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Pakistani Girls Trafficked to China as Brides

2019-05-11来源:和谐英语
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divorce - n. the ending of a marriage by a legal process

bride - n. a woman who has just married or is about to be married

greed - n. a selfish desire to have more of something (especially money)

smuggling - v. to move (someone or something) from one country into another illegally and secretly

dowry - n. money or property that a wife or wife's family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures

sake - n. used in phrases with for to say that something is done for a particular purpose or to achieve a particular goal or result

matchmaker - n. a person who tries to bring two people together so that they will marry each other