【听英文对话做选择】结婚的准备工作

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Woman: Hey. What's this on Facebook? It says . . . Are you getting married?
Man: Yeah. Didn't you know that?
 
Woman: No. Why didn't you tell me about it? (It) says you're getting married next week.
 
Man: Yeah, and I'm bringing her over to mom's house tomorrow. You'll love Jasmine.
 
Woman: Jasmine?
 
Man: Yeah. Here's her picture on Facebook.
 
Woman: Oh. Wow.
 
Man: What? What do you mean?
 
Woman: Dad is not going to be impressed.
 
Man: Why?
 
Woman: She's got, like a lot her tattoos 1 and a nose ring, and uh, I'm sorry. The family is going to be really surprised.
 
Man: Ah, she's so, well, so sensitive and caring.
 
Woman:Um, well . . . . [ What? ] Have . . . have you taken any marriage prep classes?
 
Man: Ah, who needs that anyway? I know all about women.
 
Woman: Yeah. Right, like . . . . What have you had? Like ten girlfriends in the last six months?
 
Man: Well, that's different!
 
Woman: Uh, listen. Obviously, you need to improve your communication skills, and the best thing at this point . . . . if you're really set on marrying Jamie . . .
 
Man: Jasmine . . .
 
Woman: Okay, I'm sorry, Jasmine, anyway, um, you really should take a marriage prep class.
 
Man: What? What you are talking about? I know all about love and romance 2.
 
Woman: Uh. Right . . . .
 
Man: What? What do you mean?
 
Woman: Look. Okay. It's more than that. What do you know about, say, personal finance 3? [ Well, you know . . . ] I mean, how are you going to manage your money together? Are you going to have a joint 4 bank account? Whose salary is going to pay the bills?
 
Man: Ah, no problem. No problem. We have that figured out. My paycheck is going to be automatically 5 transfered to her overseas bank account.
 
Woman: Oh. [ What? ] Uh, where exactly is this account? What's the name of the bank?
 
Man: Ah, I don't know. Jasmine's going to take care of that.
 
Woman: Oh, boy. Right. Um, well, what about children? Are you guys going to have any kids?
 
Man: Well, I want a large family, so eight kids would be just about right.
 
Woman: Wow! What does Jasmine say about that?
 
Man: Ah, well, she doesn't want any kids, but I'll change her mind once we get married. ( Right. ) No problem.
 
Woman: Okay, what about housework? How are you going to handle that?
 
Man: Well, Jasmine won't mind doing it. ( (Did) she said that? ) Well, not exactly. We've been just so busy planning out our honeymoon 6, that we just haven't worked out, you know, these small details.
 
Woman: Great! You know what? By the time you learn her last name, I think things are going to be over between the two of you.
 
Man: No, you just want and see.
 

1. The woman realizes that her brother is getting married _______.
A. tomorrow
B. in a week
C. next month
2. According to the conversation, what is his girlfriend like?
A. She's a compassionate 7 person.
B. She's outgoing and friendly.
C. The woman is very honest.
 
3. Jasmine, the man's girlfriend, _____________.
A. has bright green hair
B. wears a lot of crazy clothes
C. has interesting body art 
 
4. The man probably isn't ready for marriage because he __________.
A. has been in many unsuccessful relationships
B. doesn't have a good paying job to support them
C. is still financially dependent on his parents
 
5. The man and Jasmine _________________.
A. agree a lot on the same family size
B. have similar views on the number of kids they want
C. don't think alike at all on this subject
 
6. According to the man, who is going to do the housework?
A. The man is going to take care of it.
B. The man and Jasmine will do it together.
C. Jasmine will be in charge of the chores.
 
正确答案：

1. in a week
2. She`s a compassionate person.
3. has interesting body art
4. has been in many unsuccessful relationships
5. don`t think alike at all on this subject
6. Jasmine will be in charge of the chores.