propose一言で「求婚とする」となります。日本語のプロポーズは英語の誤用で英語にproposeと言う名詞はありません。去年proposalと言う映画がありましたがそれが名詞形です。marriage proposalのことです。このときに使うイディオムがpop the question(0:36)です。このやり方ですが一応儀式のような物があります。女性の前で片膝をつき指輪を差し出します。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhzmB_JI3UE 2:15 pop the question
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ZhanrLEV4 0:00 If you're thinking of popping the question it might pay to start saving your pennies 結婚したいなら貯金を始めたほうがいい
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb-z5MhDG-4 0:36 when he got on one knee, I was so glad I brought protection 彼が片膝をついたとき（つまりプロポーズ）ロックブロックを持ってってよかった。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI_7hXlOd2o 0:26 how's that for a proposal?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVuv7EWQI-Q 0:21 while it was certainly an entertaining way to pop the question, what makes it more memorable is the commentary by the zoo employees who were watching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USxvGRpBLwc 0:32 as Schon is still wearing his guitar gets down on one knee to propose.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sR4NFa3Kwg 0:27 Neal has popped the question.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgxmFNok_BQ 0:34 then Vince Ramos dropped down on one knee,,, will you marry me?
0:14 and then he popped the question
Princess Eugenie reveals she cried at romantic lake-side proposal (and Granny is 'very happy')
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJKRaemU1fY 1:36 the question popped.
参考リンク
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFr986w0-qs 6:30 Sadie, we've got a proposition for you. ひとつ話がある、提案がある。
練習問題解答
a-332 popping the question
a-688 popped the question
a-794 pop the question
a-2407 pop the most important question
a-3043 popped the question
a-3828 pop the question
a-4643 promposal これは prom と proposal の造語。
a-4796 pop the question
a-5812 pop the question
a-6823 popped the question
a-6981 popped the question
a-8407 did you just propose me?
b-4403 wedding proposal
