婚礼上牧师的证言

 　　John Smith, do you take this woman, Mary White ,to be your lawful¹ wedded² wife, to live together in the estate of matrimony!Will you love her honor her ,comfort her and keep her in sickness and in health, and forsaking³ all others ,be true to her as long as your both shall live?

　　约翰 史密斯，你愿意娶Mary White 为合法的妻子共同过婚姻生活吗？你愿意爱她，尊重她，安抚她，守护她，不论她健康或有病，在你们的有生之年不另作他想，忠诚对待她吗？

　　THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY OF

　　_____ AND _____

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　　THE VOWS⁴

　　We are gathered here this ____ to unite this man ____ and this woman _____ in the bonds of holy matrimony which is an honorable estate. Into this, these two now come to be joined.

　　If anyone present can show just and legal cause why they may not be joined, let them speak now or forever hold their peace.

　　Who gives this woman to this man? ________

　　(MAN)_______, will you have this woman as your lawful wedded wife, to live together in the estate of matrimony? Will you love her, honor her, comfort her, and keep her in sickness and in health; forsaking all others, be true to her as long as you both shall live? (I will).

　　(WOMAN)_______, will you have this man as your lawful wedded husband, to live together in the estate of matrimony? Will you love him, honor him, comfort him, and keep him in sickness and in health; forsaking all others, be true to him as long as you both shall live? (I will).

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　　THE RING

　　BEHOLD⁵ the symbol of wedlock⁶. The perfect circle of love, the unbroken union of this man and this woman united here today. May you both remain faithful to this symbol of true love.

　　Please join hands and repeat after me (man first, while placing ring on proper fingers).

　　I,_______, take _____ as my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.

　　I,_______, take _____ as my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.

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　　For as much as ______ and ______ have consented together in wedlock, and have witnessed the same before this company of friends and family, and have given and pledged their promises to each other, and have declared the same by giving and receiving a ring, and by joining hands.

　　By the authority vested in me by the State of New Hampshire,

　　I pronounce this couple to be husband and wife.

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　　This Ceremony was performed on______, 19___

　　by

　　Terry M. Clark, Justice of the Peace

　　105 Sugar Hill Rd., East Swanzey, N.H. 03446

　　[phone]

1 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

2 wedded   

adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
• I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 forsaking   

放弃( forsake的现在分词 )； 弃绝； 抛弃； 摒弃

参考例句：

• I will not be cowed into forsaking my beliefs. 我不会因为被恐吓而放弃自己的信仰。
• At fourteen he ran away, forsaking his home and friends. 他十四岁出走，离开了家乡和朋友。

4 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• 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。

5 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

6 wedlock   

n.婚姻，已婚状态

参考例句：

• My wife likes our wedlock.我妻子喜欢我们的婚姻生活。
• The Fawleys were not made for wedlock.范立家的人就跟结婚没有缘。