高中英語無障礙閱讀 第2篇：訂婚派對該由男方還是女方辦？

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【文章概要】新人結婚前，未婚夫要主動向準丈人匯報說明目前的財政狀況或將來的財政計劃！訂婚派對由女方來主辦！訂婚戒指和結婚戒指的金屬材質相同。

【補充加注】①fiance未婚夫, fiancée未婚妻 ②bridegroom新郎，bride新娘

③groom-to-be準新郎，bride-to be準新娘

1 When a couple decides to marry, they naturally inform both sets (sides) of parents and stepparents before having a party planned or telling all their friends．The days are long gone of the man going trembling to the girl’s father and saying, 「Sir, may I have the honor of having the hand of your daughter in marriage?」

當年輕夫婦決定要結婚時，他們自然會（在策劃結婚聚會/派對之前、或者是在告訴所有的朋友他們要結婚之前）通知雙方父母和繼父母。要是在老早之前，新郎官們很可能會戰戰兢兢地走到姑娘的父親面前說：「先生，我可以榮幸地娶您的女兒為妻嗎?」。當然現在的新郎官絕對不再會是那種（低三下四可憐巴巴的）樣子了！

inform通告v，set一類人，stepparent繼父母n，tremble顫抖v，honor(給…)面子n

However, a wise couple always discuss their plans for marriage with their respective families, and a young man often suggests a 「financial talk」 with his future father-in-law before the latter is faced with the embarrassment of asking for one．

然而，聰明的夫婦年輕會主動地一個一個地（分開來）找雙方家庭討論他們的結婚計劃。男的常常會主動提出與他未來的嶽父談一談「財務問題」。若是準丈人先開口提出來要談「財務問題」，準丈人本人反而會感到有點尷尬。

respective各自/分別的a，financial財政的金錢的a，father-in-law丈人n，embarrassment尷尬n

Even if a young woman has supported herself and lives away from home, her parents have the right to know how her fiancé proposes to handle the long-range financing of their family and home．The fiancé should state his income, his savings, and his failure expectations, without overstating any of them．

即使女方自己能養活自己，能遠離家鄉獨立生活，她的父母也有權知道她的未婚夫是如何打算處理長期的家庭和安家財務問題的。未婚夫應該主動陳述他的收入，他的儲蓄，他的最壞打算（失敗期望），說這些時不可誇大其詞。

support養活支持v，propose提出/打算v，handle應對處理v，long-range長期/遠程的a，financing理財n，state陳述v，income收入n，overstate過分說v

2 Engagement parties are given by the parents of the bride-to-be or by a relative of the bride acting for her parents, usually just before the newspaper announcement of the engagement．

訂婚派對是由準新娘的父母或新娘的親戚（代表她的父母）舉行的，訂婚派對完成後通常立即在報紙上宣布他們的訂婚消息。

engagement訂婚約會承諾n，relative親戚n，act行動/起作用v

If the bride-to-be and her fiancé live in a city other than her parents, it is better for her parents to go to the city than her to go home to them for the engagement party．She and her fiancé will, after all, be partied in her parents』 hometown during the wedding festivities．

如果準新娘和她的未婚夫住在城裡（但女方的父母不住在城裡），最好讓女方的父母來城裡，而不是讓女方回家參加訂婚派對。因為正式舉行婚禮活動時，女方和未婚夫會終究/還是要到女方父母的家鄉（農村或郊區）舉行結婚派對的。

other than = except除…之外pp，party參加聚會v/一伙人n，

However, if the family home is not far away, it is proper for the engaged couple to travel there for the announcement party．The young man’s family should be invited, too．If the bride’s parents are no longer living, then a relative or a close friend can give the party．It is usually a simple cocktail’s party, champagne served for toasts to the engaged couple．

當然，如果女方家距離訂婚夫婦住的地方不遠，訂婚夫婦去女方家那兒舉行訂婚派對（宣布訂婚）也是合適的。男方的家人當然應該被邀請到場。主辦訂婚聚會的新娘的父母如果已經不在人世，那麼可以由親戚或親密的朋友舉辦聚會。訂婚聚會通常是一個簡單的雞尾酒會，人們用香檳向訂婚的夫婦祝酒。

proper適當的a，engaged訂婚的/預定的/被僱傭的/忙碌的/保證的從事的a，champagne香檳酒n，serve端上菜/服務v，toast乾杯n

3 If the party is very large, the engaged couple and the girl’s parents might form a receiving line--- but they do not have to．The bride-to-be usually wears her engagement ring officially for the first time on this occasion．If she has a gift for the groom-to-be, she gives it to him right before or after the engagement party．

由女方主辦的訂婚聚會如果規模很大，訂婚夫婦和女方的父母可以站成一個接待隊——但他們不必非得這樣做。在這種場合，準新娘第一次正式戴上（男方送的）訂婚戒指。如果她有禮物要送給準新郎，她可以在訂婚派對之前或之後送給他（隨便什麼時候給他）。

form形成構成/外形v，officially正式地/官方地adv，occasion場合機會n，①②③groom-to-be準新郎n

4 For Americans, the traditional engagement ring is a diamond solitaire單粒寶石．However, today anything goes---- a ring with many colored stones, a ring with a large semiprecious半珍貴的次等寶石的stone, an heirloom傳家寶 ring reset in a modern design, or even a stone in the bride’s family, simply reset in a Tiffany setting．

對美國人來說,傳統的訂婚戒指是一枚鑽石單粒寶石。然而今天的訂婚戒指送什麼都行 —— 可以是一枚上面有許多彩色寶石的戒指，也可以是半珍貴的次等寶石，也可以是一枚傳家寶戒指（用現代設計重新設置/打造過的戒指），甚至是新娘的家裡的一塊被簡單地設置/打造成絲紗羅樣式的寶石。

anything goes任何東西都行，reset重新設置v

The wedding ring will be of the same metal as the engagement ring．Some girls prefer no engagement ring but choose a wedding band that is decorated with stones instead．No one has to have an engagement ring．A girl may want her fiancé to give her a pearl necklace instead, or a jeweled watch．

結婚戒指和訂婚戒指的金屬材質相同。有些女孩訂婚時不喜歡訂婚戒指，而是選擇用寶石裝飾的結婚箍。訂婚時女方不一定非得索要訂婚戒指，女方可能會希望她的未婚夫送給她一條珍珠項鍊，或者一塊鑲有寶石的手錶。

metal金屬n，band帶-箍-細繩-橡皮圈-樂隊n，pearl珍珠n，necklace項鍊n，jewel珠寶n

Jeweled rings can be given as gifts on many occasions during the married lives---- such as wedding anniversaries, the birth of a child, or an important job promotion．

珠寶戒指可以作為禮物用於婚姻生活的許多場合 —— 比如結婚紀念日，孩子的出生日，或者重要的工作晉升日。

anniversaries周年紀念日n，promotion工作提升/促銷n

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