大学英语自学教程 上册 un20

[12:01.65]她坐在一块别致的丝绸上，两边围满了长长的扁面包。
[12:04.77]Two mullahs stand outside the door to this room reading from the Koran.
[12:08.19]两位毛拉站在门外朗诵《古兰经》。
[12:11.61]Twice the bride must remain silent to the questions of the mullahs.
[12:15.33]新娘对毛拉提出的问题有两次不应作答，
[12:19.06]The groom' s mother then presents a gift of gold
[12:24.52]to show that her side of the family is serious.
[12:26.88]然后新郎的母亲拿出一件金制的礼品表示她这一方很认真。
[12:29.24]The bride then responds to the mullahs
[12:33.97]in much the same manneras do Americans when they say "I do.".
[12:36.86]在两位毛拉处理表正式结婚文件时，
[12:39.75]The groom is allowed to go into the bride's room
[12:42.32]允许新郎进入新娘的房间。
[12:44.89]while the mullahs take care of the offidal marriage papers.
[12:50.35]One more difference between the marriage iage customs of the United States
[12:57.01]and my country
[12:58.54]美国和我们国家的婚俗之间的另一个差别是：
[13:00.07]is that the bride does not immediately go to the home of her new husband.
[13:02.80]新娘不会马上去她的丈夫家里。
[13:05.53]For several months,she continues to stay at her own home
[13:11.48]preparing her dowry and receiving instructions from her mother
[13:14.42]有数月之久，新娘一直呆在自己娘家准备着嫁妆，接受母亲的训导：
[13:17.36]on how to be a good wife and mother.
[13:19.19]如何做贤妻良母。
[13:21.02] After a few months, the groom and his relatives come for the bride
[13:27.78]and take her to his home along with the dowry.
[13:30.00]几个月之后，新郎和他的亲戚来接新娘及其嫁妆回家。
[13:32.23]Though I can certainly see the advantages of the freedom that is given
[13:38.76]to American youths to choose whom they will marry and when,
[13:44.03]I think I still prefer the customs of my home country.
[13:46.85]但是我还是喜欢自己国家的习俗，
[13:49.68]I suppose that's because there is not so much guessing and uncertainty.
[13:53.01]我想这是因为没有太多的猜测和不确定因素的原故吧。