William: Hello, you're listening to William and this is Authentic Real English. 大家好，您现在收听的是地道英语节目，我是威廉。

Jean: I'm Jean and today William and I are discussing the important issue of getting hitched. 我是珍，今天我和威廉在讨论很重要的结婚话题。

William: So we're talking about getting hitched. G.E.T.T.I.N.G getting hitched: H.I.T.C.H.E.D hitched. 对，我们要讨论的就是结婚。

Jean: 是的，今天我们的话题是 getting hitched 就是结婚。

William: Oh, no, not more wedding talk! 哦，不，别再说结婚了。

Jean: Oh come on, don't you like weddings William? 哦，别这样，威廉，你不喜欢结婚吗？

William: Well no, it's not that it's just that every girl I've ever met seems to be obsessed with getting hitched. 嗯，不喜欢，似乎我见到每个女孩都对结婚很着迷。

Jean: William 他认为所有的女孩子都是 obsessed with getting hitched. Obsessed 着迷的。

William: Well, it's just how it seems. 嗯，看上去是这样。

Jean: Well of course we are. Every girl likes to dream about her wedding day. 嗯，我们当然感兴趣。每个女生都梦想着婚礼的那天。

William: Ah... including you, Jean? 啊，你也是吗，珍？

Jean: Hmmm... 让我们听听下面的几位朋友给我们讲讲if they were looking forward to getting hitched. 是否她们都期待着结婚了。

Examples:

Well I'm already hitched, but I was pretty excited in the run-up to my wedding and I have to say it was a brilliant day. 好吧，我已经结婚了，但是我在准备婚礼的时候很兴奋，并且我不得不说那是一个灿烂的日子。

Actually, I'm getting hitched next year. I can't wait to be a wife. I'm really looking forward to married life. 事实上，我打算明年结婚。我等不及成为一个妻子。我真的很期待婚后的生活。

William: Well the first person is already hitched but they did say they enjoyed their wedding day. 嗯，第一个人已经结婚，但是两个人都很享受她们的婚礼。

Jean: Yes and the second person is really looking forward to getting hitched. 是的，第二个人正期待着结婚。

William: What do you think it means to hitch two things together Jean? 珍，你觉得把两样东西hitch到一起是什么意思？

Jean: To hitch two things together, that means to join them together, I think. 我想就是把他们连接在一起的意思。

William: Yeah, so when two people get hitched they're joining together in matrimony. 是的，所以当两个人结婚了，就是说他们在婚姻里结合了。

Jean: Joining together in matrimony. 结合到一起开始一段婚姻。

William: OK, now that really is enough wedding talk. I refuse to spend any longer talking about people getting hitched. 好吧，关于婚礼已经说得够多的了。我不想再讨论两个人结婚的话题了。

Jean: OK William, let's leave it there. 好的，威廉，我们不说这个了。

William: We do hope that you have enjoyed today's programme. 我们希望大家能够喜欢今天的节目。

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William: Until next time. 下期节目见。