英语播客EnglishPod 382

 Gulam:         Steven!  Good to see you brother!  How are 
                     you? How was your trip?

 Steven:        It was fine.  I’ve been better but, it’s great to 
                     be home, I’ve missed you all! How’s mom?

 Gulam:         She’s great!  All she ever does is talk about
                     you  -her  little  boy  that  went  to  the  United¹ 
                     States. You’re her pride and joy,  you know
                    that?

 Steven:        Can’t wait to see her. And you? What’s new
                     with you?

 Gulam:         Well, Nisha and I are expecting!  You’ll have
                     another nephew or niece soon!
 Steven:        That’s great! Wow!  Congrats! You two are
                     great  together, ya  know. You  have  such  a 
                     beautiful family. I hope one day I can have
                     that.

 Gulam:         Of course, man!  Come on! I mean, every- 
                     thing was set here for you to marry Shalini!
                     You know, she’s still pining after you. I don’t 
                     think she’ll ever get over you.

 Steven:        What are you talking about? I hardly knew 
                     her! How could she be in love with me? I
                     couldn’t go through with it even though she 
                     is a great woman.  No, I left my heart in the
                     United States. I just hope Veronica is happy.

 Gulam:        Get over it! You’re home now. Everyone 
                     here thinks so highly² of you; there’ll be girls 
                     throwing themselves at you.  You can marry 
                     anyone you want!

 Steven:        I don’t  want  to  marry  anyone!  I  want to
                     marry her! Don’t you understand?
 Gulam:        You are incorrigible³.

 Liliana:        Steven!  My baby how are you!  I’ve missed 
                    you so much!

 Steven:        Hey, mom! Great to see you!

 Liliana:         You look so thin!  Didn’t  those  Americans 
                     feed you? Come  come, let’s  have  some
                     chai.  By the way...  There is a girl here wait-
                     ing for you.

 Veronica:      Hi Steven.

 Steven:        Veronica! How did you get here? How did 
                     you know where I live?  I waited for you at 
                     the airport but you never showed...
 Veronica:     I also have some little secrets that I haven’t 
                     told you about, but we can discuss that later.
                     I realized that I was just scared. Scared of
                     how much I love you and of the commitment 
                    that marriage requires. I’m here now.  Now
                    there is something I wanna ask you. Steven,
                    will you marry me?

 Priest:        I now declare you,  husband and wife.  You
                   may kiss the bride.
 

1 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

2 highly   

adv.高度地，极，非常；非常赞许地

参考例句：

• It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
• The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。

3 incorrigible   

adj.难以纠正的，屡教不改的

参考例句：

• Because he was an incorrigible criminal,he was sentenced to life imprisonment.他是一个死不悔改的罪犯，因此被判终生监禁。
• Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.嗜赌的人是死不悔改的乐天派。