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美國婚禮風俗（下）

As the ceremony begins, the groom and his attendants stand with the minister, facing the audience. Music signals the entrance of the bride's attendants, followed by the beautiful bride. Nervously, the young couple repeats their vows. Traditionally, they promise to love each other "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health". But sometimes the couple has composed their own vows. They give each other a gold ring to symbolize their marriage commitment. Finally the minister announces the big moment: "I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride!"

婚禮開始時，新郎和他的陪伴同牧師站在一起，面對著來賓。當音樂響起時，新娘的陪伴入場，后面就跟著美麗的新娘。一對新人緊張地跟著說出他們的誓言。按傳統(tǒng)習慣，雙方許諾要彼此相愛，“不論情況較好較壞，不論家境是富是窮，不論生病還是健康。”但有時兩人也可以編一套自己的誓言。他們互贈金戒指象征婚姻的承諾。最后，牧師宣布重大時刻的到來：“我現(xiàn)在宣布你們成為夫妻。你可以親吻你的新娘！”

At the wedding reception, the bride and groom greet their guests. Then they cut the wedding cake and feed each other a bite. Guests mingle while enjoying cake, punch and other treats. Later the bride throws her bouquet of flowers to a group of single girls. Tradition says that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next to marry. During the reception, playful friends "decorate" the couple's car with tissue paper, tin cans and a "Just Married" sign. When the reception is over, the newlyweds run to their "decorated" car and speed off. Many couples take a honeymoon, a one- to two-week vacation trip, to celebrate their new marriage.

在結(jié)婚喜宴上，新娘和新郎向賓客表示歡迎。然后他們切開結(jié)婚蛋糕并互喂對方一口。來賓們一邊享受蛋糕、混合飲料和其它食物，一邊相互交談。之后，新娘將她的花束投向一群單身女孩。相傳抓到花束的女孩會成為下一個結(jié)婚的人。喜宴期間，愛鬧的朋友用薄紙、錫罐和寫著“新婚”的標牌來“裝飾”新人的小汽車。宴會結(jié)束后，新婚的小倆口就跑向他們“被裝飾好的”小汽車，迅速地駛走。許多新人會去度蜜月，即一兩個星期的度假旅行，以慶祝他們的新婚。

Almost every culture has rituals to signal a change in one's life. Marriage is one of the most basic life changes for people of all cultures. So it's no surprise to find many traditions about getting married... even in America. Yet each couple follows the traditions in a way that is uniquely their own.

幾乎每一種文化都有儀式來標志一個人生活的變化?；橐鰧τ诟鞣N文化的人而言都是最基本的生活變化之一。因此發(fā)現(xiàn)關(guān)于結(jié)婚有許多傳統(tǒng)習俗，就不足為奇了……在美國也不例外。然而每對新人都會以自己獨持的方式來繼承傳統(tǒng)。