英语导读1000句（三十一）
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span>31 <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span></p><p> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="act">act</span>.婚姻是一种普遍性的人类活动。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="way">way</span>.它是两个人走到一起，共同合法地生活。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>.在许多国家，婚姻与宗教有关。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>.在许多文化国度里，它是至今为止保存最古老的仪式之一。</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.许多国家和宗教规定了结婚的最小年龄。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="country">country</span>.这会因国家的不同而有差异。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="at">at</span> 16 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.以英国为例，夫妇可以在16岁结婚。</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dissolved">dissolved</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span>.如果一段婚姻破裂了，我们可以称之为离婚。</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span>.有些宗教不允许离婚。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="married">married</span>.到了20世纪，有些人决定同居而不结婚。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="common">common</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.这被称为事实婚姻。</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.许多人这么做是因为他们想在真正的婚姻之前先试婚。</p>
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