常春藤生活英语：27 Dresses 27套礼服

Jane is great at taking care of everyone in her life. She has even assisted 27 friends in planning their weddings. Now, she is busy helping her sister put together a dream wedding. There is just one problem: Jane is in love with her sister's fiance1, George. How did that happen? Jane and George work together. Jane fell in love with him a long time ago, but she never had the nerve to tell him. Unfortunately for Jane, her sister wasn't as shy as she was.

Thankfully, Jane still has a chance. She ends up meeting Kevin. He isn't fooled by Jane's cheerful and perky2 personality. He knows she has sacrificed her own dreams to help carry out the plans of others. Kevin challenges Jane to think hard about her own goals. However, she is not sure if she can change so quickly. Jane wants her sister and George to live happily together. Yet, she also longs for her own perfect match3. Is Kevin able to help make Jane's dream of becoming a bride4 come true? The only way to know is to catch 27 Dresses in theaters before it is too late.

珍很会照顾她生命中的每个人。她甚至帮了二十七位朋友筹划他们的婚礼。现在，她正忙着帮忙筹备她妹妹的梦想婚礼。问题只有一个：她爱上她妹妹的未婚夫乔治。这是如何发生的?珍和乔治一起工作。珍很久以前就爱上了他，但她却从未有勇气向他告白。不幸的是，她妹妹可没她那么害羞。

令人欣慰的是，珍仍有一丝机会。她最后认识了凯文。他没被珍活泼开朗的个性骗倒。他知道她为了帮忙实现他人的计划而牺牲了自己梦想。于是凯文要珍认真去思考自己的目标。不过她不确定自己能否这么快就改变。珍希望她妹妹和乔治能一起快乐地生活。但是她也渴望自己的美好良缘。凯文能不能帮助珍实现成为新娘的梦想呢?知道答案的唯一方法，便是在时机过晚前，到电影院欣赏《27件礼服的秘密》。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.thankfully　adv. 欣慰地

Thankfully, Marvin finally found his true love.

令人欣慰的是，马文总算找到了他的真爱。

2.sacrifice　vt. 牺牲

Emily sacrificed her career for her family.

埃米莉为了家庭而牺牲了自己的工作前途。

Phrases for Learning

1.assist+人+in +动名词/with+名词　协助某人做……

Tracy assists her father with his business.

崔西协助她的父亲做生意。

2.put together...　拼凑∕整理出……

We spent a whole day putting together ideas for promoting the new product.

我们花了一整天将推销新产品的点子整理成形。

3.have the nerve to+原形动词　有勇气∕脸……

How did Gary have the nerve to say that it was not his fault?

盖瑞怎么有脸说错不在他?

4.carry out...　实现∕履行……

Alvin will do anything to carry out his goal.

艾文会竭尽所能来实现他的目标。

< 参考字词 >

1.fiance　n. 未婚夫

2.perky　a. 活泼的，生气勃勃的

3.match　n. 相配者

4.bride　n. 新娘

GRAMMAR CHECK

Unfortunately for Jane, her sister wasn't as shy as she was.

(不幸的是，她妹妹可没她那么害羞。)

"as + 形容词∕副词 + as..."为原级比较句构，表『和……一样地……』。"as + 形容词∕副词 + as..."可用于肯定句或否定句中，而"so + 形容词∕副词 + as..."则只能用于否定句中。

1.肯定句：

Gina works so hard as Christine. (×)→Gina works as hard as Christine. (○)

(吉娜和克里斯廷一样努力工作。)

2.否定句：

Larry isn't so smart as Patrick.=Larry isn't as smart as Patrick.

(赖瑞没有帕特里克那么聪明。)

Enjoy Box

凯瑟琳?海格

在《27件礼服的秘密》片中担纲女主角的是美国新生代女星凯瑟琳?海格(Katherine Heigl)。凯瑟琳于1978年出生在美国华盛顿特区，她小时候外表甜美可爱，被亲戚推荐担任广告模特儿，自此展开了镁光灯下的生活。凯瑟琳于1992 年首次登上大银幕演出电影，她因而发现自己对演戏的热情远胜过担任模特儿，之后便陆续参与多部电影的演出。凯瑟琳曾演过动作片、恐怖片和爱情喜剧等多种类型截然不同的电影，戏路宽广的她因为2006年主演《好孕临门》(Knocked up)一片而初尝走红滋味。为了延伸演艺触角，凯瑟琳于1999年起便开始接演电视影集。经过多年的努力，她在2007年以电视影集《实习医生》(Grey's Anatomy)，获颁艾美奖戏剧类最佳女配角奖，这个奖不但肯定了她的演技，也将她的演艺事业推向高峰。凯瑟琳是近期美国演艺圈中发光发热的影星，您不妨透过她的最新力作——《27件礼服的秘密》，一探她精湛的演技和迷人的魅力。