Gulam: Steven! Good to see you brother! How are you? How was your trip?
Steven: It was fine. I’ve been better but, it’s great to be home, I’ve missed you all! How’s mom?
Gulam: She’s great! All she ever does is talk about you -her little boy that went to the United States. You’re her pride and joy, you know that?
Steven: Can’t wait to see her. And you? What’s new with you?
Gulam: Well, Nisha and I are expecting! You’ll have another nephew or niece soon!
Steven: That’s great! Wow! Congrats! You two are great together, ya know. You have such a beautiful family. I hope one day I can have that.
Gulam: Of course, man! Come on! I mean, everything was set here for you to marry Shalini! You know, she’s still pining after you. I don’t think she’ll ever get over you.
Steven: What are you talking about? I hardly knew her! How could she be in love with me? I couldn’t go through with it even though she is a great woman. No, I left my heart in the United States. I just hope Veronica is happy.
Gulam: Get over it! You’re home now. Everyone here thinks so highly of you; there’ll be girls throwing themselves at you. You can marry anyone you want!
Steven: I don’t want to marry anyone! I want to marry her! Don’t you understand?
Gulam: You are incorrigible.
1.Nisha and I are expecting
怀孕 If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.
She was expecting another baby...
I hear Dawn's expecting again.
2.pine after sb/sth
US:to want or desire (sb/sth) very much
teenage girls pining after rock stars
※have a crush on
3.pride and joy
someone or something that makes you very proud and happy
Our children are our pride and joy.
The car is his pride and joy.
4.get over sth (usu. when sb is sad or angry
从(不快或疾病中)恢复过来 If you get over an unpleasant or unhappy experience or an illness, you recover from it.
It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death.
She's disappointed about their decision, but she'll get over it eventually.
※get over (someone)
to stop feeling unhappy after ending a relationship with (someone)
He broke up with his girlfriend a couple of months ago, and he still hasn't gotten over her.
5.incorrigible [ɪnˈkɔːrɪdʒəbl]
(通常幽默)屡教不改的,不可改造的 If you tell someone they are incorrigible, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they have faults which will never change.
an incorrigible gambler/optimist/prankster
an incorrigible habit of playing practical jokes
He is always the class clown and his teachers say he is incorrigible.
6.throw oneself at sb
向…投怀送抱;向…献媚 If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
I'll say you started it, that you threw yourself at me.
7.go through with
to do (sth that you have thought or talked about);
If you go through with an action you have decided on, you do it, even though it may be very unpleasant or difficult for you.
Richard pleaded for Belinda to reconsider and not to go through with the divorce.
8.all someone ever does/wants/gets etc.
used for emphasizing that the same thing happens all the time, especially when this is annoying
All he ever does is complain.
All I ever get is bills and junk mail.
Liliana: Steven! My baby how are you! I’ve missed you so much!
Steven: Hey, mom! Great to see you!
Liliana: You look so thin! Didn’t those Americans feed you? Come come, let’s have some chai. By the way... There is a girl here waiting for you.
Veronica: Hi Steven.
Steven: Veronica! How did you get here? How did you know where I live? I waited for you at the airport but you never showed...
Veronica: I also have some little secrets that I haven’t told you about, but we can discuss that later. I realized that I was just scared. Scared of how much I love you and of the commitment that marriage requires. I’m here now. Now there is something I wanna ask you. Steven, will you marry me?
Priest: I now declare you, husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.
1.chai [tʃaɪ]
(Indian)tea, especially when made by boiling the tea leaves with milk, sugar, and cardamoms(印度)(尤指将茶叶和牛奶、糖及豆蔻一起煮沸的)恰依茶
2.be scared of sth/doing
He was scared of asking her out.
She's scared of snakes.
I want to look in the file, but I'm scared of what I'll find.
She was scared to death of flying. = She was scared stiff off lying. [=she was very scared of flying]
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The rabbit looked scared.
I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
She's scared to walk alone at night.
The children got scared [=became frightened] and ran away.
3. may
[formal]— used to indicate that something is allowed
You may go now. [=you have permission to leave now]
No one may enter without a ticket.
The children may play wherever they choose.
You may tell me your opinion, but I won't change my mind.