星火英语15篇文章贯通5-6级词汇 Unit1-Part1-大学英语六级考试-优易学

星火英语15篇文章贯通5-6级词汇 Unit1-Part1

来源：优易学 2011-12-26 11:36:43 【优易学：中国教育考试门户网】资料下载外语书店

　　[00:00.00]UNIT1
　　[00:13.13]In Another World
　　[00:15.43]Here I am, in China,
　　[00:17.83]half way around the world
　　[00:19.58]from home. As I look
　　[00:21.45]at my clock and
　　[00:22.54]calculate the time back home
　　[00:23.74]I realize that half
　　[00:25.27]a world away, people are busy
　　[00:27.36]getting ready for a wedding.
　　[00:29.54]The bride is my niece,
　　[00:31.84]a person I first met
　　[00:33.59]when she was three days old.
　　[00:36.00]I think back to
　　[00:37.64]the first time I had
　　[00:38.73]the opportunity to become acquainted
　　[00:40.15]with my niece. As my sister
　　[00:42.56]cradled her in her arms,
　　[00:44.21]the infant girl clasped
　　[00:45.84]her mother's outstretched finger.
　　[00:48.03]My intuition told me that
　　[00:50.44]her temperament would be
　　[00:51.75]a sunny disposition, a joy
　　[00:53.28]to people around her.
　　[00:55.14]As she grew, the cute
　　[00:57.44]little girl had an infectious
　　[00:59.08]laugh that started as
　　[01:00.72]a small grin, then became
　　[01:02.25]a giggle and grew louder
　　[01:04.22]and louder until it triggered
　　[01:06.08]a response from all the people
　　[01:08.05]around her and they joined in.
　　[01:09.81]As an adolescent, she studied
　　[01:12.10]hard and enjoyed welldeserved
　　[01:13.96]success in secondary school
　　[01:15.72]as she interacted
　　[01:16.81]with her peer group.
　　[01:17.90]After receiving her high
　　[01:20.08]school diploma, she chose
　　[01:21.50]nursing as her career.
　　[01:23.37]From the beginning of
　　[01:25.23]the young couples romance
　　[01:26.54]it was evident that
　　[01:27.64]they were compatible and were
　　[01:28.95]completely intrigued with each other.
　　[01:30.70]The couple had an
　　[01:32.89]engagement party when I
　　[01:34.20]was at home in Canada
　　[01:35.29]a few months ago.
　　[01:36.50]The party was in the form
　　[01:38.03]of a picnic in a beautiful
　　[01:39.56]rose garden. To celebrate
　　[01:41.21]and to toast their future,
　　[01:43.17]we drank champagne. As they
　　[01:45.14]posed under an arch
　　[01:47.11]covered with climbing roses,we snapped
　　[01:48.97]pictures for their photo album.
　　[01:50.94]The couple decided on
　　[01:52.69]a fall wedding. Plans for
　　[01:54.88]the wedding day were activated immediately.
　　[01:57.07]The decisions about the forthcoming event
　　[01:59.03]were shared by the whole family.
　　[02:01.34]A close friend of the family
　　[02:03.74]was contacted and invited
　　[02:05.27]to sing a solo just
　　[02:06.59]prior to the ceremony.
　　[02:08.45]The day before the ceremony,
　　[02:10.52]a rehearsal would take place
　　[02:12.71]so that the remainder of
　　[02:14.14]the details could be
　　[02:15.45]looked after and attended to.
　　[02:17.30]The planning that takes place
　　[02:19.49]beforehand for one of these events
　　[02:21.24]and all the work
　　[02:22.34]that the big day entails,
　　[02:23.76]with many people collaborating
　　[02:25.62]to make the event run smoothly,
　　[02:27.70]are immense. The conscientious attention
　　[02:30.87]to detail will be evident
　　[02:32.29]to the spectators of this event.
　　[02:33.83]I can imagine the excitement
　　[02:36.12]and emotions of the family today.
　　[02:38.42]The time is near.
　　[02:40.06]The ceremony will begin
　　[02:41.37]in 3 short hours.
　　[02:43.45]The bride will be radiant
　　[02:44.98]as she comes down the aisle
　　[02:46.29]escorted by her father.
　　[02:48.05]She will wear her
　　[02:49.69]grandmother's pearls as an accessory.
　　[02:51.44]Her veil will be
　　[02:53.41]the same one as
　　[02:54.50]her cousin wore last year.
　　[02:56.14]As is customary, under her garments
　　[02:58.33]she will wear a blue garter.
　　[03:00.19]As part of the tradition
　　[03:01.94]of Canadian weddings, she will
　　[03:03.36]be wearing something old (the pearls),
　　[03:05.88]something new (her gown),
　　[03:07.96]something borrowed (the veil)
　　[03:10.59]and something blue (the garter).
　　[03:12.44]As the first chords of
　　[03:14.74]the wedding march are played
　　[03:16.50](a melody familiar to all),
　　[03:18.35]the congregation will rise.
　　[03:20.87]Gasps will be heard
　　[03:22.73]as they catch a glimpse
　　[03:24.26]of the bride in
　　[03:25.36]her gorgeous wedding gown.
　　[03:26.67]The mother of the bride
　　[03:27.98]will calmly view this whole event,
　　[03:29.84]though tears will blur her vision.
　　[03:31.26]She will be overcome
　　[03:33.24]with sentiment at her
　　[03:34.43]daughter's apparent happiness.
　　[03:36.41]The picture will be one
　　[03:38.05]that will embody hope
　　[03:39.25]for the future of humanity.

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