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1、Unit3By:张海燕、郭利杰、李江南、于华怡Asculturalexchangedeepens,thenumberofmarriageacrossnationsisincreasing.However,suchmarriagetendstobringsaboutproblemsandevenmeetwithoppositionfrommembers,mainlyduetoculturaldifference.Asyouwillseeinthisunit,Gail’sparentsopposedhermarrying
2、Mark,aguyofdifferentraceandculture.AndRich’sfirstmeetwithhisfuturemother-in-lawturnedoutafailure.Readontofindmore.Preview1.Doyouknowourcultureaboutwedding?2.Inthisculture,whatdoyouthinkisfun?3Doyouknowothernation’swedding?QuestiansLet’sknowsomecultureinournatio
3、nGo!!WedlockLet’sseeAmericansinChinaIndiaWedding:toworshipInIndia,itseems,marriedtothemainobjectiveistocompletethevariousreligiousduties,oneofthemostimportantritual;however,themanmustInIndia,itseems,marriedtothemainobjectiveistomarrysonareeligibletoancestraloff
4、erings.Therefore,intheweddingceremony,couplesthisincantation,prayer,swear,andhusbandtowifeclearlysaid:Iinordertogetasontomarryyou.Thepriests,towishthem.印度婚礼:为了祭祀在印度教徒看来,结婚的首要目的是完成种种宗教职责,其中祭祀最为重要;但是,男子必须结婚生儿子才有资格向祖宗供奉祭品。因此,在结婚仪式上,夫妇双方为此念咒、祈祷、发誓,并且丈夫以妻子明确说道:我为了得到
5、儿子才同你结婚。祭司等人也为此而祝愿他们。DenmarkWeddingsTooursurprise,themarriagewillorganizeseveraldays,butweremadesecretly,becauseopenforghostsorcausetheywouldRufflejealousy.Intheendofthewedding,peopleputgreatplacestobeergarden.Brideandgroominthegripofliquorabovethealtaraltarwin
6、e,thensmashed.Thepresenceofmarriageablewomanwillputthepiecestopickup,pickupthelargestfragmentwomandestinedtomarryfirst,andfindsthesmallestwillnotmarryforlife.丹麦婚礼:秘密进行让我们感到奇怪的是,筹办婚姻会好几天,可却是秘密进行的,因为公开筹办会触怒鬼怪或引起他们的嫉妒。在婚庆快要结束的时候,人们把一大坛啤酒抬到园子里。新郎新娘的手握在酒坛上方,然后酒坛被打得粉
7、碎。在场的适婚女子会把碎片捡起来,捡到最大的碎片的女子注定会第一个结婚,而捡到最小的注定会终生不嫁。GermanWedding:Invitedtoattendtheweddingguests,eachwithafewbrokenbowl,dish,plate,brokenbrokenbrokenbottlesorlikearticles.Thenhisassflungdownapass,sothattheycanhelpthecoupletoremovetheoldtrouble,usherinasweetbegin
8、ning,inthelonglifeontheroad,thecouplecanalwayskeepafierylove,withbodyimage,saidofacouple.德国婚礼:砸碗盆图吉利应邀前来参加婚礼的客人们,每人都带着几样破碗、破碟、破盘、破瓶之类的物品。然后玩命地猛砸猛摔一通,他们认为这样可以帮助新婚夫妇除去昔日的烦恼、迎来