Unit8
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“Ido。”ToAmeristhosetwowreatmeaning。Theygeyourlife。
Especiallyifyousaythematyourownwedding。Makingweddingvows(誓约)islikesigningatraeri’treallythinkmarriageisabusimarriageisseriousbusiness。
Itallbegi。Traditionally,ayoungmaherofhissermissiontomarryher。Ifthefatheragrees,themanlaterproposestoher。Ofteosurpriseherby“poppiion”inaromantiesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttogetmarried。Themanusuallygiveshisfiancéeadiamasasymbolement。Theymaybeengagedforweeks,monthsorevehebigdayapproaches,bridalshowersandbachelor’spartiesprovidemas。Todaymanycouplesalsoreselingdurihispreparesthemforthegesofmarriedlife。
Atlastit’stimeforthewedding。AlthoughmostweddingsfollowloioillroomforAmeridividualism。Forexample,theusualplaceforaweddingisinachurepeoplegetmarriedoutdoorsi。Afeweveheywhilesky-divingoheayinvitehundredsofpeopleorjustafewclosefriends。Theychoosetheirownstyleofcolors,deusigthey。
Butsomethingsrarelyge。Thebrideusuallywearsabeautiful,longwhiteweddingdress。
&ionallywears“somethingold,somethihingborrowedahihegroomwearsaformalsuitortuxedo(无尾晚礼服)。Severalclosefriendspartitheyasattendants,ingthebestmanandthemaidofhonor。
Astheybegins,thegroomandhisattendantsstandwiththeminister,fagtheaudience。Musialstheehebride’sattendants,followedbythebeautifulbride。
Nervously,theyoustheirvows。Traditionally,theypromisetoloveeachother“forbetter,forworse,forricher,forpoorer,insidih”。Butsometimesthecouplehasposedtheirownvows。Theygiveeachtosymbolizetheirmarriageent。Fierahebigmoment:“Inowpronounanandwife。Youmaykissyourbride!”
Attheweddihebrideandgroomgreettheirguests。Theheweddingdfeedeachotherabite。Guestsmingle(混合)whileenjoyingdText
&s。Laterthebridethrowsherbouquet(花束)roupofsinglegirls。
Traditionsaysthattheochesthebouquetwillbethethere,playfulfriehecouple’scarwithtissuepaper,tinda“JustMarried”sighereisover,theotheir“decorated”dspeedoff。Maakeahoneymoowo-,tocelebratetheirne
Almosteveryculturehasritualstosignalaone’slife。Marriageisobasiclifegesforpeopleofallcultures。Soit’snosurprisetofindmanytraditionsaboutgettingmarried…eveeachcouplefollowsthetraditionsinawaythatisuheirown。
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1。engagev。1)使从事,使忙于2)订婚1)Politisshouldnotengageinbusinessaffairsthatmightaffecttheirpoliticaljudgment。
政治家不应该参与那些可能会影响其政治判断力的商业事务。
2)Jaeareengaged。
杰克和安妮订婚了。
&n。诺言,婚约
Theirewasahepapers。
他们订婚的消息登报了。
&v。允许,许可
I’lleafterthemeetis。
如果时间允许的话,我开完会就来。
Youareosmokehere。
此处禁止吸烟。
﹡permissionn。同意,许可,允许IresenthavihispermissiohingIdo。
我讨厌做每件事都要得到他的许可。
3。proposev。1)建议,提出2)求(婚)1)Iwishtoproposeatoasttoourfriendship。
我提议为我们的友谊干杯。
Heproposedthataade。
他建议作一些改变。
2)Didheproposetoyou?
他向你求婚了吗?
4。romanticadj。浪漫的
Shehasromantisaboutbeingafamousactress。
她心里充满幻想,总希望有一天能成为著名演员。
ItissaidthatFrehemostromaheworld。