Lesson 191 · 一辈子 · A lifetime
马克求婚Mark Proposes
New words
- 求婚qiúhūn — to propose (marriage)
- 戒指jièzhi — ring
- 答应dāying — to say yes, agree
- 愿意yuànyì — to be willing
- 蛋糕dàngāo — cake
- 正好zhènghǎo — just right; as it happens
The story
马克:大卫、小雨,我有一个秘密。今天晚上,我要向安娜求婚!David, Xiaoyu, I have a secret. Tonight, I'm going to propose to Anna!
小雨:哇!求婚?太浪漫了!Wow! Propose? That's so romantic!
大卫:你准备好了吗?戒指呢?Are you ready? What about a ring?
马克:当然有。我还有一个计划,一共两百件事。Of course I have one. I've also got a plan — two hundred steps in total.
大卫:两百件事?比我爸找护照还麻烦!Two hundred steps? That's more trouble than my dad looking for his passport!
马克:第一件事:小雨做饭。第二件事:我们一起吃饭……Step one: Xiaoyu cooks. Step two: we all eat together...
小雨:我做饭?……好吧。第二百件事呢?I'm cooking? ...Fine. And step two hundred?
马克:第二百件事:我问她:“安娜,你愿意和我结婚吗?”Step two hundred: I ask her, "Anna, will you marry me?"
Opening the lesson…