生词：

matrimony 婚姻，结婚

holy 神圣的，圣洁的；虔诚的

declare 宣布，声明

impediment 妨碍，阻碍物

engage 雇佣

nature 性质，类型

interest 利益

confirm 证实

prove 证明，证实

produce 提出

短语：

look after 注意，关心

on the twentieth day of October 1829：于1829年10月20日

be married to 和 ... 结婚

a wedding certificate：结婚证

in one's possession：拥有

damn you：你这该死的

a witness to：对......证人

gather together：聚在一起

join together：结合，连接

holy matrimony：婚配圣事

go on：继续
step forward：站出来

重点短语精学：

join together

Those whom god have put asunder no man can join together .

上帝给分开来的东西，谁也不能使之结合。

If we join together, we can almost monopolize the whole market.

如果我们强强联合, 几乎就能垄断整个市场了。

go on

Are you rested enough to go on?

你是否歇够了可以接着干了?

You're trying to put me off, please go on with the story."

你是在想法转移目标，还是接着讲你的故事吧。

step forward

释义1：站出来

The organizing committee is appealing for volunteers to step forward.

组织委员会号召志愿者自告奋勇.

Step forward to dance, Mary, don't be such a wallflower.

走出来跳舞,玛丽,不要当壁花。

释义2：进步，进展

We've made a big step forward in our studies.

我们在学习中前进了一大步。

We have made a great step forward in our negotiations.

我们的交涉已有很大的进展。

释义3：向前走一步

He saluted, took a step forward, stopped and regarded his officer.

他行了军礼，往前走了一步，接着又停下，注视着军官。

be married to

It would be very dull to be married to Denis.

和丹尼斯结婚太乏味了。

I don't mean to be married to that old scarecrow.

我可不愿意嫁给那个老稻草人。