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Get Hitched
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Get Hitched English, baby! Video Lesson
结婚

Second Conditional

Date: Nov 08 2011

Themes: Romance, Soap Opera

Grammar: Second Conditional

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When a couple gets married, you can say they are getting hitched. Something that is hitched to something else is tied to it or connected to it. You can hitch a trailer to your car. Luckily, marriage usually isn’t too much towing a trailer. One person doesn’t pull the other along in a happy marriage. But like a trailer hitched to a car, people who get hitched are not easily disconnected by bumps and turns.

Jason and Devan have decided to get hitched. They have called a meeting to tell their friends and co-workers the news. The phrase “get hitched” is very informal, so it’s appropriate for them to use it with their peers, but they probably won’t use it on their wedding day. See how the group reacts to the news that Jason and Devan are getting hitched.

当一对夫妇结婚时,你可以说他们“get hitched”(结婚)。一件东西拴着 (hitch) 另一件东西就是系上或连上了另一件东西。你可以将一辆拖车拴着 (hitch) 您的车。幸运的是,结婚通常与拖车拉车有很大不同。在幸福的婚姻中,一个人不必拖着另一个人向前走。但与拖车拉车一样,结了婚的两人不会因为碰撞和转弯就轻易断开联系。
詹森和德凡已经决定“get hitched”。他们已经办了一个小聚会,把消息告诉亲友和同事。“get hitched”是很不正式的短语,同龄人之间使用这短语没有问题,但用在婚礼当天不太合适。看看大伙对詹森和德凡要“get hitched”这消息作何反应。

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Dialog

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Devan

Devan

Jason

Jason

Marni

Marni

Ella

Ella

Mason

Mason

Jeff

Jeff

Devan:  Hey, everyone. Thank you for coming to this very special meeting.

Jason:  I’m sure you’re all wondering why Devan and I are holding this meeting instead of Devan and Marni, but—

Marni:  Jason, this isn’t actually an official meeting. I mean, if this were an official meeting there’d be a note-taker, we’d be serving refreshments…

Ella:  Yeah, where are those little mini sandwiches we usually have? Cause I’m kinda hungry.

Jason:  OK. It’s not an official meeting, but Devan and I have a very important announcement that we think you’re all going to get really excited about.

Devan:  Yeah, you guys are never going to believe it.

Jason:  We’re getting hitched!

Mason:  Oh my gosh! Wow! This is such an amazing surprise.

Marni:  Great.

Ella:  That’s what all this is about? We knew you were going to get hitched like three weeks ago.

Jeff:  Yeah. That’s old news, guys.

Devan:  What? No one is the least bit surprised to learn that we’re getting hitched?

Marni:  No.

Devan:  Marni, is this true? Everyone knew?

Marni:  Well, Jason kind of mentioned to Mason his plans to propose and then Mason kind of spilled the beans to…you know, everybody.

Jason:  I’m sorry, sweetie.

Devan:  Well, I bet you guys didn’t know something else, then. I’m pregnant!

Jason:  Is this for real?

Devan:  No. I just wanted a better reaction.

Marni:  Oh.

 

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Discussion

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Devan and Jason call a big meeting to tell everyone they’re getting hitched. But no one seems very excited about the news. Mason pretends to be excited, but clearly something is going on.

Ella and Marni explain that everyone already knew that Jason and Devan were planning to get hitched. Jason told Mason and Mason told everyone else.

Then Devan says she has another announcement. She’s pregnant! Everyone cheers. Then she tells them that she is lying. She just wanted them to get excited.

Do you know anyone who is getting hitched soon? Have you ever made a big announcement to your friends or family?

 

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Levanchi

Levanchi

Germany

You know what, this is a good idea for a sitcom! I can good understand Jason´s wondering about Devan´s “I am pregnant”.  Jason´s thoughts: who is the father of the child?

06:22 PM Nov 07 2011 |

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