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“周三穿婚纱”是由六位女性共同发起的一项活动。该活动旨在通过在周三穿婚纱给处在疫情时期的人们带来欢乐和心灵的慰藉。

1 As the novel coronavirus pandemic spreads， five friends and neighbors joined together to pose in their wedding dresses for a fun photo shoot.

2 Elyssa Seibel， a professional photographer， said the creative idea was the brainchild of her and the other women： Jamie Egloff， Bryce Ellerbroek， Shannon Thomas， Nina Wagner and Jaime Sladek.

3 When Nina decided that a fancy wine night was exactly what she needed， she put on her wedding dress and took a picture of it. After a few glasses of wine， she decided to call it “Wedding Dress Wednesday”. She asked in her group chat how many of the women could come outside in their wedding dresses to take photos， and no one hesitated.

4 When five women were outside of their homes in old wedding dresses， it was funny and great. Some of their other neighbors started coming out on their driveways.

5 Seibel said it was a “little bit of a struggle” to get all the women in one shot while staying six feet apart， but they made it. They somehow were still able to come up with a few creative poses while still remaining six feet apart and still in one frame.

6 The photo shoot in their wedding dresses was a fun way for the women to take their minds off the current crisis. Jaime Sladek， a teacher who took part in the shoot， called it a “much needed stress relief”.

7 “There is a lot of disappointing news right now， so just being able to get out on the street and see each other as they d never seen each other before was a really good feeling. It was so ridiculous（荒謬的）but it brought a lot of joy.”

8 “I haven t put on my wedding dress since I got married， so it was fun for my daughter to see me in it，” she added. Sladek said she hopes the shoot could bring a smile to people s faces and help counteract（抵消） some of the stressful news out there.

9 For Seibel， this pandemic has been a reminder to celebrate life and find ways to cope together.

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text.

Detail 1. Who was the first to wear a wedding dress at Wedding Dress Wednesday？

A. Elyssa Seibel. B. Bryce Ellerbroek.

C. Nina Wagner. D. Jaime Sladek.

Detail 2. What could be difficult to take a photo of the women？

A. Facing the public s sharp criticism.

B. Finding a proper time to get together.

C. Looking for the wedding dress they wore.

D. Snapping all the women at a certain distance.

Inference 3. What did Elyssa Seibel think of the activity？

A. Uplifting. B. Marvelous.

C. Demanding. D. Far reaching.

Ⅱ. Discussion

Do you think it proper to take a photo of these women in their wedding dresses especially when their neighbors came out on their driveways？ In this case， if you are the government， what would you do？

Analyze the difficult structure in the text

They somehow were still able to come up with a few creative poses while still remaining six feet apart and still in one frame. 不管怎样，她们仍然能够想出一些有创意的姿势，同时还保持六英尺的距离，而且让照片在一个取景框内。

【点石成金】本句中while引导的是一个时间状语从句，“while still remaining six feet apart”相当于“while they still remained six feet apart”，因状语从句的主语与主句的主语一致，故省去了状语从句的主语，并将谓语动词remained改为现在分词的形式。