英语六级必读美文011：美国人的婚姻方式
<p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>.<span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="vows">vows</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p> 我愿意 这几个字对美国人来说包含着深远的意义，它甚至可以改变一个人的生活，特别是当你在自己的婚礼上说出这句话的时候。发出结婚誓言就如同签订契约一般。虽然今天美国人并不真正认为婚姻是一种商业交易，但婚姻确实是件严肃的事。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span>. <span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sweetheart">sweetheart</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="proposes">proposes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="popping">popping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ficancee">ficancee</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="nng">nng</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="months">months</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span>, <span word="bridal">bridal</span> <span word="showers">showers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bachelors">bachelors</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span></p><p> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="counseling">counseling</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> 一切从订婚开始。传统上来说，年轻男子先要请求女朋友的父亲允许自己娶她。如果女方的父亲答应，然后男方才能向女方求婚。男方时常尝试以罗曼蒂克的方式 蹦出这个问题竹，想给女方一个惊喜。有时双方只是一起决定该是结婚的时候了。男方通常会送给未婚妻一只钻石戒指作为订婚的象征。订婚期可以持续几个星期、几个月，甚至几年。当大喜的日子临近时，双方各自的好友在婚前的派对上会赠送许多实用的礼物。今天，许多未婚夫妻在订婚期间还听取咨询意见，以此为应付婚姻生活的挑战作好准备。</p>
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