异域采风:从《新娘大作战》看英美婚俗
<p>《新娘大作战》中在两位女主人公结婚的当天，其中一位女主人公的父母送给另一个女主人公一样东西，是一个蓝色的小花头饰，这个小头饰象征着两个女孩儿过去一起走过的日子。这其中，隐含了一个美国的婚礼习俗，“<span word="something">something</span> <span word="old">old</span>,<span word="something">something</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>”</p><p>如果结婚当天，新娘身上穿戴有这样几样东西，他们的婚礼就一定会幸福无比。<span word="something">something</span> <span word="old">old</span> 某样东西是旧的，象征着新娘的家庭和过去：</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="brides">brides</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="item">item</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="brides">brides</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="item">item</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span>. <span word="Something">Something</span> "<span word="new">new</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easiest">easiest</span> <span word="category">category</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span>.</p><p><span word="something">something</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> 某样东西是借来的，通常是指要从已婚的幸福夫妇那里踩踩气、借借光（<span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.）新娘以后也会向他们一样持家。<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="brides">brides</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handkerchief">handkerchief</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beaded">beaded</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>.</p><p> </p><p><span word="something">something</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> 某样东西是蓝色的，表示纯洁纯真的爱情(<span word="purity">purity</span>, <span word="fidelity">fidelity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="love">love</span>)，就像圣母玛利亚一直穿着的蓝色长袍一样。<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="garter">garter</span>.</p>
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