婚礼上的习俗

A:So what are we gonna talk about today?

　　我们今天聊什么？

　　B:I was wondering if you could tell me something about marriage customs.

　　我想你今天跟我谈谈婚礼上的习俗好吗？

　　A:No problem.What do you wanna know?

　　成啊。你想知道什么？

　　B:Well,how old are people when they usually get married?

　　一般人们多大结婚？

　　A:Most people get married when they're in thier 20's or 30's .But some people may not find love until they're in their 70's.

　　大多数的人二三十的时候结，也有七十才找到伴儿的。

　　B:Is there an engagement period?

　　有订婚期吗？

　　A:Yes.The engagement period usually lasts from between 3 months to a year.

　　是啊。一般是三个月到一年。

　　B:Who pays for the wedding?

　　谁出钱半婚礼呢？

　　A:The couple would probably split the cost between them,with contributions from the parents too.

　　两口子对半分

　　B:Who's invited?

　　都请些什么人呢？

　　A:Weddings are treated as a big occasion. So all close family and friends would be invited.

　　结婚可是一辈子的大事儿。所有的亲朋好友都要请的。

　　B:What happens during the ceremony?

　　婚礼上都干什么？

　　A:The ceremony is usually fairly simple.Some hymns¹ maybe sung,The vicar may read some passages from the Bible.The bride and groom² say their vows³ and rings are exchanged.The newly married couple will then go outside to have their wedding photos taken,Then everyone goes to a restaurant for the reception,where the partying begins. Eating,drinking,singing,dancing and more drinking,

　　挺简单的，到时会唱赞歌儿。主持人会从圣经中摘出几段念。新人当众宣誓，交换戒指。然后到教堂外去照相。之后大家去饭店，那里会有一个很大的聚会，大家吃吃喝喝，唱歌跳舞，然后再接着喝。

　　B:What do the bride and groom usually wear?

　　新郎新娘都穿什么？

　　A:The groom wears a tuxedo⁴ and the bride wears a beautiful,long dress,usually in white。

　　新郎穿燕尾服，新娘则穿很漂亮的长长的礼服，一般是白色的。

　　B:What kind of gifts do people usually give?

　　那大家一般都送什么礼？

　　A:People will give useful gifts that the newly-weds can make their new home with.Such as kitchen ware⁵ or bedding.

　　一般都送新人家里会用得到的，比如厨房用具或床上用品什么的。

　　B:How long is the honeymoon⁶?

　　蜜月一般都多长？

　　A:The honeymoon ?Usually between 1 and 2 weeks.

　　蜜月？也就一两个礼拜吧。

　　Attention Please…特别提醒

　　[你可以请外教反复帮你模仿/训练下面句子/词组的正宗美式发音]

　　[1] split the bill是指分开付费。split是一个很常用的词。吃饭时与别人分开结帐可以说let's split the bill.与别人分手了也可以说成we split。

　　[2]婚礼上除了新郎和新娘之外，还有伴郎the best man，伴娘maid of honor和主持婚礼的牧师priest.

　　[3]honeymoon蜜月。通常人们会问新人们这个问题where did you spend your honeymoon?你们在哪儿度的蜜月？

　　Related Words…相关词汇

　　以下这些词并未给出汉语意思，你可以试着用我们学到的英语问问外教它们的意思

　　[ ie:What does "***"mean?"***"是什么意思？]

　　wedding jitter bowtie wedding gawn to have the cold feet

1 hymns   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

4 tuxedo   

n.礼服，无尾礼服

参考例句：

• Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
• Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？

5 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。

6 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。