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  Nicole Kidman gets “Urbanized”
[ 2006-06-26 09:02 ]

看厌了汤姆·克鲁斯与凯蒂·赫尔姆斯的高调恋情,所有人都会怀念汤姆·克鲁斯的前妻——高贵典雅的妮可·基德曼。当地时间2006年6月25日,来自澳洲的奥斯卡影后妮可·基德曼和澳大利亚乡村歌手凯思·厄本在家乡悉尼举行了传统的天主教婚礼。身穿象牙白色婚纱的妮可,在婚礼上光彩照人,并与厄本在海边的一个哥特式教堂宣誓结婚。

 

The beaming bride wore a flowing white Balenciaga gown and pearl drop earrings.

Church bells rang out over Nicole Kidman's hometown Sunday to announce her marriage to country music star Keith Urban in a lavish but intimate ceremony attended by relatives, close friends and a smattering of Hollywood stars.

The beaming bride wore a flowing white Balenciaga gown and pearl drop earrings. Her cream Rolls-Royce limousine drove from her waterfront mansion across the iconic Sydney Harbor Bridge, through streets lined with cheering fans.

Kidman, accompanied by her father, Antony, smiled and waved to well-wishers outside the Gothic-style St. Patrick's College building, which was dramatically floodlit for the evening ceremony.

The nuptials were held in a small chapel on the compound atop cliffs overlooking a beach.

Urban, a Grammy-winning country music star, wore a black suit with a white rose in his lapel matching a bouquet clutched by Kidman.

The ceremony was private, amid intense public interest and speculation about the details. The pastor said the Oscar-winning actress and Nashville, Tenn.-based singer would have a traditional Roman Catholic service.

It was Urban's first marriage. Kidman and Tom Cruise divorced in 2001 after 10 years of marriage.

The couple released an official photograph showing them smiling and holding hands.

"We just want to thank everyone in Australia and around the world who have sent us their warm wishes," the newlyweds said in a brief statement accompanying the photo.

They were expected to spend their wedding night in Sydney before leaving for what local media said would be a Fiji resort honeymoon.

(Agencies)

Vocabulary:
 

smattering: 少许,一点,常见于词组:get a smattering of(略知一二)

beaming: 形容“笑容满面”时,beaming比smiling更加生动和形象;beaming源于动词beam(射出光线),引申为“具有感染力的微笑”,如:She seemed to beam more life than others.(比起其他人,她的微笑更加生动迷人。)

nuptial : 婚礼(婚礼除了常见的wedding ceremony外,也可用nuptial来表达);另外,nuptial也可用做形容词,指“与婚礼有关的”,如nuptial vows(婚誓 )

lapel: (西服上衣的)翻领,例如:lapel mike(可夹在口袋或衣襟上的小型麦克风)

newlywed: 新婚夫妇

Fiji: 斐济,太平洋西南部的一个岛国



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