篇一:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
英语翻译
Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs.
Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.
The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march[1] is played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will "give her away".The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar, the bride and groom exchange vows. It is traditional to use the words "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part[3]". Following the vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
After the ceremony there is often a party, called a "reception" 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 and shaving cream. The words "Just Married" are painted on the trunk or back window. The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice[4] 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.
第二篇（关于American Dinning Customs ）
Every country has its peculiar customs(习惯）. Americans feel that the first rule of being a polite guest is to be prompt(准时的）. If a person is invited to dinner at 6:30, he should not be there too early. He should be there on time or at most a few minutes after. When the guests cannot come on time, he should call the host or hostess(女主人）on the telephone, give the reason and tell what time he can come.
As guests continue(继续）to arrive, the men in the group should stand when a woman goes into the room and continue to stand until she sits. When the guests sit down at a table, the men should help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them.
Americans drink soup from the side of the soup spoon instead of the tip(尖）. It"s not a good manner to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any food plate. It is put on the saucer where it belongs. If for any reason a guest has to leave the table during a meal, he should ask the hostess, “Will you excuse me for a minute?” Following the meal, guests usually stay for two hours or so, but the thoughtful person is careful not to overstay his welcome. As the guests, they should thank the hostess for a very pleasant evening. After two or three days, the guests should ring up or write to the hostess to express(表达）their thanks again.
第三篇
America is well-known for its equality, liberty, fraternity. Everyone is very friendly and informal. Children often call their parents by their first names and at work. Subordinates do not normally use "Mister" when addressing their supervisors. To those visitors who come from a more rigid and stratified society, such casualness can be confusing, leading to egregious（严重的）blunders. Conversely, many worldly, sophisticated Americans appear mortified because they feel America is not "civilized," with a capital "C." However, we know of terribly embarrassing incidents from mistakes which only an innocent foreigner would have made.
Public displays of affection between the sexes are very common, unlike perhaps where you have come from. In many cities, especially San Francisco, homosexuality is an accepted way of life. You may therefore see men being affectionate with men and women with women. If you disapprove of homosexuals because of your religious or cultural beliefs, please keep it to yourself. You might even find yourself a guest in a gay person"s home-and might become shocked to realize that your host is a normal human being like any other and that you are actually enjoying his hospitality. Many couples also live together without being married-and may never marry. But you must realize their bond is probably as strong as the bond of marriage. So don"t think one of them is available for a "date."
America is a notoriously "open" society, and to most foreigners Americans often appear exceptionally and "instantly" friendly. But sometimes such openness can lead to serious misunderstanding, especially between men and women. A casual invitation to have drinks and/or dinner does not mean that your American host also wants to become "intimate" with you afterwards. So be careful not to read too much into a friendly invitation
不知道你需要你方面的美国风情
所以从美国婚礼、美国饮食、美国总体的风俗习惯贴了三篇.
希望对你有帮助
篇二:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
请问Stephen Crane 的 the bride comes to yellow sky讲了什么?
Having just gotten married in San Antonio,Jack Potter,town marshal of Yellow Sky,and the bride are aboard a train headed back to Yellow Sky,Jack"s home town.Despite their elegant surroundings,both bride and groom are nervous about returning to Yellow Sky.While the bride is not used to such classy surroundings and is anticipating her life ahead of her,Jack is anxious about the reception that his marriage will receive from his community,particularly as he had not told them of his intentions when he left for San Antonio.When they arrive,they quickly rush toward Jack Potter"s house,hoping that they are not seen.
Meanwhile,in Yellow Sky,six men are sitting in a bar,when a man rushes in,announcing that Scratchy Wilson,a local legend,has been on the drink again and is in one of his usual moods.While most of the locals in the bar are immediately aware of what was about to happen,there is one newcomer,a drummer,who asks the locals what is going on.They warn him that when Scratchy Wilson is drunk,there is sure to be some shooting,if not a gunfight.The only person who will engage in a gunfight with him is Jack Potter,the town marshal,and he was out of town at the moment.The door of the bar is locked and the men inside sit and wait.
The streets of Yellow Sky are quiet and empty as Scratchy Wilson patrols them,yelling out callous invitations to join him in a gunfight,as he grows repeatedly frustrated as his requests go unanswered.He approaches the door of the bar,and after taking a few pot shots at it,decides to shoot at the lazy dog at the door,making it run away in fear.He continues to take pot shots at the town,before deciding to take up the challenge with his old rival,Jack Potter.
Scratchy Wilson approaches Jack Potter"s house and calls out his challenge,with no response.Still frustrated,he reloads his gun,and the bride and Jack Potter interrupt him.Scratchy points his gun at Jack,dissatisfied with Jack"s answer that he did not have a gun on him.Jack announces that he had just gotten married,to the complete Scratchy"s shock.The shock of the news in enough to turn Scratchy away from the gunfight,and he walks away,flabbergasted.
篇三:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
father of the bride 的英文影评
此片有1950年原版和1991年新版之分.
1991年新版的英文影评：
"Father of the Bride" is a remake of the Spencer Tracy/Elizabeth Taylor film from 1950.George Banks (Steve Martin) and his wife,Nina (Diane Keaton),are ecstatic over the fact that their daughter Annie (Kimberly Williams) is coming home after being in Rome for 6 months.Little do they know that she has a surprise waiting for them,she is getting married!This news doesn"t settle well with George,as he has a tough time accepting the fact that his only daughter is grown-up and ready to be on her own.
This movie is hysterical,dramatic and sad.Steve Martin does a good job as the father of the bride,some situations and one liners he has are a riot!The best line in the movie is right after he meets his future son-in-law.Diane Keaton isn"t given much to do here except smile.Kimberly Williams is gorgeous and kind-hearted as the bride-to-be,while Martin Short is funny/annoying as the over the top flaming wedding coordinator.This is the perfect movie for any family to watch when there is a wedding coming up!Followed by "Father of the Bride,Part II" in 1995.
1950年版本的英文影评：
Elizabeth Taylor and,especially,Spencer Tracy give star performances that make this gentle comedy what it is.The rest of the cast is solid as well,but Taylor as the eager young bride and Tracy as the ever-apprehensive "Father of the Bride" are what really make it work.
The story looks at familiar ground from a different point of view,with all of the bustle and preparation of a large wedding seen through the eyes of the man who has to pay for it all despite having nothing to say about the proceedings.Most of it is presented in a deliberately low-key style,but this does not prevent some of the sequences from being particularly funny.It also works as a good-natured satire on the frequently nonsensical side of the numerous social conventions involved.
At this point of her career,Taylor was a natural for the part,giving the role plenty of youthful energy while keeping the character both believable and sympathetic.For his part,Tracy was an ideal choice,since his ability to project sincerity and bafflement at the same time makes the whole plot more amusing and more convincing at the same time.(In the 1990s remake,Steve Martin was funny,as usual,but Tracy"s more understated approach is even better.)
This movie is a good example of a fairly simple concept that works well and is enjoyable to watch.Even for those who have never been in the same position as Tracy"s character,it"s easy to relate to,in part because the customs are so familiar,and even more so because Tracy is so believable as this kind of down-to-earth character facing the many perils of what "normal" life has to offer.【Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride】
篇四:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
英国的民俗【要英文!现等!】
快一点,我只要英文!
Fashion Etiquette
English model of clothing by the world of people much respected. English even though about clothing, but very frugal, a set of general wear clothes as long as eight or ten years. A British man generally has two sets of dark clothing, 23 gray pants. English has been the diversification of the clothing, comfort and development, there is relatively popular casual jacket, jeans.
Deportment etiquette
In the UK, people in his speech or other occasions, stretched out his right index finger and middle finger, palm outward, constitute a V-shaped gestures that win; in the United Kingdom, where people sneezing, others would say bless you on the side to show good luck .
Meeting etiquette
In the UK, when the baby is born, parents friends and relatives in general accordance with the characteristics of babies, the father"s career as a baby name, and some prominent home mother, maiden surname used as a baby"s second name. At the United Kingdom, the children only to parents, siblings, said the Uncle. British people pay attention to independent, does not like other people call themselves old, to walk unaided when they do not have to.
Dining Etiquette
Guests and table etiquette
If you were invited to visit other people"s homes, it is necessary to test the tiger situation in some way. For instance, the hosts at any time to? If it is not to talk about serious things, just a social gathering, early are discourteous. The hostess is ready to do, she not completely ready to go you will make it very embarrassing for her. The best 10 minutes late. Half an hour late it is too late to apologize to the owner. When should leave? This is nothing, but too late to sit at hosts who are very discourteous. If you just invited to dinner and chat, then you best at 10 o"clock to 11 o"clock between the left or 1 hour postprandial farewell. If you were invited to stay a few days or a weekend, before leaving the beam should be specially bought flower hostess gift, which will have made her very happy. In addition, after the departure of the second day of an informal letter to hair and thanked the host, and included a small gift such as a box of chocolates or some flowers.
The United Kingdom hosted a variety of ways, mainly tea and dinner, tea, including formal and informal tea. During the meeting, English is not Black nor劝酒, depends on the interest of the guests have access. General access to only eat vegetables courtesy, the person does not drink at斟酒waiter will hand to the cup I put on one line. Among the guests bid farewell to each other to shake hands, but also a nod.
British people generally preferred cooking style: cooked in soy and vinegar, barbecue, fried and fried. Of meat, seafood, game cooking methods are unique; However, the categories of the beef they have special preferences, such as barbecue beef (ROASTED BEEF), is attached not only in the consumption of seasonal vegetables, baked potato, but also will add some steak on the mustard sauce; at the use of seasoning on the butter and liquor preferences; at spice up the taste of meat Kou, cinnamon and other spices fresh.
The more well-known British cuisine has菜名: beef kidney allocation (STEAK KIDNEY PIE), fish Pai (ENGLISH FISH CHIP), the Royal butter chicken (CHICKEN A LA KING) and so on. British people enjoy hunting, only once a year at the hunting period, there is much of the restaurant or the restaurant will be introduced to game meal, such as deer (VENISON), rabbits (HARE), pheasant (PHEASANT),野山羊(WILDSHEEP ), such as cooking. General cooking game when using some gin or berries and wine, this approach is in order to remove the smell of mutton flavor of the food itself.
Breakfast is very important to the British people! Restaurants in the UK supply a wide range of meals, have fruit juice, fruit, eggs, meat, wheat porridge category, bread, jam and coffee. Nowadays the popular afternoon tea (HIGH TEA) is the mass from the United Kingdom, and its more famous there is Victoria-style VICTORIAN STYLE), the contents can be said to be all-inclusive, including all kinds of small points, muffin, fruit tarts (TARTE ) and sandwiches. Supper on the daily lives of English is also one of the most important part of the meal of their choice is usually late, and are eating better边喝边to promote friendship between meals can imagine they belong to are very autonomous nation, and a supper for them could take hours!
Scotch whiskey or gin are all these people have known it came from alcohol. The United Kingdom at the local, there will be lot of people who love to drink, mainly because: it is also a wine producing country. English at the cost of alcohol consumption on the expenditure than the other also to the many.
Hi funeral etiquette
England"s rich and varied customs of people, from the honeymoon are to propose their own traditional manner. At the north of England city of York is extraordinary propose ways to inherit the ancient folk legacy, girls mature, the required married, they put on different colors of skin-tight costumes, to the hands of men. Different colors express different meanings, it is precisely in line and traffic lights. Green said: "Come on! I am willing to love, daring to pursue it!" Amber said: "The opportunity is there, if agreeable to me the meaning or have the chance of success." Red said: "At present, I also do not want to Shall We Say love, not to pursue me. "brave young man will be in accordance with each other"s clothes color selection according to their own pursuit of boldly go, and never will be detained on the label of misconduct.
Once the two sides established a relationship, the man to give the woman an engagement ring and ceremony. This practice throughout the United Kingdom. Marriage or betrothal rings are a lot of national customs and traditions of people in the church of England to hold the wedding ceremony, the groom give the bride to wear rings are indispensable to an important element. People can even think of marriage does not wear rings are null and void. When the priest asked the couple whether or not one is willing to make each other"s wife or husband, whether the mutual respect, bald偕老, the groom give the bride to wear a ring on ring finger. It symbolizes the husband of his wife"s pure love, meanwhile, said his wife, to accept and be faithful to this love.
The custom of wearing rings can be traced back to ancient Egypt, China, it not only as a token is also a kind of adornment. Marriage is not the first ring inlaid diamonds, emerald and sapphire, such as red ornaments, a symbol of pure circular jointly by the marriage of two people with the reunion. In a number of national symbols is a magic bless the couple a long and happy life at the same time, giving of those interviewed said they trust the recipient, the recipient of giving those who express loyalty.
Gold rings and a symbol of pure love, silver rings mean that gentle emotion. Western countries with the British people as betrothal rings are golden mosaic without any precious stones, wedding rings should be the installation of accessories, as to the quality of the ring is based on personal economic conditions vary. Betrothal, wedding rings can be worn on the ring finger on the same can also be replaced by a wedding ring betrothal ring.
Britain in the 16th century, the wedding ring the inside of the family are often engraved logo or motto, such as "God made me to become so and so"s wife," a bishop"s wife, bearing a ring on one hand, one heart, a miter and a skull, inscriptions are: "you gave me the first three, the fourth to make me transcend." The inscription on this ring are merely bearing the names of the bride and groom at the beginning of the letter.
English To Marry穿礼服; bride dressed in白衫,白裙, wearing a white rosette, but also cast a long white, carrying white flowers. In short, advocates of white British people, it symbolizes the purity of love,吉祥如意. The custom of wearing the veil can be traced back to the 10th century BC, Mesopotamia had been prevalent at the time the women wear the veil. In ancient Greece, when a wedding ceremony is not only the bride to wear linen or wool of the first yarn, and a pair of newcomers have to wear a crown. By Roman times, people of different faiths to wear different colors to show the difference between the first yarn. The Middle Ages, the nobles of the court appeared pearly Corolla. Later, developed into a white veil, and the growing size of the extension, and throughout Europe.
When the wedding, dressed in white dresses, head of the bride wear white挽住his father"s arm, accompanied by the female pin, at a wedding march in the walk into the church. The dress of the bridegroom, accompanied by gentlemen standing at the altar waiting for the bride. Someone died in the United Kingdom families, often in the newspapers on a small notice board, after notice to go see relatives and friends attend the funeral of the deceased to show respect and greetings to their families.
Held once married, the bride and groom out from the church, people would like to congratulate the newlyweds, this is not to congratulate kiss, hug and shake hands, but to sprinkle colorful confetti. Sprinkle confetti custom originated in撒麦tablets. 1491 English King Henry VII Queen portability to Bristol trip. Travel way, was a baker"s wife to see, and she to them from the window of the yard撒麦tablets, and shouted: "Your welcome, Your Majesty! I wish you happiness and longevity." This became a section of a much-told tale, to the 16th century, when , this practice has been widely circulated, it is to the groom, the bride撒麦tablets, and sometimes dyed a variety of colors. Grain harvest and a symbol of an affluent life, but also to congratulate the newlyweds a long and happy life子孙满堂.
篇五:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
英语翻译啦.高一的.在线等啊.
The bridegroom"s best man then goes with the couple to the church, to be married.
不要软件翻译的【Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride】
然后新郎的伴郎陪同这对即将结婚的夫妇走进教堂.
篇六:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
用英语解释下列句子
It is three days since he left .(提示词：be away from …for…)
He didn’t get ready at all.(提示词：be unprepared )
He failed the exam again.(提示词：not pass)
His parents married twenty years ago.(提示词：be married …for )
Did you describe her appearance to me (提示词：what …look like )
翻译下列句子
电视英语节目内容丰富，有利于英语学习者了解西方文化并提高英语水平。
寒假我会利用一些时间进行知识的复习和提高。
Explain the following sentence in English
篇七:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
西方结婚习俗（要英文的）
快,急,
Wedding ThingsTomorrow,my little auntie is going to marry.So I have checked some interesting things about wedding for every pals here.I hope you will get more fun here.And I wish,my little auntie,the happiest bride of tomorrow,will get happiness of her lifetime.God Bless Her!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
篇八:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
求英文话剧剧本,5分钟的,2－4人演的
这是一版搞笑版的《孔雀东南飞》,你可以节选一场.
焦仲卿Johnny (J for short) 刘兰芝Lunch(L for short)
焦母Johnny’s mother (JM for short) 刘母Lunch’s mother(LM for short)
太守之子Mayor’s son (MS for short) 强盗Burglars(A,B&C)
J:Everybody says that I"m henpecked,but in fact,I"m as strong as a tiger,while my wife is Wu Song.
I"m not afraid of you!
My wife Lunch is the most famous woman in the neighbor-hood.She is braver than me,smarter than me and stronger than me.All this I do not care.I only want her to be tender than me.But she is not!Having a wife like this is just like living in the hell!
My God!Who can help me?
Act1
旁白：就在我们可爱的仲卿遭受家庭暴力时,JM已将这一切尽收耳底.
JM:I can!
Lunch!Lunch!Where are you?
L:I’m here!What’s up mum?
JM:I’ve told you again and again that you should call me "my most beautiful graceful and dearest mother-in-law”.
L:OK.My most beautiful graceful and dearest mother-in-law,what’s up?
JM:Since you married my son you have behaved so badly.You have been so rude,so brusque,so lazy……
L:But……
JM:Never interrupt me!
L:Never interrupt me!Since I married your son,that terrible Johnny,I have been working hard all
day long,cooking and washing.I have raised ten soft thousands of pigs and ducks and chicken and……
JM:But all those you have done are not as valuable as a grandson!Grandson!Where’s my grandson?
L:Oh,you want a grandson,don’t you?Go and ask your son.I’m leaving!
Act2
旁白：被婆婆赶出家门的兰芝一步一回头,三步两回头,无奈的回到了自己的家中.此时,LM正在家中跳舞,有请!
L:Mum,I’m back!
LM:You are back?Why?What happened?
L:I was kicked out by my most beautiful graceful and dearest mother–in-law.
LM:See!I have already told you!When you insisted on marrying that terrible Johnny,I told you that he is ugly stupid and poor ,but you did not listen to me.Look at yourself……
L:But,mum……
LM:Never interrupt me!
L:Mum,I’m not interrupting you.I just want to tell you that you are always right OK?And I’ll marry whom ever you want me to.
LM:Nice girl!Just now,I met the mayor’s son in the market.He said:” If your daughter.Haven’t been married,I really want to marry her!“Now you are free again,I’ll go and tell him.(下)
L:What?The mayor’s son?The most famous play boy in the neighbor-hood?What a silly thing I have done!(下)
Act3
旁白：没有了兰芝的焦家很快陷入了窘境,JM只好让仲卿将兰芝找回.听说去兰芝家的路上常有强盗出没.
A:Hey you!Stop and listen to us!
The road is built by me!
B:And I planted one tree!
C:If you want to go by this street---
AB&C:Give us all your money!
旁白：据可靠史料记载,当时,这把刀离他的喉咙只有0.01公分!
J:Don’t kill me!Don’t kill me!I’ll give all my money to you!Is 1 mao enough?
A:What bad luck!
B:If we can not rob any money today,we will have nothing to eat tonight!
C:I heard that the mayor’s son is going to marry Miss Liu Lan zhi next month.We can go and rob the wedding!
A&B:Good idea!
J:What?What?Lunch is going to get married?It’s impossible!
AB&C:Why?A pretty girl and a rich man,what a good couple!
J:But Lunch is my wife!We haven’t got divorced yet!I’ve got an idea!You are going to rob the wedding,don’t you?I’ll go with you.You take the money and I take the bride.
B:Have you got any experience?
J:No.But I’ve got this!
Act4
旁白：转眼已到了婚礼之期．太守之子意气风发的牵着新娘,兰芝盖着红盖头极不情愿跟在后边.
ABC&J:Hey you!Stop and listen to us!
A:The road is built by me!
B:And I planted one tree.
C:If you want to go by this street---
ABC＆J:Give us all your money!
L:Johnny!I miss you so much!
MS:Who are you and where are you from?Who rob my bride will be killed!
J:How dare you beat my wife!I will kill you!
J:Honey,how are you?
L:I hurt a lot!
J:Don’t cry baby.Eat this at once!I’ll go and fetch the medicine.(下)
L:Wait for me!
篇九:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
Do you think it is better to be single or to be married?
随便说点观点,用英文,100字
Single V.S. Married
SINGLE
* 1. Single means you have the time to grow and be the person you want to be.
* 2. Single gives you space to grow. It is harder to grow when you are too close to someone.
* 3. Single means learning to live by yourself.
* 4. Single means freedom.
* 5. Single means learning not to need a man/woman to make your life meaningful.
* 6. Single is realizing that being married is not necessarily better.
* 7. Single means that there could be something wonderful around
the corner and you can take advantage of it.
* 8. Single means you are free to love again.
* 9. Single means you have more time to care for other people.
* 10. Single means you can be a good aunt/uncle.
MARRIAGE
* 1. Marriage is not a word, but a sentence. (Life sentence)
* 2. Marriage is very much like a violin, after the sweet music is over, the strings are attached.
* 3. Marriage is love, love is blind. Therefore marriage is an institution for the blind.
* 4. Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor"s and the woman gets her asters.
* 5. Marriage is a thing which puts a ring on a woman"s finger and two under the man"s eyes.
* 6. Marriage Certificate is just another name for a work permit.
* 7. Marriage is not just having a wife but also inherited worries forever.
* 8. Marriage requires a man to purchase 4 types of "Ring" - engagement ring, wedding ring, suffe-ring and endu-ring.
* 9. Marriage life is full of excitement and frustration.
* In the first year, the man speaks and the woman listens.
* In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens.
* And in the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.
* 10. It is true that love is blind but marriage is an eye-opener.
* 11. Getting married is very much like going to the restaurant with friends. You ordered what you want, and when you see what the other fellow has, you wished you had ordered that.
*12. It"s true, all men are born free and equal some of them get married.
*13. There was this man who muttered a few words in church and found himself married. A year later, he muttered something in his sleep and found himself divorced.
*14. A happy marriage is a matter of giving and taking, the husband gives and the wife takes.
* 15. Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.
* 16. They say that when a man holds a woman"s and before marriage. It is love. After marriage is self-defense.
* 17. When a newly married man looks happy, we know why.
But when a ten year married man looks happy, we wonder why.
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Single or married - for better or worse?
by Viv Griskop
As more of us are avoiding marriage, divorcing or choosing to live alone, Viv Groskop asks whether one state is really better than the other
Ever since the Bridget Jones phenomenon catapulted single life into the British mainstream, the single vs couple debate has raged. Numerous surveys and reports have been carried out to prove that singles are happier, or that couples have a longer life expectancy. And now that uncovering the secrets of human happiness has become one of the key agendas for psychologists and governments, research budgets are increasing.
In 2004 there were seven million people living alone in Britain, nearly four times as many as in 1961, according to relationship research organisation One Plus One. And, as Barbara Feldon pointed out in her bestselling book "Living Alone and Loving It", there are tens of millions of people living alone in the world, many more than are living in nuclear families. As cultural perceptions shift, so do our expectations of coupledom and solitude. Meanwhile, as divorce rates rise, and the two-parent family declines, the traditional view of marriage as the most desirable state has been thrown into question.
The positive outcome? Being single and proud has finally been accepted as a viable life choice. The downside is that many of us feel more confused than ever. On the one hand there is the idealised life of the carefree, independent woman, yet we still grow up conditioned by fairytales, classic novels and Hollywood movies to believe that "happy ever after" means happily married. So is there an answer to this uniquely modern debate? Which is better for your long-term happiness and mental health, being single or being part of a couple?
For Rachel, 47, a teacher from Nottingham whose 12-year marriage ended in 2000, the benefits of being single are obvious. "I"m much happier when I"m independent. I can make my own decisions, I don"t have to compromise: I can go on a last-minute weekend to Paris with friends, or decide to leave my job tomorrow and travel around India. I don"t have to answer to anyone."
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Certainly, research suggests that single women enjoy themselves and cope better psychologically than single men. Some of the most recent research, carried out in 2004 by the University of London and published in "The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health", surveyed 4,000 men and women under the age of 65. It concluded that women who remain single throughout most of their lives display good mental health compared to married women, while the happiness gap between single and married men is much more pronounced. Yet women were more adversely affected by moving in and out of several relationships, leading some researchers to speculate that single women are happiest if they stay single, rather than if they have many short-term relationships.
However, the majority of research has found that, for both men and women, the most beneficial state in terms of physical and psychological wellbeing, financial gain and longevity, is marriage. A recent survey by Professor Andrew Oswald, who has written widely on the "economics of happiness", likened the benefits of marriage on our mental health to the equivalent of an annual cash injection of ?0,000. In terms of our physical health, he says, it gives as much of a boost as giving up smoking. His 2005 study on the subject concluded that those who are married earn more than single people, have better physical and psychological health, better longevity and reported happiness.
It would seem that the love, security and unconditional support of a long-term relationship is good for us. Nattavudh Powdthavee of the University of Warwick surveyed more than 9,000 people this year as part of the British Household Panel Survey, and concluded that there is also some sort of "happiness by osmosis" in married relationships: "When our partner becomes happier through something that does not affect our own happiness directly (a good day at work, for example), then we also become happier too (merely because he is happier with his life). The effects do not seem to vary with age or gender."
The majority of research has found that, for both men and women, the most beneficial state in terms of physical and psychological wellbeing, financial gain and longevity, is marriage However, both of these studies found that cohabiting couples do not seem to reap the same benefits as married couples. One theory is that optimistic people tend to marry ?people who would have better physical and psychological health anyway. Another is that the difference lies in the tangible security offered by a marriage certificate.
But, according to Brett Kahr, a psychotherapist at the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships, researchers are missing the point when they focus on your significant other as the source of happiness and mental wellbeing. In fact, he argues, it wouldn"t matter if it was a number of significant others ?what we need to be happy is that sense of security. "We all have an inherent need for attachment," he explains. "We need people to take an interest in us, to look after us and to keep us in mind." We need to feel we are the most important person to at least one other person. And what research is now hoping to uncover, he says, is whether single people can get the same level of attachment from a close friend, or group of friends, as a couple can get from each other.
For Kahr, what is important is not your outer state ?married or single ?but "the kind of images, role models and internal figures you have in your head". If these are positive and well-balanced representations of relationships, friendships and the other people in your life, you are more likely to be a happy person, regardless of whether you are married or not. If you carry contradictory, self-deprecating messages in your head ?"My parents divorced, therefore all marriages fail" or "My partner gives me security, but I can"t live without him" ?then you are more likely to be unhappy.
The important thing is not whether you actually possess what psychologists call a "central relationship", but how healthily you relate to that person, or to being single, in your own mind. Kahr argues that it is possible to feel alone in a marriage, and fulfilled when single: neither the state of togetherness or that of solitude guarantees happiness. How you interpret the situation is key.
Susannah, a 36-year-old jeweller, says her friends would call her "happily married", but admits that she doesn"t always feel that way. "When my husband is around I feel like we"re a contented, secure couple. But he goes away on business for weeks on end, leaving me feeling frustrated and lonely. Sometimes I wonder whether the good times outweigh the bad."
Janet Reibstein, psychologist and author of "The Best Kept Secret: Men and Women"s Stories of Lasting Love" (?2.99, Bloomsbury), says the positive thing about relationships is that they tend to give us a safe base from which to explore the rest of the world. Single people usually don"t have this, she argues. When they do ?by cultivating a select network of friends ?it is a real fight for them to maintain the secure structure that automatically exists in a stable couple: "I think single people can create substitute situations, but they have to work at it constantly."
This does not mean, however, that all people in relationships are by definition happier than singles. "We don"t want to get down to a simplistic equation where we are saying that being in a couple is better than not being in one," says Reibstein. "Because being in the wrong couple can destroy your sense of security, especially if you"re in a frustrating relationship where you are always seeking and not getting."
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This is where we come down to the happiness hierarchy: asking whether we"re better off in a couple or single is a bit like asking whether a mother is the best person to look after a child, says Reibstein. Of course the optimum carer for a child is its mother (just as relationships are the optimum state for humans). But this doesn"t mean that the child wouldn"t be equally well looked after by other carers (singles have just as many chances at happiness, providing they create strong networks of support that imitate partnership).
If we are going to play good, better, best: a happy partnership (and, in fact, the socially recognised form of marriage) is statistically best, but happy singledom can be equally fulfilling. Next comes miserable singledom. But the worst condition, it seems, is an unhappy relationship.
Ultimately, the experts agree, mental wellbeing comes down to your attitude to life, which may be influenced by your marital status (or lack thereof), but is not exclusively defined by it. If you tend to assume that the grass is always greener ?if you"re married and envy your single friends, for example, then you"re less likely to be satisfied. "If you are settled, you do not have anxieties about your own deficiencies, as you might if you were unhappily single, or as you might about someone else"s deficiences, in an unhappy relationship," says Reibstein.
A key psychological definition of happiness is a willingness to explore life, to maintain curiosity and be alive to new experiences. While single life allows greater freedom to do this, a long-term, doubt-free relationship gives many people a level of confidence and openness to life they may otherwise lack. Each state has its unique benefits, so perhaps even asking the question of who is happier ?therefore dwelling on what lies on the other side of the fence ?makes us less happy. Perhaps we should focus not on what we lack, but on what we can gain from the situation we find ourselves in.
篇十:Not,just,married,clothing,item,for,the,bride
Not just ( ) interested in football but ( ) beginning to show an interest in it.
A.the teacher himself is;all his students are
B.the teacher himself is; are all his students
C..is the teacher himself;all his students are
D.is the teacher himself; all his students are
D.is the teacher himself;are all his students
c和d的答案是一样的啊,not only.but also 放句首时,前面倒装,后面不到装
