英國哈利王子(Prince Harry)與美國女星瑪可(Meghan Markle)將在5月19日共結連理(tie the knot),根據英國版《風尚》雜誌(Vogue),這次婚禮選在週六完婚,有別皇室多在平日舉辦,反映年輕人突破傳統的勇氣。 【皇室婚禮淺談】 to tie the knot 結婚 A:Prince Harry and the American actress Meghan Markle are about to tie the knot soon. (哈利王子和美國女星就快要成婚了。) B:Yeah, that makes both England's princes taken. (對啊,如此一來兩位王子都死會了!) to imbue 充斥 A:I read in news that the wedding is imbued with some unconventional arrangements. (我看新聞說這場婚禮採取一些非傳統的做法。) B:How so? Care to elaborate further? (怎麼說?可不可以舉例說明一下?) to forgo 放棄 A:For example, the couple has forgone the tradition of a weekday wedding. (好比,他們捨棄皇室婚禮訂在平日的傳統。) B:Not to mention the bride-to-be is American and an actress, both of which are quite unorthodox themselves. (更不用說準新娘是個美國人又是演員,異於傳統王妃背景。) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. succession:繼承(王位) 2. leniency:寬鬆 3. attendance:出席 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權