常春藤生活英語：27 Dresses 27套禮服

Jane is great at taking care of everyone in her life. She has even assisted 27 friends in planning their weddings. Now, she is busy helping her sister put together a dream wedding. There is just one problem: Jane is in love with her sister's fiance1, George. How did that happen? Jane and George work together. Jane fell in love with him a long time ago, but she never had the nerve to tell him. Unfortunately for Jane, her sister wasn't as shy as she was.

Thankfully, Jane still has a chance. She ends up meeting Kevin. He isn't fooled by Jane's cheerful and perky2 personality. He knows she has sacrificed her own dreams to help carry out the plans of others. Kevin challenges Jane to think hard about her own goals. However, she is not sure if she can change so quickly. Jane wants her sister and George to live happily together. Yet, she also longs for her own perfect match3. Is Kevin able to help make Jane's dream of becoming a bride4 come true? The only way to know is to catch 27 Dresses in theaters before it is too late.

珍很會照顧她生命中的每個人。她甚至幫了二十七位朋友籌劃他們的婚禮?，F(xiàn)在，她正忙著幫忙籌備她妹妹的夢想婚禮。問題只有一個：她愛上她妹妹的未婚夫喬治。這是如何發(fā)生的?珍和喬治一起工作。珍很久以前就愛上了他，但她卻從未有勇氣向他告白。不幸的是，她妹妹可沒她那么害羞。

令人欣慰的是，珍仍有一絲機會。她最后認識了凱文。他沒被珍活潑開朗的個性騙倒。他知道她為了幫忙實現(xiàn)他人的計劃而犧牲了自己夢想。于是凱文要珍認真去思考自己的目標。不過她不確定自己能否這么快就改變。珍希望她妹妹和喬治能一起快樂地生活。但是她也渴望自己的美好良緣。凱文能不能幫助珍實現(xiàn)成為新娘的夢想呢?知道答案的唯一方法，便是在時機過晚前，到電影院欣賞《27件禮服的秘密》。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.thankfully　adv. 欣慰地

Thankfully, Marvin finally found his true love.

令人欣慰的是，馬文總算找到了他的真愛。

2.sacrifice　vt. 犧牲

Emily sacrificed her career for her family.

埃米莉為了家庭而犧牲了自己的工作前途。

Phrases for Learning

1.assist+人+in +動名詞/with+名詞　協(xié)助某人做……

Tracy assists her father with his business.

崔西協(xié)助她的父親做生意。

2.put together...　拼湊∕整理出……

We spent a whole day putting together ideas for promoting the new product.

我們花了一整天將推銷新產(chǎn)品的點子整理成形。

3.have the nerve to+原形動詞　有勇氣∕臉……

How did Gary have the nerve to say that it was not his fault?

蓋瑞怎么有臉說錯不在他?

4.carry out...　實現(xiàn)∕履行……

Alvin will do anything to carry out his goal.

艾文會竭盡所能來實現(xiàn)他的目標。

< 參考字詞 >

1.fiance　n. 未婚夫

2.perky　a. 活潑的，生氣勃勃的

3.match　n. 相配者

4.bride　n. 新娘

GRAMMAR CHECK

Unfortunately for Jane, her sister wasn't as shy as she was.

(不幸的是，她妹妹可沒她那么害羞。)

"as + 形容詞∕副詞 + as..."為原級比較句構(gòu)，表『和……一樣地……』。"as + 形容詞∕副詞 + as..."可用于肯定句或否定句中，而"so + 形容詞∕副詞 + as..."則只能用于否定句中。

1.肯定句：

Gina works so hard as Christine. (×)→Gina works as hard as Christine. (○)

(吉娜和克里斯廷一樣努力工作。)

2.否定句：

Larry isn't so smart as Patrick.=Larry isn't as smart as Patrick.

(賴瑞沒有帕特里克那么聰明。)

Enjoy Box

凱瑟琳?海格

在《27件禮服的秘密》片中擔綱女主角的是美國新生代女星凱瑟琳?海格(Katherine Heigl)。凱瑟琳于1978年出生在美國華盛頓特區(qū)，她小時候外表甜美可愛，被親戚推薦擔任廣告模特兒，自此展開了鎂光燈下的生活。凱瑟琳于1992 年首次登上大銀幕演出電影，她因而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己對演戲的熱情遠勝過擔任模特兒，之后便陸續(xù)參與多部電影的演出。凱瑟琳曾演過動作片、恐怖片和愛情喜劇等多種類型截然不同的電影，戲路寬廣的她因為2006年主演《好孕臨門》(Knocked up)一片而初嘗走紅滋味。為了延伸演藝觸角，凱瑟琳于1999年起便開始接演電視影集。經(jīng)過多年的努力，她在2007年以電視影集《實習(xí)醫(yī)生》(Grey's Anatomy)，獲頒艾美獎戲劇類最佳女配角獎，這個獎不但肯定了她的演技，也將她的演藝事業(yè)推向高峰。凱瑟琳是近期美國演藝圈中發(fā)光發(fā)熱的影星，您不妨透過她的最新力作——《27件禮服的秘密》，一探她精湛的演技和迷人的魅力。