英语沙龙：世界各地婚俗（七）

Wedding custom around the world (7)

Ukraine：A mock capture of the bride is carried out at wedding receptions to remind everyone present of the many times their homeland was invaded. Instead of cake, Ukranian couples share korovai, a sacred wedding bread decorated with symbolic¹ motifs² that represent eternity³ and the joining together of two families.

Scotland：Friends carry on an old good-natured custom：they wash the feet of both the bride and groom⁴, preparing them to set off on a new path. The sword dance, similar to an lrish jig⁵ of a Highland⁶ fling, si usrally performed at a Scottish wedding gathering⁷.

Sweden：The bride may place a silver coin from her father in her left shoe；a gold coin from her mother in her right shoe, so she’ll never do without. Her shoes are unfastened-symboliaing easy childbirth in the future. Swedish wives wear three wedding rings：for betrothal⁸, for marriage, and for motherhood.

世界各地婚俗（七）

乌克兰： 在婚宴上, 人们要模拟抓获新娘, 以此来提醒婚礼的来宾, 他们的祖国曾多次被入侵。乌克兰夫妇要分享一种饰有象征永恒和两家合一主题的圣餐婚礼面包, 而不是常见的婚礼蛋糕。

苏格兰： 朋友们沿袭着一个善意的古老习俗：为新娘和新朗洗脚, 让他们踏上新的人生旅途。在苏格兰的婚礼上, 人们经常表演剑舞---一种类似爱尔兰吉格舞的苏格兰舞。

瑞典： 新娘在左脚的鞋子里放上一枚父亲给的银币, 在右鞋里放上一枚母亲给的金币, 这样她就永远不会缺钱花。鞋子的带子松着不系, 象征将来顺利分娩。瑞典的妻子们都戴３枚结婚戒指：订婚的、结婚的和已做母亲的。

1 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

2 motifs   

n. （文艺作品等的）主题( motif的名词复数 )；中心思想；基本模式；基本图案

参考例句：

• I try to develop beyond the old motifs. 我力求对传统的花纹图案做到推陈出新。 来自辞典例句
• American Dream is one of the most important motifs of American literature. “美国梦”是美国文学最重要的母题之一。 来自互联网

3 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

4 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

5 jig   

n.快步舞（曲）；v.上下晃动；用夹具辅助加工；蹦蹦跳跳

参考例句：

• I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.我欣喜若狂，跳了几步吉格舞。
• He piped a jig so that we could dance.他用笛子吹奏格舞曲好让我们跳舞。

6 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。

7 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

8 betrothal   

n. 婚约, 订婚

参考例句：

• Their betrothal took place with great pomp and rejoicings. 他们举行了盛大而又欢乐的订婚仪式。
• "On the happy occasion of the announcement of your betrothal," he finished, bending over her hand. "在宣布你们订婚的喜庆日。" 他补充说，同时低下头来吻她的手。