Millennial grooms take spouse’s name 千禧一代新郎选择婚后随妻姓
<p>随身英语<span word="Millennial">Millennial</span> <span word="grooms">grooms</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> 千禧一代新郎选择婚后随妻姓</p><p>在英国，女性婚后随夫姓这个传统已延续了一千多年。然而，这一惯例究竟从何而来？时至今日，婚后从夫姓的现象仍然非常普遍吗？近来，在千禧一代人中，有越来越多的男性选择“夫随妇姓”。本集《随身英语》探讨随着时代发展而演变的命名惯例。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="names">names</span> 词汇: 名字</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>: <span word="surnames">surnames</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="names">names</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="surnames">surnames</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="moniker">moniker</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="nobility">nobility</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Norman">Norman</span> <span word="Conquest">Conquest</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Normans">Normans</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coverture">coverture</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="married">married</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="property">property</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="relinquishes">relinquishes</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p><span word="Fast">Fast</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="norm">norm</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="suffragette">suffragette</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Lucy">Lucy</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1855, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="merging">merging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="barrelling">barrelling</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="common">common</span>.</p>
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