Unit2TheWeddingLettersandexpressions.pptVIP

Para 8 allowance n. sth., esp. money, allowed or given on a regular basis; discount, or sum of money that is deducted E.g. Many of our flights have a baggage allowance of 20kg per passenger. retirement allowance tax allowance make allowance for sth./ sb. grooming grooming: n. activity leading to skilled behavior e.g.: The young man is going to succeed his father as president of the company, but he still needs a lot of grooming. groom: v. care for one’s appearance; prepare and train for a specific objective bride groom/bridegroom bridesmaid groomsman/ best man flippantly flippantly: ad. in the manner of not being serious about something that other people think one should be serious about e.g.: He answered the reporters’ questions flippantly. Do not speak without careful consideration, or flippantly make promises. bothersome: annoying; causing trouble or difficulty a bothersome man 一个讨厌的人 bothersome noise恼人的嗓音 bothersome中的“-some”为形容词后缀，该后缀表示“易于，有……倾向的”，与名词词根bother组合构成形容词bothersome。 burdensome繁重的，难以承担的 troublesome麻烦的，棘手的 tiresome无聊的，烦人的 gamesome爱玩闹的 Para 9 surrender: to give in; to yield surrender oneself to sb.投降，自首 surrender oneself to sb.投降，自首 prenuptial prenuptial: a. relating to events before a marriage e.g.: He was asked whether or not he would sign a prenuptial agreement. prenuptial agreement婚前协议 prenuptial property婚前财产 prenuptial checkup婚前检查 fret v. worry, become unhappy or anxious; wear away by running or biting n.忧虑 E.g. Don’t fret away your life. stun: to shock or surprise sb. so much that he/ she can not react immediately使惊愕，使不知所措；to make (a person or an animal) unconscious for a shot time by a blow把…打晕，使失去知觉 stunned silence瞠目结舌，鸦雀无声 Para 10 preen preen: v. spend time making oneself look tidier and more attractive e.g.: She was preening herself in front of the mirror. preen with pleasure得意洋洋 smugness smugness: n. an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction e.g.: He showed off his new car with offensive sm