Getting engaged
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Vocabulary
To propose to somebody - megkérni valakinek a kezét, házassági ajánlattal hozakodni elő
To be engaged - eljegyezve lenni
Old-fashioned - régimódi, ódivatú
Engagement - eljegyzés
Engagement ring - eljegyzési gyűrű
Wedding - esküvő
Wedding ring - jegygyűrű
To wear a ring - gyűrűt hordani
Diamond - gyémánt,
Expensive - drága, költséges
Pricey - megkérték az árát
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Abigail: Today we meet Rebecca, who has just got engaged to her boyfriend Martin. They've only been engaged for a few weeks and they're still very excited about it. Rebecca had wanted to get engaged for a few months.
So it was Martin who proposed to Rebecca - which was a complete surprise to her and a rather pleasant surprise. It's traditional for the man to ask the woman of course and Rebecca likes to do things the traditional way.
They were already planning to buy a flat together and they'd just been to look at an appartment when Rebecca asked her boyfriend if he liked it. She got an answer she wasn't expecting.
When Rebecca met her friend Lizzie for a drink, she seemed so excited that Lizzie knew straight away something had happened.
So when everyone knew the good news it was time to take the next step - buying the engagement ring. Martin doesn't want to wear a ring but Rebecca loves jewellery and she's very pleased with her ring.
Rebecca: Martin proposed to me the day before my birthday. It was a complete surprise, I had no idea he was going to ask me.
I wanted him to ask me. I didn't want to have to ask him. I'm an old-fashioned kind of girl - I'd rather he did the asking.
We had just been to see a flat 'cos we want to buy a flat and I asked him what he thought of it and he said I think you should marry me and I said - ok! (laughs)
The first person that I told was my best friend Lizzie. We were in a pub having a drink and she said you're smiling an awful lot today, you look really happy. I said yeah Martin proposed.
Martin doesn't want to wear a ring, he's not a big fan of jewellery. He says he'll wear a wedding ring but only because he has to (laughs) but no, I like my ring!
Magyarázatok:
A két szótagnál hosszabb angol mellékneveket körülírtan fokozzuk, vagyis a középfoknál a "more", a felsőfoknál pedig a "most" módosító szócskát tesszük a melléknév elé.
Lefelé fokozásnál pedig a "less" és a "least" szócska fejezi ki a közép- illetve felsőfokot: Expensive - more expensive - most expensive Expensive - less expensive - least expensive
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