星火英语15篇文章背完大学英语六级词汇：Unit1-Part1

In Another World



Here I am, in China,



half way around the world



from home. As I look



at my clock and



calculate the time back home



I realize that half



a world away, people are busy



getting ready for a wedding.



The bride is my niece,



a person I first met



when she was three days old.



I think back to



the first time I had



the opportunity to become acquainted



with my niece. As my sister



cradled her in her arms,



the infant girl clasped



her mother's outstretched finger.



My intuition told me that



her temperament 1 would be



a sunny disposition 2, a joy



to people around her.



As she grew, the cute



little girl had an infectious



laugh that started as



a small grin, then became



a giggle 3 and grew louder



and louder until it triggered



a response from all the people



around her and they joined in.



As an adolescent, she studied



hard and enjoyed welldeserved



success in secondary school



as she interacted



with her peer group.



After receiving her high



school diploma, she chose



nursing as her career.



From the beginning of



the young couples romance



it was evident that



they were compatible and were



completely intrigued 4 with each other.



The couple had an



engagement party when I



was at home in Canada



a few months ago.



The party was in the form



of a picnic in a beautiful



rose garden. To celebrate



and to toast their future,



we drank champagne 5. As they



posed under an arch



covered with climbing roses,we snapped



pictures for their photo album.



The couple decided 6 on



a fall wedding. Plans for



the wedding day were activated 7 immediately.



The decisions about the forthcoming event



were shared by the whole family.



A close friend of the family



was contacted and invited



to sing a solo just



prior to the ceremony.



The day before the ceremony,



a rehearsal 8 would take place



so that the remainder of



the details could be



looked after and attended to.



The planning that takes place



beforehand for one of these events



and all the work



that the big day entails 9,



with many people collaborating 10



to make the event run smoothly 11,



are immense. The conscientious 12 attention



to detail will be evident



to the spectators of this event.



I can imagine the excitement



and emotions of the family today.



The time is near.



The ceremony will begin



in 3 short hours.



The bride will be radiant



as she comes down the aisle 13



escorted by her father.



She will wear her



grandmother's pearls as an accessory.



Her veil will be



the same one as



her cousin wore last year.



As is customary, under her garments



she will wear a blue  garter.



As part of the tradition



of Canadian weddings, she will



be wearing something old (the pearls),



something new (her gown),



something borrowed (the veil)



and something blue (the garter).



As the first chords of



the wedding march are played



(a melody familiar to all),



the  congregation will rise.



Gasps 14 will be heard



as they catch a glimpse



of the bride in



her gorgeous wedding gown.



The mother of the bride



will calmly view this whole event,



though tears will blur 15 her vision.



She will be overcome



with sentiment at her



daughter's apparent happiness.



The picture will be one



that will embody 16 hope



for the future of humanity.