礼服

新娘自己制作礼服是不吉利的。在新娘到达婚礼现场之前，新郎就看到穿着婚纱的新娘也同样是不吉利的。在行礼日前，新娘不能同时穿上她在婚礼上准备穿着的全套服饰，有些新娘子直到要出发到行礼现场前，才缝上礼服上的最后一个针脚。

新娘

一点新，一点旧，一点蓝，一点借来的

旧的这样东西，必须是一位婚姻生活幸福的女人提供的，这样才能暗示着幸福生活也能相传。

新的东西一般来说是礼服或者是鞋子。

借来的东西应该是金制的，以此来保证未来能有好财运。

蓝色的东西用来象征谦虚、忠诚和爱。

伴娘

伴娘的礼服类似于新娘，这和新娘的面纱作用相仿，一般来说，伴娘扮演一个迷惑魔鬼保护新娘的角色。

花球

在酒会结束后，新娘将她手中的花束抛向身后的未婚女性客人，传说，得到花束的女性将会成为在场客人中的下一个新娘。

还有一个相似的风俗，新郎取下新娘的吊袜带，抛向身后的单身汉们，同样，得到者将成为下一个新郎。

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THE WEDDING DRESS

It is thought unlucky for the bride to make her own wedding dress. It is also unlucky for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before until she arrives at the ceremony. The bride should not wear her entire outfit before the wedding day. Some brides leave a final stitch on the dress undone until it is time to leave for the ceremony when the outfit is completed.

THE BRIDE

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue Something old must be something that has belonged to a happily married woman to ensure the transfer of happiness.

Something new is normally the gown or shoes.

Something borrowed should be gold to ensure future wealth and fortune. Something blue, symbolizes modesty, fidelity, and love.

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids were dressed in a similar way to the bride for the same reason as the origin of veil. The bridesmaids were thought to act as decoys to confuse evil spirits and thus protect the bride.

BOUQUET

After the reception the bride throws her bouquet back over her shoulder where the unmarried female guest group together. Tradition holds that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next one of those present to marry.

A parallel custom is for the groom to remove the garter worn by the bride and throw it back over his shoulder toward the unmarried male guests. Again the one who catches it will be the next to marry.

二：结婚准备

Part 1 Before the Wedding

Dialogue Script 对话原文

Nancy: Have you heard about Dana?
Scott: No, I haven't talked to her for a couple of months. How are things with her?
Nancy: Well, she is just so-so right now. She had a little accident last week in her new car.
Scott: Oh, you are kidding. Was anybody hurt? Was there much damage?
Nancy: No, it was really a small accident and everybody was fine. It was the other driver's fault.
Scott: Well, that's good. Other than that, how's she doing? Is she still going out with David?
Nancy: Haven't you heard yet? They're getting married!
Scott: You are kidding!
Nancy: She said he gave her a ring on her birthday.
Scott: That's great!
Nancy: Yeah. Everybody's really happy about it. He is a great guy.
Scott: Lucky, too.

讲解：

1. 在西方，恋爱中的男女要结婚，首先要由男方向女方求婚（propose），在求婚时男方应向女方赠送订婚戒指（an engagement ring）。因此，当人们提到 "He gave her a ring" 时，其意义通常是He proposed to her, she accepted, and they are now engaged.（男方向女方求婚，女方接受了求婚，两人现在已经定婚了）。

2. 订婚的男女应立即将他们的结婚计划告之各自的父母，通常由新娘的父母宣布定婚和婚礼。按照传统，由新娘的家庭承担大部分婚礼费用，而新郎家一方则负责彩排宴和其他事宜。婚礼正式开始前一两天应有一个彩排，这样做的目的是使参加婚礼的每个人都熟悉他们在婚礼上要例行的程序。

3. 婚礼在西方国家是一个非常重要的场合，在举行婚礼前好几个星期，亲朋好友就会收到邀请信。婚礼是在教堂而且是在白天举行，如果你获邀请，那么在参加婚礼时着装应非常正式。女宾客穿鸡尾酒会礼服或长衬衫加节日外套或毛衣；男宾客则要穿礼服。值得注意的是，女士穿裤子是不合适的，无论裤子是什么颜色。

4. 送礼是许多民族的共有的习惯，那么亲朋好友结婚时送什么好呢？我们提供一些原则供大家参考：首先是可能为受礼人所喜欢的物品，其次是不要太昂贵，再有就是要具有实用性。送结婚礼物有一个一年的“宽限期”。只要你在新婚夫妇结婚一周年纪念日送出礼物都是可以的。传统的礼物包括银器、瓷器、水晶制品以及经久耐用的东西。不过，如今的结婚礼物也包括电器设备和实用物品。

5.在这段对话中，Nancy向Scott介绍了他们共同的好朋友Dana的近况。令Scott感到些许惊讶的是，Dana就要和她的男朋友David结婚了。Nancy向Scott都为Dana感到高兴。hear about，听到关于某人（某事）的消息。Have you heard about Dana? 戴娜的近况你听说了吗？另外，关于hear还有两个常用的词组，一个是hear from，意为“接到某人的来信、来电等”；另一个是hear of，听说过。注意，not hear of sth 是“不允许某事”的意思，for instance, He won't hear of my walking home alone.他 不允许我单独一人走回家。

6. Other than that, how's she doing? 除那以外，她其它方面怎么样？以前的教科书总是这样教我们，在向人问好时可以说How are you?然而实际上现代人——特别是年轻人在打招呼时往往更多地说，How are you doing? 希望大家能够记住这个用法。另外，just so-so,意思是“一般化，还算凑合”。

7. 当Scott问Nancy，Dana是不是还在和David约会时，Nancy回“They are getting married.”意思是，他们就要结婚了。请大家注意，这里用的是现在进行时，但表示的意思却是将在发生的事。