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1、一位“裸婚”新娘的自白 Oneday,backin2002,universitygraduatesLeonHanandYvonneFengmadethedecisiontowalkdownthe1)aisle“naked.” Althoughtheydid2)donclothes,theunion―calleda“nakedmarriage”―lackedsomeoftheotherfinerythatusuallyaccompaniesaChinesewedding:ahouse,acar,abanquet,a3)lavishh
2、oneymoonorevenaring.Theychosetobeboundinmatrimonybutnotbymaterialthings. “Lookingback,ourdecisionwasabitofagamble,”saysFeng.“Thankfullyitpaidoff.” Gettingmarriedisaseasyasbuyingmovietickets Perhapsitwasbecausethecouplehadknowneachothersincehighschoolandgotalongwell,o
3、rbecausetheFrenchmajorshadbothplannedtomigratetoQuebecaftergraduation,ormaybeevenbecausetheywereboth4)overwhelmedby5)impulsiveness.SowhenHanaskedFeng“Whydon’twegetmarried?”heranswerwasasimple“Whynot?” 2002年的一天，利昂?韩（音译）和伊温妮?冯（音译）这两名刚毕业的大学生步入了“裸婚”的行列。 尽管他们其实“有衣蔽体”，但这种被称
4、为“裸婚”8的成亲方式却少了传统中式婚礼原有的一些其他配置：房子、车子、婚宴、豪华蜜月，甚至连婚戒也没有。他们选择了受婚姻约束，而非受物质束缚。 伊温妮说：“回头看，当时的决定真像一场赌博，庆幸的是我赌对了。” 领结婚证和买电影票没什么两样 也许是因为这两口子自打高中时就认识，感情一直很好，又或者是因为两人都是法语专业的学生，打算毕业后移民到魁北克，又可能因为他们彼此都一时冲动。所以，当利昂跟伊温妮说：“要不我们结婚吧？”伊温妮就顺口回了句“也行呀。” However,onecannotputaquart(夸脱，容量单位，
5、1夸脱越等于946毫升，1夸脱约等于2品脱)inapint(品脱，容量单位)cup.―CharlottePerkinsGilman Obtainingamarriagecertificatewasnobigdeal,accordingtoFeng.Shedoesnotrankitasoneofherlife’smoreimportantmoments. “Ifyou6)doawaywithallthe7)ritualsandbiggestures,marriagedoesnotfundamentallychangewhoyouar
6、e,”explainsFeng.“IfIcanbuyamovieticketbecauseIfeellikewatchingamovie,whycan’tIgetamarriagecertificatebecauseIfeellikegettingmarried?” Thecouplehadnointentionofholdingaweddingceremony,not8backthenandnotanytimesoon.Fengchalksthisupto8)trepidation,anda9)tingeof10)cowardic
7、e. Shesaysshefeelsthatwithnolargeweddingceremony,noobligationtowearaweddingbandandnopressuretorefertoeachothers’parentsas“Mom”and“Dad,”theirrelationshipfeelsasfreshaswhentheyfirstfellinlove. WeddingceremoniesinChinaalsotendtomakeyoufeellikeyouhave11)gatecrashedyourpar
8、ents’party,saysFeng. Themajorityoftheguestsarefriendsofthebridalcouple’sparents,ratherthantheirown. “IfIheld
