大本、洛佩兹大婚：二十年后的破镜重圆【吉言英语】

【头条播报】

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have officially tied the knot in a ceremony in Las Vegas after the couple rekindled their relationship in 2021. The wedding is 20 years in the making -- the pair initially met in 2001 but later broke off their engagement in 2004. Their marriage shares a special connection with two A-list television characters in Friends, Rachel Greene and Ross Gellar, who sealed the deal in Las Vegas in an unforgettable season 5 finale of the NBC series.

【分句讲解】

①Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have officially tied the knot in a ceremony in Las Vegas after the couple rekindled their relationship in 2021. 

詹妮弗·洛佩兹和本·阿弗莱克在2021年重归于好后，在拉斯维加斯举办了婚礼。

1. rekindle v.重新激起，重新唤起

re- 重新，再次

kindle v. 点燃；n. 阅读器

kindle a fire 点火；引起兴趣或感情

kindle her interest in music 激发她对音乐的兴趣。

rekindle their relationship 旧情复燃

2. tie the knot 结婚，永结同心（get married）

tie v. 绑

knot n. 结

Chinese knot 中国结

3. ceremony n. 典礼

a wedding ceremony 结婚典礼

a graduation ceremony 毕业典礼

②The wedding is 20 years in the making -- the pair initially met in 2001 but later broke off their engagement in 2004. 

这是一场跨越了20年的婚礼——两人最初在2001年相识，但后来在2004年解除了婚约。

1. wedding n. 婚礼

bride 新娘

bridegroom 新郎

bridesmaid 伴娘

wedding dress 婚纱

wedding ring 结婚戒指

wedding anniversary 结婚纪念日

The wedding season is upon us. 

婚礼旺季即将来临。

2. initially adv. 最初地

3. break off 突然中止

break off diplomatic relations 断绝外交关系

4. engagement n. 订婚

engaged adj. 订婚

She's engaged to Peter. 

她与彼得订了婚。

③Their marriage shares a special connection with two A-list television characters in Friends, Rachel Greene and Ross Gellar, who sealed the deal in Las Vegas in an unforgettable season 5 finale of the NBC series.

他们的婚姻与《老友记》中两个知名的角色Rachel Greene和Ross Gellar有着特殊的联系，这是一部NBC出品的美剧，在令人难忘的第五季大结局中，两人也在拉斯维加斯加结婚。

1. seal the deal 达成交易

seal v. 盖章

deal n. 交易

2. A-list 知名的

3. share v. 分享

share sth with sb 和某人分享某事

share your experience with the rest of the group 和组里的人分享经验

shared values 共同的价值观