Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Get Married

泰勒絲與特拉維斯·凱爾西結婚


Introduction

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married on July 3. They had a wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

泰勒絲與特拉維斯·凱爾西於 7 月 3 日結婚。他們在紐約市的麥迪遜平方花園舉行婚禮。

Main Body

The city closed many streets for three days. Many police officers worked at the wedding to keep people safe. Some leaders were unhappy about the cost of the police.

該市封閉了許多街道三天。許多警察在婚禮現場工作以確保民眾安全。一些領導者對警察的成本感到不滿。

Taylor Swift paid the city more than $160,000. This money paid for the police and the event permits.

泰勒絲向市政府支付了超過 16 萬美元。這筆錢用於支付警察費用和活動許可證。

Only family members were in the wedding. Jason Kelce and Austin Swift were the main helpers. Four young girls were flower girls. Taylor wore a special Dior dress.

婚禮僅有家庭成員出席。傑森·凱爾西與奧斯汀·斯威夫特是主要助手。四名小女孩擔任花童。泰勒絲穿著一件特殊的 Dior 禮服。

Jason Kelce said the wedding was very good. He said people drank a lot of beer at the party.

傑森·凱爾西表示婚禮非常精彩。他說人們在派對上喝了很多啤酒。

Conclusion

Taylor paid all the money to the city. Then, the couple went away to spend time with their family.

泰勒絲支付了所有費用給市政府。接著,這對夫婦離開去與家人共度時光。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Past Action' Pattern

Look at these words from the text:

  • married
  • closed
  • worked
  • paid

What is happening here? These words tell us about things that are finished. To talk about yesterday or last year, we often add -ed to the end of the action word.

The Pattern: Action \rightarrow Action + ed

  • Work \rightarrow Worked
  • Close \rightarrow Closed

The 'Rule Breaker': Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed.

  • Pay does not become payed. It becomes \rightarrow paid.

Quick Guide for A2: When you see -ed, the story is already over.

Vocabulary Learning

officer (n.)
A person who works for the police
Example:The police officer helped the woman cross the street.
unhappy (adj.)
Not happy; sad or disappointed
Example:I am unhappy because it is raining today.
permit (n.)
An official paper that gives you permission to do something
Example:You need a permit to build a house here.
member (n.)
A person who belongs to a group or family
Example:She is a member of the local tennis club.
Practice A2 words in a crossword