新奇事件簿 疫情之下 纽约开启线上婚礼

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has decided¹ that people can still get married in New York despite the city being under lockdown. Governor Cuomo has signed a special executive order permitting people to get married online. All wedding ceremonies had been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but special measures have been introduced to allow couples to tie the knot. The procedure for weddings under lockdown now entails³ applying for a marriage license⁴ online and having clerks conducting the ceremony virtually. Mr Cuomo said the new online weddings would be legally binding⁵. A city official said: "The executive order will temporarily suspend a provision of law that requires in-person visits."

纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫决定，尽管城市处于封锁之中，但纽约市的居民仍然可以结婚。科莫州长签署了一份特别行政命令，允许人们在网上结婚。因为COVID-19疫情，所有的婚礼仪式都已暂停，但还采取了特殊措施，允许新人结婚。目前，在封锁之下，婚礼需要在线申请结婚证，并让牧师主持虚拟的婚礼仪式。科莫表示新的网上婚礼将具有法律约束力。一位市政官员表示：“该行政命令将暂停一项要求本人到场的法律条款。”

The new executive order means couples can get wed² via video conferencing. This was previously⁶ not recognised as a legal way of getting married. Mr Cuomo joked to reporters that: "There is now no excuse when the question comes up for marriage. You can do it by Zoom⁷." Mr Cuomo did not say whether Zoom was the only tele-conferencing platform that people could use on their happy day. The platform does allow guests to attend online. Stay-at-home measures have been extended in New York until at least the 15th of May. It could be months after that before social distancing measures are lifted. This means gatherings⁸ for events such as weddings may continue to be held online.

新的行政命令意味着新人们可以通过视频会议结婚。在此之前，这并不是一种合法的结婚方式。科莫对记者开玩笑说：“现在提到结婚可就没有借口了。你可以通过Zoom结婚。”科莫没有说，Zoom是否是新人们结婚时可用的唯一一个电话会议平台。该平台允许客人们在线参加婚礼。纽约的居家措施已经至少延长至5月15日。可能要过几个月才会取消社交距离措施。这意味着像婚礼这样的聚会或许要继续在网上举行。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

3 entails   

使…成为必要( entail的第三人称单数 )； 需要； 限定继承； 使必需

参考例句：

• The job entails a lot of hard work. 这工作需要十分艰苦的努力。
• This job entails a lot of hard work. 这项工作需要十分努力。

4 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

5 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

7 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。

8 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。