美国的婚礼[1].ppt

1、美国人的婚礼,Weddings in The United States,Weddings in The United States,Question: Why get married in June? Why did the bride wears a white wedding dress?,1 During the 1400-1500s,May was the month in which the “annual bath ”occurred. As such, the over-all population was smelling relatively fresh in June ,

2、 making it a good time to hold a special event like a wedding! 1400-1500年，5月是一年一度的“洗浴节”，到了六月，大家身上都干干净净的。,2 The month of June is named after the goddess Juno, who was the Roman counterpart to Hera , the goddess of the hearth and home, and patron of wives. 六月的名称来源于罗马神话中的天后朱诺的名字，她是司妇女与婚嫁的女神。,After the

3、ceremony there is often a party, called a “reception”（喜宴） which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons, streamers（装饰彩纸条） and shaving cream（刮须膏）. The words Just Married are painted on the trunk or

4、back window.,The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice4 thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars, honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.,（1）wedding march,婚礼进行曲,在教堂举行的婚礼，通常是新娘

5、的母亲和新郎的父母先就座后，奏乐开始，牧师向大家致意。接着奏婚礼进行曲，婚礼一行人进入教堂，新娘挽着她的父亲要最后进来。,（2） give her away,把新娘交给新郎,give away常用的意思是“分发、泄露、出卖”。但它也有一个专门的意思就是指“在举行婚礼时把新娘交给新郎”。如：Mary was given away by her father.,3 till death do us part,至死不分离,这是英语婚礼誓言中沿袭下来的一个固定用法（不用does）。就像人们常说的God bless you.一样，而不能说成God blesses you.,4.shower of rice