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英文原文
Wedding custom around the world (3)
Belgium1):The bride may still embroider2) her name on her handkerchief, carry it on the wedding day, then frame it and keep it until the next family bride marries.
Bermuda3):Islanders top their tiered4) wedding cakes with a tiny sapling. The newlyweds plant the tree at their home, where they can watch it grow, as their marriage grows.
Bohemia5):The groom gives the bride a rosary6), a prayer book, a girdle7) with three keys(to guard her virtue), a fur cap, and a silver wedding ring. The bride gives the groom a shirt sewn with gold thread blended with colored silks and a wedding ring. Before the ceremony, the grooms-man wraps the groom in the bride’s cloak8) to keep evil spirits from creeping in9) and dividing their two hearts.
参考翻译
世界各地婚俗(三)
比利时:新娘可以将其姓名绣在手帕上, 在婚礼举行日随身带上它。婚礼后将手帕装入镜框保存, 直到家里的另外一个姑娘结婚。
百慕大:百慕大岛民在他们的多层婚礼蛋糕的顶层插上一株小树苗, 新婚夫妇要将这株树苗种在家中, 这样他们可以目睹树苗伴随着他们的婚姻一起长大。
波黑人:新郎向新娘赠送一串念珠, 一本祈祷文, 一根上面串着三把钥匙的腰带(用以保护她的贞洁), 一顶毛皮帽, 一个银的结婚戒指。新娘则向新郎赠送一件用金线和彩色丝绸缝制的衬衣和结婚戒指。婚礼前, 伴郎将新郎裹进新娘的斗篷里, 以防恶魔侵入, 拆散他们相爱的心。
词汇注释
NOTE 注释:
Belgium n. 比利时(西欧国家,首都布鲁塞尔Brussels)
embroider vt. 刺绣, 镶边
Bermuda n. 百慕大群岛(北大西洋西部群岛)
tiered adj. 分层的
Bohemia n. 波希米亚(以前为一中欧国家,现为捷克一部分)
rosary n. 玫瑰园, 玫瑰花坛
girdle n. 带, 腰带
cloak n. 斗蓬
creep in 悄悄混进