婚礼上的习俗
英语课
A:So what are we gonna talk about today?
我们今天聊什么？
B:I was wondering if you could tell me something about marriage customs.
我想你今天跟我谈谈婚礼上的习俗好吗？
A:No problem.What do you wanna know?
成啊。你想知道什么？
B:Well,how old are people when they usually get married?
一般人们多大结婚？
A:Most people get married when they're in thier 20's or 30's .But some people may not find love until they're in their 70's.
大多数的人二三十的时候结，也有七十才找到伴儿的。
B:Is there an engagement period?
有订婚期吗？
A:Yes.The engagement period usually lasts from between 3 months to a year.
是啊。一般是三个月到一年。
B:Who pays for the wedding?
谁出钱半婚礼呢？
A:The couple would probably split the cost between them,with contributions from the parents too.
两口子对半分
B:Who's invited?
都请些什么人呢？
A:Weddings are treated as a big occasion. So all close family and friends would be invited.
结婚可是一辈子的大事儿。所有的亲朋好友都要请的。
B:What happens during the ceremony?
婚礼上都干什么？
A:The ceremony is usually fairly simple.Some hymns 1 maybe sung,The vicar may read some passages from the Bible.The bride and groom 2 say their vows 3 and rings are exchanged.The newly married couple will then go outside to have their wedding photos taken,Then everyone goes to a restaurant for the reception,where the partying begins. Eating,drinking,singing,dancing and more drinking,
挺简单的，到时会唱赞歌儿。主持人会从圣经中摘出几段念。新人当众宣誓，交换戒指。然后到教堂外去照相。之后大家去饭店，那里会有一个很大的聚会，大家吃吃喝喝，唱歌跳舞，然后再接着喝。
B:What do the bride and groom usually wear?
新郎新娘都穿什么？
A:The groom wears a tuxedo 4 and the bride wears a beautiful,long dress,usually in white。
新郎穿燕尾服，新娘则穿很漂亮的长长的礼服，一般是白色的。
B:What kind of gifts do people usually give?
那大家一般都送什么礼？
A:People will give useful gifts that the newly-weds can make their new home with.Such as kitchen ware 5 or bedding.
一般都送新人家里会用得到的，比如厨房用具或床上用品什么的。
B:How long is the honeymoon 6?
蜜月一般都多长？
A:The honeymoon ?Usually between 1 and 2 weeks.
蜜月？也就一两个礼拜吧。
Attention Please…特别提醒
[你可以请外教反复帮你模仿/训练下面句子/词组的正宗美式发音]
[1] split the bill是指分开付费。split是一个很常用的词。吃饭时与别人分开结帐可以说let's split the bill.与别人分手了也可以说成we split。
[2]婚礼上除了新郎和新娘之外，还有伴郎the best man，伴娘maid of honor和主持婚礼的牧师priest.
[3]honeymoon蜜月。通常人们会问新人们这个问题where did you spend your honeymoon?你们在哪儿度的蜜月？
Related Words…相关词汇
以下这些词并未给出汉语意思，你可以试着用我们学到的英语问问外教它们的意思
[ ie:What does "***"mean?"***"是什么意思？]
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我们今天聊什么？
B:I was wondering if you could tell me something about marriage customs.
我想你今天跟我谈谈婚礼上的习俗好吗？
A:No problem.What do you wanna know?
成啊。你想知道什么？
B:Well,how old are people when they usually get married?
一般人们多大结婚？
A:Most people get married when they're in thier 20's or 30's .But some people may not find love until they're in their 70's.
大多数的人二三十的时候结，也有七十才找到伴儿的。
B:Is there an engagement period?
有订婚期吗？
A:Yes.The engagement period usually lasts from between 3 months to a year.
是啊。一般是三个月到一年。
B:Who pays for the wedding?
谁出钱半婚礼呢？
A:The couple would probably split the cost between them,with contributions from the parents too.
两口子对半分
B:Who's invited?
都请些什么人呢？
A:Weddings are treated as a big occasion. So all close family and friends would be invited.
结婚可是一辈子的大事儿。所有的亲朋好友都要请的。
B:What happens during the ceremony?
婚礼上都干什么？
A:The ceremony is usually fairly simple.Some hymns 1 maybe sung,The vicar may read some passages from the Bible.The bride and groom 2 say their vows 3 and rings are exchanged.The newly married couple will then go outside to have their wedding photos taken,Then everyone goes to a restaurant for the reception,where the partying begins. Eating,drinking,singing,dancing and more drinking,
挺简单的，到时会唱赞歌儿。主持人会从圣经中摘出几段念。新人当众宣誓，交换戒指。然后到教堂外去照相。之后大家去饭店，那里会有一个很大的聚会，大家吃吃喝喝，唱歌跳舞，然后再接着喝。
B:What do the bride and groom usually wear?
新郎新娘都穿什么？
A:The groom wears a tuxedo 4 and the bride wears a beautiful,long dress,usually in white。
新郎穿燕尾服，新娘则穿很漂亮的长长的礼服，一般是白色的。
B:What kind of gifts do people usually give?
那大家一般都送什么礼？
A:People will give useful gifts that the newly-weds can make their new home with.Such as kitchen ware 5 or bedding.
一般都送新人家里会用得到的，比如厨房用具或床上用品什么的。
B:How long is the honeymoon 6?
蜜月一般都多长？
A:The honeymoon ?Usually between 1 and 2 weeks.
蜜月？也就一两个礼拜吧。
Attention Please…特别提醒
[你可以请外教反复帮你模仿/训练下面句子/词组的正宗美式发音]
[1] split the bill是指分开付费。split是一个很常用的词。吃饭时与别人分开结帐可以说let's split the bill.与别人分手了也可以说成we split。
[2]婚礼上除了新郎和新娘之外，还有伴郎the best man，伴娘maid of honor和主持婚礼的牧师priest.
[3]honeymoon蜜月。通常人们会问新人们这个问题where did you spend your honeymoon?你们在哪儿度的蜜月？
Related Words…相关词汇
以下这些词并未给出汉语意思，你可以试着用我们学到的英语问问外教它们的意思
[ ie:What does "***"mean?"***"是什么意思？]
wedding jitter bowtie wedding gawn to have the cold feet
n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )
- At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
- I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句
vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁
- His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
- George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。
誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
n.礼服，无尾礼服
- Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
- Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？
n.(常用复数)商品，货物
- The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
- Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。