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四六级翻译新题型练习：婚礼结婚是人生中的一件大事。传统的中式婚礼古朴而又热闹，隆重、喜庆并且礼节周全，场面的铺陈颇具特色，不过在现代，尤其是在城市里，已经很少见了。花轿是传统婚礼的核心内容之一。结婚时，新娘要坐在花轿里从娘家被抬到男方家中。花轿一般分四人抬，八人抬两种，又有“龙轿”“凤轿”之分。除去轿夫之外，还有持笙锣、伞、扇等的随行人员，一般的轿队少则十几人，多则几十人，很是壮观。传统的中式婚礼中，新娘要蒙着红盖头，在伴娘的伴随下，由新郎手持的大红绸牵着，慢慢地登上花轿。在新娘成花轿去往男方家里的途中，颠花轿是必不可少的热闹场面。轿夫一起左摇右摆使花轿不稳，新娘坐在里面也是左摇右晃。有的时候，新郎甚至不得不代替新娘或者和新娘一起向众人抱拳施礼求饶，而这个时候，众人欢笑不止，实际上是为了增添新人成婚之日的喜庆气氛。中式传统婚礼的最重要的部分便是拜堂成亲。新人走到天地桌前，上面摆放有装满粮食的斗，斗的四周写上“金玉满斗”四个大字，以红纸封口，斗内四角放若干硬币，以供拜完天地后看热闹的亲朋好友掏出来求取吉利之意。斗中要插一柏枝，枝上缀有铜钱，这个柏枝便被称作“摇钱树”。斗旁放一杆秤、一面镜、织布机杼、一灯或一蜡烛。新郎在右，新娘在左，并肩站在天地桌前，执事人高声喊道：“一拜天地，二拜高堂，夫妻对拜”
1。民间的说法认为，男女只有在拜过天地后才能算作是正式夫妻，因此对这个拜堂的仪式非常重视。还有民间习俗有这样有趣的研究，即如果新郎在结婚的当天因故不能拜天地，就让他的姐妹抱只公鸡来代替。坐完花轿、拜完天地、接下来新人要入洞房了。洞房是一直延续下来的叫法，新人入了洞房以后，按照习俗，新郎新娘的同辈亲友聚集在洞房里，对新郎新娘开一些充满暗示的玩笑。这时即便过头一点，新郎新娘也不会生气，而是想办法巧妙化解，因为亲朋好友闹洞房图的是高兴和热闹。WeddingMarriageisthemostimportantthinginthelife.InChina,atraditionalweddingissimpleandlively,ceremonious,andjoyful.Therearesomeuniquefeaturesinthisceremony,butinmodernsociety,especiallyinthecity,itishardlyseenanymore.Thebridalsedanisthecoreofthetraditionalwedding.Inwedding,thebrideshouldsitinthesedan,thenbeliftedfromhermother'shometoherhusband'home.Generally,therearetwokindsofsedan,thatis,four-lifterandeight-lifter,alsodividedinto"dragonsedan"and"phoenixsedan".Therearesomanysuiteswhoholdgongs,umbrellas,fansandsoon,besideslifters,Ingroup,therearemorethantenpeopleatleast,andtheoccasionisverymagnificent.Inatraditionalweddin,accompaniedwithabridesmaid,thebridewearingaredveilandledalongbythebridegroomwhoholdsaredsilkinhishand,entersthebridalsedan.Onthewaytothehusband'shome,lifters
2joltthesedanasitisnecessaryinajoyfulwedding.Liftersswingthesedanfromlefttoright,causingthebridetositunsteadilyinside.Sometimesthebridegroomhastosubstituteforhisbrideorbegtoeveryoneelse,while,alllaughtoaddingtothejubilance.TheweddingceremonyisthemostimportantpartofatraditionalChinesewedding.Thenewlywedsgotothetableforheavenandearthwherethereisadou(akindofbasket)fullofgrain.Thedouiswrittenwithredpaper.Therearemanycoinsplacedinthefourcornersofthedoutoprovidethe"luck"meaningtotheguests.Thereisacypressbranch,called"readysourceofmoney",decoratedwithcoppercoins.Besides,onesteelyard,amirror,aloom,alamporacandlearealsoplacednearthedou.Afterwards,thegroomstandsontheleftside,thebriderightbyhisside,whilethedirectorprompts,"Firstbowtotheheavenandearth;secondbowtotheparents;thirdbowtoeachother".Accordingtothefolksaying,theywillnotbetheformalcoupleuntilbowingtotheheavenandearth.Asaresult,peoplepayagreatattentiontothisceremony.Aninterestingcustomisthatifthegroomcannotcometothisceremony,heshouldaskhissistertoholdacockinstead.
3Aftertakingthebridalsedan,bowingtotheheaven,it'stimeforthenewlywedstogotothebridalchamber.Accordingtocustom,theirrelativesandfriendsgettogetherinthebridalchambertobanterthenewlyweds.Atthistime,thenewlywedswillnevergetangryeveniftheteasinggamesareabitoutrageous,butwilltrytoskillfullydissolvesincetherelativesandfriendsintendtodelightthem.
