ESL Podcast 166 - A Marriage Proposal I
to get up the nerve - to have the courage to do something
I can't get up the nerve to fly in an airplane for the first time.
to marry - to make someone your husband or wife
Dae and Maria decided to marry after dating for three years.
the one - the person you want to marry, or to have a serious relationship with
She dated a lot of people before deciding that Ben was the one.
engagement ring - a ring, usually only for the woman, when two people get engaged (promise to marry)
He gave her the engagement ring and put it on her finger. How romantic!
saleswoman - a female worker in a store
The saleswoman was helping someone else so I had to wait in line.
to find the right time - to choose the right moment or opportunity to do something
The key to getting a raise at work is finding the right time to ask your boss.
to pop the question - to ask someone to marry you
Instead of waiting for her boyfriend to pop the question, she asked him to marry her instead.
romantic - something that makes someone think of love
The book had a lot of romantic parts that would never happen in real life.
to propose; proposal - to ask someone to marry you; the act of asking someone to marry you
Should I propose in a letter? No, I think proposals should be done in person.
out of the question - impossible
Spending that much money for a car is out of the question for me right now.
poem - a form of literature which often has a rhythm or beat, like music
Walt Whitman wrote many poems about America.
to serenade - when a man sings romantically to a woman, usually standing outside of her house
I like the part in the movie when the men are serenading the women at sunset.
to call the police - to make a telephone call to the police department to report a problem
Our party was so noisy, the neighbors called the police!