美国文化习俗精粹 第8期:Marriage of American Style美式婚姻
<p> </p><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」这句话对美国人而言具有重大意义，它甚至可以改变你的生命，特別是当你在自己的婚礼上说出这句话时，在婚礼中所发的誓言就如同签订契约一样，美国人并不是真把婚姻当作商业交易，但是，结婚确实是件严肃的事情。</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>.</p><p> 结婚是从订婚开始，在传统上，年轻人会请求他的女朋友的父亲允许他娶她，如果女方的父亲答应，之后方可向女方求婚。通常男方会试着以罗曼蒂克的方式「提出这个问题」以带给女方惊喜。</p><p> <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="fiancee">fiancee</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="ring">ring</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> <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>
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