英语新闻视频：韩式结婚照受香港年轻人广泛的青睐

　Despite the downturn in the global economy, wedding planners and photographers say they’ve never been busier. At this year’s wedding expo in Hong Kong, people are planning for one of the most important days of their lives. And the hottest ideas have a distinctly¹ S. Korean twist.

　　Almost no Asian wedding is complete without pre-wedding photos. Hong Konger, Ronny Chow runs a pre-wedding photography company based in Seoul, South Korea. He says the younger generation in Hong Kong is heavily influenced by "K-Pop" or South Korean pop culture.

　　Ronny Chow, director of Pre-Wedding Photo Company says, "People born in the late 1980s and 1990s grew up being fans of K-Pop. So, five or ten years later when they are getting married, they have an appreciation² of South Korea, and like to have their pre-wedding photographs taken in South Korea. This is the trend.

　　At this year’s wedding expo in Hong Kong, people are planning for one of the most important days of their lives. And the hottest ideas have a distinctly S. Korean twist.

　　We opened a shop in Hong Kong a year and a half ago and the business has greatly expanded. I think the business market for pre-wedding photos taken in South Korea by local photographers and organised by South Korean planners is getting bigger."

　　Despite the expense of a lavish³ wedding in the economic downturn, one company says people are still splashing⁴ out for the big day. Rio Leung, a manager at a wedding decorations company, says people are still willing to spend to make their dreams come true.

　　Rio Leung, manager of JNC Wedding says, "Everyone has a dream wedding. Everyone has two big dreams: the first one is to buy a property, the second one is to get married. I believe it’s more difficult for people to afford a property, but a wedding, including decorations, only costs around 100 to 200-thousand Hong Kong dollars. With this amount of money people can fulfil⁵ one of their biggest dreams, and people are willing to spend on it."

　　For many, money is no object when it comes to tying the knot⁶. And while a Western wedding can still be a grand affair, more and more couples are developing a taste for the glitz and glamour⁷ the South Korean style.

　　At this year’s wedding expo in Hong Kong, people are planning for one of the most important days of their lives. And the hottest ideas have a distinctly S. Korean twist.

 

1 distinctly   

ad.清楚地；显然

参考例句：

• We were distinctly underwhelmed by the director's speech. 主任的讲话显然令我们感觉索然无味。
• He was beginning to feel distinctly uneasy about their visit. 他对他们的造访明显地感到不安起来。

2 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

3 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

4 splashing   

v.使（液体）溅起( splash的现在分词 )；（指液体）溅落；击水声

参考例句：

• Water was splashing down from a large hole in the roof. 雨水从房顶上的一个大洞里倾泻下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The children love splashing water over each other. 儿童喜欢互相泼水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 fulfil   

vt.履行(诺言、责任等)；完成；达到

参考例句：

• The government should fulfil its pledge.政府应该履行其诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfil our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

6 knot   

n.结，难题，一小群；vi.打结；vt. 把...打成结，系牢，捆扎

参考例句：

• He made a knot in the rope.他在绳子上打了个结。
• The knot has come untied.扣儿开了。

7 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。