"Since I couldn't find the right engagement ring, " he said, "this will have to do, " and he firmly stamped my hand.
他说：“既然我找不到合适的订婚戒指，就用这了”，然后，在我手上用力盖上。At the time, she said it would mean a lengthy engagement because no wedding date had been discussed.
她当时说，订婚的时间会很长，因为她和威廉王子还没有讨论过正式婚礼的日期。Emily desperately searched all over the place for her lost engagement ring. In her words, she has left no stone unturned in her house.
艾米丽拼命地到处寻找她丢失的订婚戒指，用她的话说，她家里的什么地方都找过了。The party was still to be held, but it was an engagement party instead of a birthday party.
晚会仍然会举行，但是已经从生日晚会变成了订婚晚会。My daughter has just got engaged and I suppose I shall be landed with the cost of the wedding.
我女儿刚订婚，我想是到了我终于得拿出婚礼费用的时候了。Dr. Woo, who was engaged to be married, recently had an Afghan tailor make her a ball gown out of raw silk.
已经订婚的吴凯伦医生正准备结婚，最近让阿富汗的裁缝为她制作一套生丝舞会礼服。They were engaged to be married but they quarrelled so often that they decided to call it a day.
他们本已订婚，但因经常吵架，便决定还是中断关系。Luckily for her mother, an engagement was swiftly drummed up and political disaster averted, but it was a close run thing.
对于她的妈妈而言，幸运的是，一场订婚迅速被制造出来，从而避免了一场政治灾难，但过程真是惊险。I must tell you how pleased I was to hear of your engagement, and hasten you my earnest congratulations.
非常高兴听到你订婚的消息，谨致上我虔诚的祝福。