　Commemorate
　　vt. 纪念
　　This memorial commemorates those who died in the war.
　　这座纪念碑是纪念战争中牺牲者的
　　Threshold
　　n. 阈值; 门槛,入口,开端,
　　He paused upon the threshold to survey the room.
　　他在门槛前停了停把室内打量了一下
　　Reside
　　v. 居住,留驻,存在,属于
　　Our guests reside at the Grand Hotel.
　　我们的客人住在圆山饭店。
　　Abandon
　　vt. 抛弃,离弃,遗弃;放弃
　　The scientist abandoned his research for lack of fund.
　　这位科学家因缺少资金而放弃了研究工作
　　Urge
　　n. 冲动,推动力,迫切的要求
　　vt. 驱策,力劝,力陈,推动
　　vi. 强烈要求
　　He urged all concerned to take an active part in the work.
　　他要求有关的人都积极参加这项工作