基础英语轻松学【64】美国婚俗知多少
<p> 美国的国土上居住着各种各样的人，他们的婚礼也千差万别。但婚礼无论在哪儿举行或怎样举行，总有某些传统的风俗。今天，我们就来了解一下。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bride">bride</span>（新娘） <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bouquet">bouquet</span>（花束） <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="away">away</span>．<span word="The">The</span> <span word="groom">groom</span>（新郎） <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="door">door</span>．<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="altar">altar</span>（祭坛），<span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groom">groom</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="vows">vows</span>（誓言）． <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>，<span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span>，<span word="for">for</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>，<span word="for">for</span> <span word="richer">richer</span>，<span word="for">for</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="health">health</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cherish">cherish</span>，<span word="till">till</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="part">part</span>（分开）．</p><p> <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vows">vows</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="rings">rings</span>．<span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>．</p><p> 婚礼结束后，新人会乘车离开。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span>（装饰） <span word="with">with</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span>，<span word="streamers">streamers</span>（饰带） <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shaving">shaving</span> <span word="cream">cream</span>（刮须膏）．<span word="The">The</span> <span word="wordsJust">wordsJust</span> <span word="Marriedare">Marriedare</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span>（汽车尾箱） <span word="or">or</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="window">window</span>．<span word="The">The</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="groom">groom</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shower">shower</span>（一阵雨） <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>．<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span>，<span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="chase">chase</span>（追逐） <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>，<span word="honking">honking</span>（按喇叭） <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span>（吸引、招来） <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>．</p><p> 「读书笔记」</p>
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