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1、题目:OntheStudyoftheDifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanWeddingCulture(中美婚礼折射出的中美文化差异)一、Introduction（介绍）definition提出论点：通过婚礼对比，全面了解中西方文化历史背景知识，同时在保有自身文化特色的原则下不断吸取西方国家文化的优点，更新自己文化的不足之处，达到扬长避短的目的。Theweddingisoneoflife'sprimevalandsurprisinglyunchangedritesofpassage.Nearlyallofthec
2、ustomsweobservetodayaremerelyechoes（回声，效仿）ofthepast.Everythingfromtheveil（面纱）,rice,flowers,andoldshoes,tothebridesmaidsandprocessionals,atonetime,bore（使烦扰，钻孔）averyspecificandvitally（极其）significantmeaning.Today,althoughtheoriginalsubstance（物质，主旨）isoftenlost,weincorporate（吸收，合并
3、）oldworldcustomsintoourweddingsbecausetheyaretraditionalandritualistic（）.Asanoldsayinggoes:marriageisthemostimportantmatterinwomen’slife.Marriageisaveryimportantpartinone’slife.Sodoestheweddingceremony.二、NecessityofknowingtheculturedifferencesinChineseandwesternweddings1.Glob
4、alization（全球化）2.CultureandConflict（文化冲突）三、ComparetheSimilaritiesandDifferencesinChineseandWesternWeddings（异同点）1.Proposeamarriage(提亲)IntheWest,ifthemeninlovewanttomarry,hemustfirstproposetothegroom'sfamilybythebride'sside.Whenproposing,thegroom'sfamilyshouldbestowthebetrothalr
5、ingtothebride'sside(anengagementring).Therefore,whenthepeoplementioned“Hegaveheraring”,itusuallymeansthattheyarenowengaged.EngagementinAmericaTraditionally,ayoungmanasksthefatherofhissweetheartforpermissiontomarryher.Ifthefatheragrees,themanlatterproposestoher.Oftenhetriestos
6、urpriseherby“poppingthequestion”inaromanticway.Sometimesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttogetmarried.Themanusuallygiveshisfiancéeadiamondringasasymboloftheirengagement.Theymaybeengagedforweeks,monthsorevenyears.Asthebigdayapproaches,bridalshowersandbachelor’spar
7、tiesprovidemanyusefulgifts.Todaymanycouplesalsoreceivecounselingduringengagement.Thispreparesthemforthechallengesofmarriedlife.EngagementinChinaBeforegettingmarried,youngpeoplehavetopayaformalvisittoeachother’sparents.Whenvisitingthegirl’sparents,theboyhastobringwithhimthebet
8、rothalgiftsinordertoshowsincerity.Whenthegiftsarereceived,thenbothth
