霉霉订婚

近日，泰勒·斯威夫特宣布与男友凯尔斯订婚。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Based on the timeline, how long had Swift and Kelce been dating before their engagement announcement?

A. Less than a year

B. About one year

C. Nearly two years

D. More than three years

无注释原文：

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged

From: CNN

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship is going from “so high school” to officially getting married.

The couple announced Tuesday that they are engaged via concurrent posts on Instagram, with a caption reading, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

The post included five images showing the couple embracing in a floral setting, with a closeup shot of Swift's ring – a dazzling cushion cut diamond with a gold band – and another showing Kelce bent on one knee.

The news follows Swift's appearance on Kelce's “New Heights” podcast earlier this month, where the affection between the two stars was obvious.

Kelce's father, Ed Kelce, told CNN affiliate WEWS Tuesday that his son proposed to Swift nearly two weeks ago at a garden in Lee's Summit, Missouri, and that he knew of Kelce's plans to propose months ago.

“They were about to go out to dinner and he said, 'Let's go out and have a glass of wine,' … they got out there and that's when he asked her and it was beautiful,” the elder Kelce told WEWS.

“They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great.”

Their nearly two-year relationship kicked off in September 2023, when Swift showed up to her first of many Kansas City Chiefs games, the NFL team on which Kelce plays, to support him.

So it goes… it all started with a friendship bracelet with Kelce's phone number on it.

During a 2023 episode of his podcast “New Heights,” Kelce admitted he attempted to give the bracelet to Swift at one of her “Eras Tour” concerts. The move, according to Swift, was something she called in a 2023 Time magazine interview “metal as hell.”

They began to secretly hang out shortly after that for “a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I'm grateful for, because we got to get to know each other,” she added.

“By the time I went to that first game,” she said, “we were a couple.”

It has since become the stuff of a rom-com, with real-life scenes of the couple sharing a kiss on the field after the Chiefs won the 2024 Super Bowl and Kelce making a surprise appearance on stage during Swift's Eras Tour concert in London.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged

From: CNN

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship is going from “so high school” to officially getting married.

泰勒·斯威夫特（Taylor Swift）与特拉维斯·凯尔西（Travis Kelce）的感情经历了“像高中恋爱”般甜蜜，如今即将迈入婚姻殿堂。

The couple announced Tuesday that they are engaged via concurrent posts on Instagram, with a caption reading, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

周二，两人在Instagram同步官宣订婚，配文写道：“你们的英语老师和体育老师要结婚啦。”

engaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ 表示“已订婚的”，英文解释为“having formally agreed to marry”举个🌰：They're engaged to be married in June. 他们订了婚，将于6月完婚。

concurrent /kənˈkʌr.ənt/ 表示“并发的，同时发生的；并存的”，英文解释为“happening or existing at the same time”举个🌰：He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 25 months and 18 months. 他被判处25个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。

caption /ˈkæp.ʃən/ 可以作动词，也可以作名词，表示“（图片或卡通的）说明文字”，英文解释为“A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about.”如：a captioned photograph 一幅带有文字说明的照片，举个🌰：The local paper featured me standing on a stepladder with a caption, "He climbs the ladder to success." 当地的报纸刊登了一幅我站在梯子上的特写，下面写着：“他登上了成功之梯。”

The post included five images showing the couple embracing in a floral setting, with a closeup shot of Swift's ring – a dazzling cushion cut diamond with a gold band – and another showing Kelce bent on one knee.

帖子中包含五张照片：两人在花丛中相拥的合影、泰勒·斯威夫特佩戴的钻戒特写——一枚镶嵌在金戒托上的璀璨枕形切割钻石，以及特拉维斯·凯尔西单膝下跪求婚的画面。

floral /ˈflɔː.rəl/ 表示“用花制作的；饰以花卉图案的”，英文解释为“made of flowers, or decorated with pictures of flowers”如：floral curtains/print/wallpaper 花窗帘/印花布/花墙纸。

close-up /ˈkləʊs.ʌp/ 表示“特写照片；近景照片”，英文解释为“a photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture”举个🌰：She took a stunning close-up of him. 她给他拍了一张特别棒的特写照片。

dazzling /ˈdæz.əl.ɪŋ/  1）表示“光彩夺目的，靓丽的；令人眼花缭乱的”，英文解释为“extremely attractive or exciting”如：dazzling good looks 靓丽的容貌，a dazzling smile 灿烂的微笑，a dazzling performance/display 精彩的表演/展示。

2）表示“（光线）刺眼的，耀眼的，眩目的”，英文解释为“A dazzling light is so bright that you cannot see for a short time after looking at it.”如：a dazzling white light 一道刺眼的白光。

cushion /ˈkʊʃ.ən/ 作名词，1）表示“垫子；座垫；靠垫”，英文解释为“a bag made of cloth, plastic, or leather that is filled with soft material, often has an attractive cover, and is used especially on chairs for sitting or leaning on”

2）表示“起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物”，英文解释为“something that makes the effects of a bad situation less severe”举个🌰：You should aim to build up a cushion of money in case of emergencies. 你应该尽量留一些应急的钱。

作动词，表示“对（某事物的影响或力量）起缓冲作用”，英文解释为“to make the effect or force of something softer”举个🌰：The soft grass cushioned his fall. 柔软的草地减缓了他摔落时的冲力。

💎cushion cut diamond中文称为“枕形切割钻石”或“垫形切割钻石”。这种切割方式的钻石外观像枕头或垫子，通常是方形或矩形，但四个角是圆润的。它结合了古典的柔和轮廓和现代钻石切割的光彩。枕形切割拥有较大的刻面，这能增加其光彩（火彩和闪光）。传统的枕形切割可能更注重展现钻石的“碎冰”般效果，而现代改良的枕形切割则通过优化比例来增强亮度。

💎除了Cushion Cut 枕形/垫形切割，还有Round Brilliant Cut 圆形明亮式切割，Princess Cut 公主方切割，Emerald Cut 祖母绿切割，Oval Cut 椭圆形切割……

bend /bend/ 1）表示“（使）弯曲”，英文解释为“to (cause to) curve”举个🌰：The road bends to the left after the traffic lights. 过了第一个红绿灯后道路弯向左侧。

2）表示“弯腰”，英文解释为“to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight”举个🌰：I bent down and picked up the coins lying on the road. 我弯腰捡起路上的硬币。

The news follows Swift's appearance on Kelce's “New Heights” podcast earlier this month, where the affection between the two stars was obvious.

就在官宣前不久，泰勒·斯威夫特还现身特拉维斯·凯尔西的播客《New Heights》，两人之间的爱意溢于言表。

podcast /ˈpɒd.kɑːst/ 表示“播客（以数字格式储存的电台节目，可从因特网下载，然后在计算机或MP3播放机上播放）”，英文解释为“A podcast is an audio file similar to a radio broadcast, that can be downloaded and listened to on a computer or iPod.”

Kelce's father, Ed Kelce, told CNN affiliate WEWS Tuesday that his son proposed to Swift nearly two weeks ago at a garden in Lee's Summit, Missouri, and that he knew of Kelce's plans to propose months ago.

特拉维斯·凯尔西的父亲埃德·凯尔西（Ed Kelce）周二对CNN附属电视台WEWS表示，大约两周前，儿子在密苏里州李镇的一处花园向斯威夫特求婚，而他早在数月前就知道了儿子的打算。

affiliate /əˈfɪliət/ 作名词，表示“附属机构；分支机构；分公司；分会”，英文解释为“a company, an organization, etc. that is connected with or controlled by another larger one”如：an affiliate of the university 大学的隶属机构/分支机构。

作动词，表示“使并入，使隶属（较大的团体或组织）；使紧密联系”，英文解释为“to cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another, usually larger, group, or organization”如：a college affiliated to Zhejiang University 浙江大学附属学院；举个🌰：The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。

顺便看下几个“xx附中”怎么说？

📍北京大学附属中学 The Affiliated High School of Peking University

📍清华大学附属中学 Tsinghua University High School

📍中国人民大学附属中学 The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

📍浙江大学附属中学 The High School Attached to Zhejiang University

propose /prəˈpəʊz/ 作动词，除了表示“提议，建议”，此处表示向某人“求婚”，英文解释为“to ask someone to marry you, especially in a formal way”举个🌰：KangKang proposed to Jane three years after they met. 他们相识三年后，康康就向简求婚了。

📍名词形式proposal：an act of formally asking sb to marry you 求婚，也可以说make a proposal.

“They were about to go out to dinner and he said, 'Let's go out and have a glass of wine,' … they got out there and that's when he asked her and it was beautiful,” the elder Kelce told WEWS.

“他们当时正准备出去吃晚餐，他说‘我们先去喝杯酒’，结果到那之后，他就向她求婚了，场面非常美好。”埃德·凯尔西表示。

“They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great.”

“他们立刻用视频电话把我、他母亲和她的家人都叫上，让大家都能见证。看到他们在一起真是太好了。”

Their nearly two-year relationship kicked off in September 2023, when Swift showed up to her first of many Kansas City Chiefs games, the NFL team on which Kelce plays, to support him.

两人的恋情始于2023年9月，当时泰勒·斯威夫特首次出现在特拉维斯·凯尔西效力的NFL球队堪萨斯城酋长队比赛中为其加油。。

kick off动词短语，表示“（足球比赛）开球，开始”，英文解释为“If a game of football kicks off, it starts.”当然，也可以指活动，事件的开始，举个🌰：What time does the game kick off? 比赛什么时候开始？

🎬电影《又一年》（Another Year）中的台词提到：- Shall I kick off? - You take the honour.-可以让我开球吗 -当然可以。

📍kick-off 名词，表示“（活动的）开始”，英文解释为“the time when an activity starts”或者表示“（足球比赛的）开球，开赛，中线开球”，英文解释为“the time when a game of football starts, or when it begins again after it has stopped because of a goal, etc.”

So it goes… it all started with a friendship bracelet with Kelce's phone number on it.

这一切，都源于一条刻着特拉维斯·凯尔西号码的友谊手链。

bracelet /ˈbreɪ.slət/ 表示“手镯；臂镯；手链”，英文解释为“a piece of jewellery that is worn around the wrist or arm”如：a gold/silver/diamond bracelet 金/银/钻石手镯。

During a 2023 episode of his podcast “New Heights,” Kelce admitted he attempted to give the bracelet to Swift at one of her “Eras Tour” concerts. The move, according to Swift, was something she called in a 2023 Time magazine interview “metal as hell.”

特拉维斯·凯尔西曾在2023年的播客节目《New Heights》中透露，他试图在泰勒·斯威夫特的“时代巡回”（Eras Tour）演唱会上把这条手链送给她。泰勒·斯威夫特在同年接受《时代》采访时形容此举“酷毙了”。

在电视/电影节目中，episode /ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/ 表示“一集，一节，片断”（one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio），也可以指“事件；（相关的）一连串事件；一段经历”，英文解释为“a single event or group of related events”举个🌰：This latest episode in the fraud scandal has shocked a lot of people. 诈骗丑闻最新爆出的这一事件让很多人瞠目结舌。

还可以指「疾病的发作，发病」，英文解释为：a finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness.

补充：

📍第几集用的是Episode，第几季则为Season. 你下载美剧时可能就会看到S01E02，就是指的第1季第2集。最后一集 finale：the last part of a piece of music or of a show, event etc （演出的）终场，最后一幕；（音乐的）终曲；（事件等的）结尾。

🎬还有，看剧时新一集开头通常会有的一个说法：previously on ...，...的前情提要，前情回顾。

“metal as hell”是英语中一个非常地道的口语表达，用来强调某件事物极其酷、特别强硬、反叛或令人印象深刻，带有一种赞叹和夸张的语气。这里的“metal”并非指金属材质，而是源自“heavy metal”（重金属音乐）的文化背景。重金属音乐通常与力量、强度、反叛、激情等特质联系在一起。

可以把“metal as hell”理解成：

-“特别硬核”：形容做事方式非常强硬、直接、不拖泥带水。

-“酷毙了”或“帅炸了”：形容非常酷，超出寻常。

-“非常反叛”或“特立独行”：形容行为与众不同，敢于打破常规。

其中的“as hell”是一个加强语气的短语，意思是“非常地、极端地”，相当于“extremely”或“very”，但更口语化，情绪色彩也更强烈。所以，“metal as hell”整体就是“极其硬核”、“特别金属”（这里的金属是形容词，代表重金属音乐的气质）。

They began to secretly hang out shortly after that for “a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I'm grateful for, because we got to get to know each other,” she added.

此后两人便开始秘密约会，“相当长的一段时间，外界毫不知情，我很感激，因为这让我们有机会真正了解彼此。”她补充道。

hang /hæŋ/ 表示“经常出入（某场所）；（与某人）厮混”，英文解释为“to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone”举个🌰：You still hang out at the pool hall? 你仍然经常出没于台球厅吗？

“By the time I went to that first game,” she said, “we were a couple.”

“等到我第一次去看他的比赛时，”她说，“我们其实已经在交往了。”

It has since become the stuff of a rom-com, with real-life scenes of the couple sharing a kiss on the field after the Chiefs won the 2024 Super Bowl and Kelce making a surprise appearance on stage during Swift's Eras Tour concert in London.

从那以后，他们的恋情宛如一部浪漫喜剧：2024年超级碗酋长队夺冠后，两人在场上深情热吻；而在伦敦的“时代巡回”演唱会上，特拉维斯·凯尔西也惊喜登台现身。

romantic comedy的缩写，表示“浪漫喜剧影片”，英文解释为“a film or television comedy based around the romantic relationships of the characters”

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