大学英语六级词汇Unit1Part1

　　UNIT1

　　In Another World

　　Here I am, in China,

　　half way around the world

　　from home. As I look

　　at my clock and

　　calculate the time back home

　　I realize that half

　　a world away, people are busy

　　getting ready for a wedding.

　　The bride is my niece,

　　a person I first met

　　when she was three days old.

　　I think back to

　　the first time I had

　　the opportunity to become acquainted

　　with my niece. As my sister

　　cradled her in her arms,

　　the infant girl clasped

　　her mothers outstretched finger.

　　My intuition told me that

　　her temperament would be

　　a sunny disposition, a joy

　　to people around her.

　　As she grew, the cute

　　little girl had an infectious

　　laugh that started as

　　a small grin, then became

　　a giggle and grew louder

　　and louder until it triggered

　　a response from all the people

　　around her and they joined in.

　　As an adolescent, she studied

　　hard and enjoyed welldeserved

　　success in secondary school

　　as she interacted

　　with her peer group.

　　After receiving her high

　　school diploma, she chose

　　nursing as her career.

　　From the beginning of

　　the young couples romance

　　it was evident that

　　they were compatible and were

　　completely intrigued with each other.

　　The couple had an

　　engagement party when I

　　was at home in Canada

　　a few months ago.

　　The party was in the form

　　of a picnic in a beautiful

　　rose garden. To celebrate

　　and to toast their future,

　　we drank champagne. As they

　　posed under an arch

　　covered with climbing roses,we snapped

　　pictures for their photo album.

　　The couple decided on

　　a fall wedding. Plans for

　　the wedding day were activated immediately.

　　The decisions about the forthcoming event

　　were shared by the whole family.

　　A close friend of the family

　　was contacted and invited

　　to sing a solo just

　　prior to the ceremony.

　　The day before the ceremony,

　　a rehearsal would take place

　　so that the remainder of

　　the details could be

　　looked after and attended to.

　　The planning that takes place

　　beforehand for one of these events

　　and all the work

　　that the big day entails,

　　with many people collaborating

　　to make the event run smoothly,

　　are immense. The conscientious attention

　　to detail will be evident

　　to the spectators of this event.

　　I can imagine the excitement

　　and emotions of the family today.

　　The time is near.

　　The ceremony will begin

　　in 3 short hours.

　　The bride will be radiant

　　as she comes down the aisle

　　escorted by her father.

　　She will wear her

　　grandmothers pearls as an accessory.

　　Her veil will be

　　the same one as

　　her cousin wore last year.

　　As is customary, under her garments

　　she will wear a blue garter.

　　As part of the tradition

　　of Canadian weddings, she will

　　be wearing something old ,

　　something new ,

　　something borrowed

　　and something blue .

　　As the first chords of

　　the wedding march are played

　　,

　　the congregation will rise.

　　Gasps will be heard

　　as they catch a glimpse

　　of the bride in

　　her gorgeous wedding gown.

　　The mother of the bride

　　will calmly view this whole event,

　　though tears will blur her vision.

　　She will be overcome

　　with sentiment at her

　　daughters apparent happiness.

　　The picture will be one

　　that will embody hope

　　for the future of humanity.