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AS IT IS 2016-09-29 Tom Hanks Surprised Bride and Groom 新人拍婚纱照偶遇汤姆·汉克斯

This is What’s Trending Today:

Elizabeth Murphy and Ryan Barclay were posing¹ for wedding photos along a path in New York City’s Central Park.

It was already an exciting day in their lives.

Murphy was wearing a beautiful, white wedding dress. Barclay was wearing a formal black suit called a tuxedo².

And then, actor Tom Hanks showed up. He was exercising in the park. He was wearing shorts, a t-shirt and a sweatshirt.

The couple was surprised when he walked up and introduced himself. He said, “Hi, I’m Tom Hanks.”

Elizabeth asked, “Can we get a photo with you?”

And he said, “By all means.”

Video and photos from the encounter are being shared on social media this week.

Hanks is one of the most popular movie actors of all time. He is known for playing Forrest Gump; a stranded⁴ traveler on a small island in “Cast Away”; and Woody the cowboy in the “Toy Story” animated⁵ films.

His current film, “Sully,” is the top new movie in the U.S. It tells the true story of pilot who safely landed a commercial airplane on the Hudson River near New York City after both engines failed.

Hanks posed⁶ with the couple, kissed the bride on the hand and cheek, and even took a selfie with his own phone.

The meeting took just over a minute.

One person in the group invited Hanks to the wedding, saying, “We have extra seats.” But the actor declined⁷, saying, “I think I have a dinner engagement⁸.”

On Facebook, many people praised Hanks for being so friendly.

One person wrote: “Such a gem⁹ of a human being.”

Others joked about Hanks’ many movie roles.

One man wrote: “This guy is amazing! I saw on TV that he landed a plane on the Hudson River and now he’s crashing wedding pictures, pretty cool guy.”

One woman posted a photo she took with Hanks at a Los Angeles restaurant. She wrote: “Tom Hanks is such a nice guy!”

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

Words in This Story

formal – adj. requiring or using serious and proper clothes and manners

encounter – n. a meeting that is not planned or expected

strand³ – v. to cause (something, such as a boat or a sea animal) to become stuck on land — usually used as (be) stranded

animated – adj. produced by the creation¹⁰ of a series of drawings, pictures, etc., that are shown quickly one after another : produced through the process of animation¹¹

selfie – n. a picture that you take of yourself especially by using the camera on your smartphone

engagement – n. a promise to meet or be present at a particular place and time

gem – adj. excellent or admirable

crash – v. to go to (a party) without being invited