【聽美文故事記六級(jí)單詞】美國人的婚禮(2/2)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2014-04-12 04:00
HINTS:
十以上數(shù)字、年份、百分率、金額等都用阿拉伯?dāng)?shù)字表示,數(shù)字采用千位逗號(hào)隔斷
When the wedding party is gathered by the altar, the bride and groom exchange vows. It is traditional to use the words "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part. Following the vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
After the ceremony there is often a party, called a "reception" which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.
The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons, streamers and shaving cream. The words "Just Married" are painted on the trunk or back window. The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars, honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.
當(dāng)婚禮一行人聚集到教堂的祭壇前時(shí),新娘和新郎互相宣誓。常用的結(jié)婚誓言是:“而今而后,不論境況好壞,貧富與否,健康與否,誓死相愛,永不分離?!毙倪^后,二人互換戒指。通常,戒指要戴在左手無名指上,這是一個(gè)古老的風(fēng)俗。
禮儀過后,通常會(huì)有一個(gè)宴會(huì),稱作“喜宴”。宴會(huì)給參加婚禮的人一個(gè)向新婚夫婦祝賀的機(jī)會(huì)。
新郎新娘乘坐汽車離開教堂,汽車上裝飾著氣球,彩色紙帶、刮須膏之類的東西?!靶禄檠酄枴睅讉€(gè)字常寫在汽車后的行李箱上或后玻璃窗上。新娘新郎從婚禮客人撒下的雨點(diǎn)般的生大米中跑向汽車。小兩口兒開車離開教堂時(shí),朋友們常常開車追趕他們,不停地按喇叭,引他們注意。然后小兩口兒就接著去度蜜月了。