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First, some context: Before the closing credits roll, Rachel and Nick have
just overcome the numerous hurdles placed in their way by his snooty
Singapore-based friends and family en route to him popping the
question and her saying a thousand times yes. Rather than fly back to
New York right away, they celebrate their engagement with one last
shindig.

It may be a happily-ever-after ending for them, but not
everyone in their orbit is so well-off… at least emotionally, anyway.
Take Nick’s cousin, Astrid (Gemma Chan), an ultraglam fashion expert
whose seemingly perfect marriage to Michael (Pierre Png) falls apart
during the course of the movie — the result of his deep-seated
insecurity at having married into such a prominent family.

I have a few questions about the second paragraph.

  1. What does happily-ever-after mean?

  2. What does in their orbit mean?

  3. What's the meaning of ultraglam? I can't find this word in dictionaries.

  4. The last sentence starting from "Take Nick's cousin,… …, a prominent family." doesn't look like a complete sentence to me. Maybe it just takes Nick's cousin as an example?

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Best Answer

You should have been able to find "happily ever after" in the dictionary as it's the standard ending for many fairy tales, for example:

And so the Little Mermaid married the handsome Prince Eric and they lived happily ever after.

When used in this context it implies a fairy-tale romance in which all is perfect for the two people mentioned.

"In their orbit" is a solar-system metaphor. In most fictional stories there are one or two main characters whose fate is central to the plot, and a number of secondary characters whose lives metaphorically revolve around the main characters.

In real life it can refer to those whose lives relate to a central figure of some importance:

With the success of Microsoft many talk about the spectacular wealth of the founder, Bill Gates, but those in his orbit also did extremely well for themselves.

The prefix "ultra-" when applied to any word, means "extremely" or "to the utmost". So "ultraglam" is a creative way to say "extremely glamorous". But, again, it can be used in almost any context:

The ultra-conservative Freedom party was rocked by scandal today when their leader was indicted on tax evasion charges related to his numerous payments to his many mistresses

The last sentence is certainly convoluted but it is complete. The phrase "take X" should be read as the imperative form, and is short for "take X as an example". It's a common way to start a sentence that provides an example to demonstrate a previous point:

Those trying to lose weight should be aware that fruits are not always a low-calorie option. Take the avocado, a cup of which has 321 calories and 30 grams of fat. An avocado is certainly a healthier option than a candy bar, but is not necessarily going to shrink that waistline.

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