VOA慢速英语:Weddings Are a Billion Dollar Business in America

短语讲解：

1. This week, we look at weddings in America—how much they cost and how different they can be.

look at 看
例句：Look at our verse today.
看我们今天的章节。

2. And we thought that was just a choice we were going to make because that is what we wanted.

be going to 要,会,将要
例句：They tend to be going to school.
他们都将去上学。

3. More than half the money is spent to rent a place to have the wedding and pay for dinner for all the guests.

pay for 赔偿；为…付钱
例句：I'm afraid you have to pay for it.
恐怕你得赔偿了。

4. And we really didn’t think about the money so much.”

think about 考虑
例句：This is a question to think about.
这是我们应该考虑的问题。

5. Fifteen percent of marriages in 2010 were between spouses of different races or ethnic groups, compared to 7 percent in 1980.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为
例句：A teacher is often compare to a candle.
教师常被比作一支蜡烛。

6. In contrast, only 10 percent said the trend toward intermarriage is a change for the worse. 

in contrast 相比之下
例句：In contrast, some rich countries have fewer options.
相反，很多富有国家就没这么多选择了。