英语新词：赞助结婚正风行 sponsoring a wedding

 　　The idea of sponsoring a wedding may have your head spinning, but it's growing in popularity.

　　赞助结婚?这个想法你听了可能有点儿晕，但现在愈发流行。

　　Some enterprising couples have invited more than close friends and relatives to their weddings -- they've also welcomed corporate¹ sponsors.

　　一些有事业心的伴侣结婚时不仅邀请亲朋好友，还邀请赞助商。

　　Sponsored weddings have really started to gain popularity in recent years, where vendors² provide free or discounted services in exchange for ads in the couples’ wedding invitations, programs, placecards, etc.

　　赞助结婚近年来日渐风行，赞助商提供免费或打折的婚庆服务，作为交换，新人婚礼的请柬、婚礼流程、和婚宴桌牌等上面要为赞助商打广告。

　　As wedding costs climb higher and higher, things like sponsored weddings and website donations are bound to become more commonplace.

　　随着婚庆消费不断增多，赞助结婚和网站捐赠等方式越来越普遍。

　　Many people feel that sponsored weddings are tacky and detract from the experience of the wedding. Others think that it’s just another practical and creative way to help pay for the costly³ event.

　　很多人认为赞助结婚俗气，也减少了婚礼的幸福体验。但也有人认为这是帮助支付高额婚庆花费的另一种实用而有创意的方法。

　　One Akron, Ohio, bride told us she bartered⁴ her gown and received the dress she had desired since she was "a little girl."

　　一位来自俄亥俄州阿克伦的新娘告诉我们，她接受了婚纱赞助，穿上了从小梦寐以求的结婚礼服。

　　She and other brides and grooms⁵ may tell you this was their way of affording the wedding of their dreams, but etiquette⁶ experts argue a blessed event is being turned into a business deal.

　　她和其他的新娘新郎可能告诉你，这是一种能够负担得起梦寐以求的婚礼的方式，但礼仪专家表示，这将婚礼变成了交易。

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

4 bartered   

v.作物物交换，以货换货( barter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The local people bartered wheat for tools. 当地人用小麦换取工具。
• They bartered farm products for machinery. 他们用农产品交换机器。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 grooms   

n.新郎( groom的名词复数 )；马夫v.照料或梳洗（马等）( groom的第三人称单数 )；使做好准备；训练；（给动物）擦洗

参考例句：

• Plender end Wilcox became joint grooms of the chambers. 普伦德和威尔科克斯成为共同的贴身侍从。 来自辞典例句
• Egypt: Families, rather than grooms, propose to the bride. 埃及：在埃及，由新郎的家人，而不是新郎本人，向新娘求婚。 来自互联网

6 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。