生活英語-Let’s fall in love ! 讓愛洋溢 !

Let’s fall in love! 讓愛洋溢!

恭喜我們的金鐘影后-林依晨終於在祥和的聖誕夜中,讓浪漫的
婚禮畫上句點啦，祝福她永遠幸福快樂囉!

我們在電影當中常可以看見那一幕幕浪漫的結婚場景,而西方
婚禮文化,其每項細節與程序都富含著深厚的涵義,讓我們一同
來學習如何用英語表達這些精緻的婚禮文化,更可以用來祝福身
邊的親朋好友喔！

         In the movies, we can often see the sweet scenes at those romantic
moments of the wedding. Furthermore, those pieces of procedures and
details in the western culture of the weddings are all full of different
meaning. Let’s learn about how to express these exquisite wedding traditions
in English. Probably, you can use it with sending the best wishes to your
friends or relatives some other day!


Before The Wedding: 婚禮前

go down on one knee 單膝下跪

pop the question 求婚

engaged to  已訂婚的
fiancée  未婚妻
engagement ring 訂婚戒指

plan the wedding:  婚禮策劃

a civil ceremony  (律)民事法定儀式

white wedding  新娘穿白禮服的婚禮

book a church  預定一間教堂

arrange the flowers  安排花卉的排放位置

draw up a guest list  制訂一份賓客名單

send out invitations  將喜帖送出

book a reception venue  預定一間接待會所

choose bridesmaids and the best man  選定好伴娘和伴郎

buy a wedding dress  購買婚紗

arrange a honeymoon  安排蜜月

compile a wedding list  編輯一份結婚禮品清單

select a wedding ring  選擇結婚戒指

The Big Day:   婚禮當天

arrive at the church  抵達教堂

her face covered in a veil  新娘的面容被面紗給遮蔽住

carry a bouquet of flowers  手中拿著一束捧花

the bride's father will walk her down the aisle 
新娘的父親會陪同她走完典禮前的這段路

walk to the priest at the altar 
走向站在聖壇上的牧師

the church organ will play the Wedding March
教堂裡的風琴會演奏結婚進行曲

the guests will rise to their feet to watch the procession
所有的賓客都會站起來一起注視著整列隊五

listen to a Church service and a couple of hymns
聆聽整段禮拜儀式及這對新人的誓詞

the priest will ask if there are any objections to the marriage
牧師會詢問現場是否有任何人反對這場婚姻的開始

Someone can speak or forever hold your peace
現場可以有任何一位朋友稍做發言或是保持沉默

the couple exchange rings and are proclaimed "man and wife"
夫妻兩人會互相交換戒指,然後被正式宣布兩人結為夫妻

the groom is allowed to kiss his wife
新郎就會被允許親吻他的新娘

sign the marriage register
在結婚證書上簽名

throw confetti 
開始撒五彩碎紙

take various formal photographs.
正式拍攝幾張相片

attend the wedding reception
出席結婚喜宴

listen to and give speeches
聆聽賓客發言或是發表個人想法

arrange an evening reception
安排晚宴

leave on honeymoon

出發前往蜜月旅行

Other wedding vocabulary  其他婚禮相關詞彙

pre-wedding nerves  婚前緊張

wedding bells  婚禮的鐘聲

wedding vows  結婚誓詞

wedding cake  結婚蛋糕