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 hymns1 maybe sung,The vicar may read some passages from the Bible.The bride and groom2 say their vows3 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 tuxedo4 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 ware5 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 honeymoon6?

　　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

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