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Wedding Rings 結婚戒指
Feifei: 大家好，歡迎收聽《你問我答》。我是馮菲菲。
Natalie: And I'm Natalie.
Feifei: 今天的問題來自于Makenzie, 他想知道英國的男士們是不是在結婚后都會帶著結婚戒指。
Natalie: Well, let's find out from some married men who we spoke to on the streets of London.
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I do
Yes I do yeah
Yes
Yes I do
Feifei: Ok. So that's a yes then! Well, I'll see you next week. Bye!
Natalie: Woah woah woah… wait a minute Feifei. So we know that most British men tend to wear wedding rings but don't you want to find out why?
Feifei: Well, yeah, I do love talking about weddings. It's so romantic… ah.
Natalie: Well, let's hear again from these married men and find out why they wear a wedding ring.
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It is a tradition in this country to wear wedding rings. Because it's a symbol that you're married. Is that not the done thing? It is tradition for the man and the lady to wear wedding rings to show their commitment to each other.
Feifei: 第一位男士說帶婚戒是一個傳統(tǒng)tradition.
Natalie: The next man said wearing rings is a symbol that you're married.
Feifei: A symbol that you are married 一個結婚的象征，標志。
Natalie: Another one of the men said wedding rings can show the couple's commitment to each other.
Feifei: Show their commitment to each other 帶婚戒也可以表示對夫妻雙方的承諾。
Natalie: He also used an interesting phrase, by saying: Is that not the done thing?
Feifei: The done thing 就是一個合乎規(guī)范的事兒，合乎俗理的行為。我們通常會在英語口語的對話中聽到這個表達。我們再來聽一次。
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Is that not the done thing?
Natalie: Let's hear from another married man that we spoke to in London.
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The standard in England years ago, when I was a young man, was (that) people got married and wore rings because it was a sign and pledge to your loved one. People sometimes don't wear wedding rings at work because of safety. But I like to see people, couples, I like to see them wear rings; I think it's a sign of commitment.
Natalie: So he said that when he got married, you wore rings as a sign and pledge to your loved one.
Feifei: A sign 標志，pledge to your loved one 對你愛的人的保證。Let's hear him again.
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The standard in England years ago, when I was a young man, was (that) people got married and wore rings because it was a sign and pledge to your loved one.
Natalie: So we have heard from some married men about why they wear wedding rings, but what type of rings do they wear? Here is Steven Burman from Arlington and Co jewellers in London.
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Most gentlemen have wedding rings these days which is a great change from earlier years when men preferred not to wear any jewellery. They tend to have plain wedding rings in the traditional metals, 18-carat gold or platinum, although palladium is making a little bit of an inroad into that situation due to price.
Feifei: Steven 說很多年前，英國的男士們不帶婚戒是因為他們更prefer 不帶首飾。
Natalie: Steven also says that British men tend to wear plain wedding rings made out of gold or platinum.
Feifei: Platinum 鉑金。他還說palladium 鈀金這個元素由于價格比黃金和鉑金要便宜，所以或多或少會影響黃金和鉑金戒指的銷售。So do British men ever have diamonds in their wedding rings? Like David Beckham?
Natalie: Well, let's hear again from Steven the jeweller.
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It's not mainstream. Some gentlemen do have diamonds very discreetly set in their weddings rings but it's not mainstream.
Feifei: 鉆戒不是 mainstream 主流，但也有些男士會把鉆石discreetly 分散的set in their rings 鑲嵌在他們的戒指里。
Natalie: I wonder about the price...? I think women's rings are likely to be more expensive. What do you think?
Feifei: Yes, because most women like to have a big diamond ring! Let’s find out from Steven again.
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Gentlemen's rings tend to be more expensive. It may cost the same to manufacture them but the precious metal content is far greater.
Feifei: 什么？男士婚戒要比女士的更貴。因為precious metal content 寶貴金屬的含量更多。But I suppose girls in Britain usually get a big diamond engagement ring as well.
Natalie: That's true Feifei! Married women in Britain usually get two rings, an engagement ring and a wedding ring.
Feifei: Makenzie 希望你對我們的回答滿意。別忘了每天登陸我們的網(wǎng)站，收聽下載免費的英語學習資料。網(wǎng)址是www.bbcukchina.com. 下次節(jié)目再會。
Natalie: Bye.
詞匯學習：
1. tradition 傳統(tǒng)
2. symbol 標志，象征
3. commitment 承諾
4. the done thing 合乎俗理的行為
5. sign 標志
6. pledge 保證
7. make inroads 進入，影響
8. mainstream 主流
9. discreetly 分散的，散開的
10. precious 寶貴的
Wedding Rings 結婚戒指
Feifei: 大家好，歡迎收聽《你問我答》。我是馮菲菲。
Natalie: And I'm Natalie.
Feifei: 今天的問題來自于Makenzie, 他想知道英國的男士們是不是在結婚后都會帶著結婚戒指。
Natalie: Well, let's find out from some married men who we spoke to on the streets of London.
Insert
I do
Yes I do yeah
Yes
Yes I do
Feifei: Ok. So that's a yes then! Well, I'll see you next week. Bye!
Natalie: Woah woah woah… wait a minute Feifei. So we know that most British men tend to wear wedding rings but don't you want to find out why?
Feifei: Well, yeah, I do love talking about weddings. It's so romantic… ah.
Natalie: Well, let's hear again from these married men and find out why they wear a wedding ring.
Insert
It is a tradition in this country to wear wedding rings. Because it's a symbol that you're married. Is that not the done thing? It is tradition for the man and the lady to wear wedding rings to show their commitment to each other.
Feifei: 第一位男士說帶婚戒是一個傳統(tǒng)tradition.
Natalie: The next man said wearing rings is a symbol that you're married.
Feifei: A symbol that you are married 一個結婚的象征，標志。
Natalie: Another one of the men said wedding rings can show the couple's commitment to each other.
Feifei: Show their commitment to each other 帶婚戒也可以表示對夫妻雙方的承諾。
Natalie: He also used an interesting phrase, by saying: Is that not the done thing?
Feifei: The done thing 就是一個合乎規(guī)范的事兒，合乎俗理的行為。我們通常會在英語口語的對話中聽到這個表達。我們再來聽一次。
Insert
Is that not the done thing?
Natalie: Let's hear from another married man that we spoke to in London.
Insert
The standard in England years ago, when I was a young man, was (that) people got married and wore rings because it was a sign and pledge to your loved one. People sometimes don't wear wedding rings at work because of safety. But I like to see people, couples, I like to see them wear rings; I think it's a sign of commitment.
Natalie: So he said that when he got married, you wore rings as a sign and pledge to your loved one.
Feifei: A sign 標志，pledge to your loved one 對你愛的人的保證。Let's hear him again.
Insert
The standard in England years ago, when I was a young man, was (that) people got married and wore rings because it was a sign and pledge to your loved one.
Natalie: So we have heard from some married men about why they wear wedding rings, but what type of rings do they wear? Here is Steven Burman from Arlington and Co jewellers in London.
Insert
Most gentlemen have wedding rings these days which is a great change from earlier years when men preferred not to wear any jewellery. They tend to have plain wedding rings in the traditional metals, 18-carat gold or platinum, although palladium is making a little bit of an inroad into that situation due to price.
Feifei: Steven 說很多年前，英國的男士們不帶婚戒是因為他們更prefer 不帶首飾。
Natalie: Steven also says that British men tend to wear plain wedding rings made out of gold or platinum.
Feifei: Platinum 鉑金。他還說palladium 鈀金這個元素由于價格比黃金和鉑金要便宜，所以或多或少會影響黃金和鉑金戒指的銷售。So do British men ever have diamonds in their wedding rings? Like David Beckham?
Natalie: Well, let's hear again from Steven the jeweller.
Insert
It's not mainstream. Some gentlemen do have diamonds very discreetly set in their weddings rings but it's not mainstream.
Feifei: 鉆戒不是 mainstream 主流，但也有些男士會把鉆石discreetly 分散的set in their rings 鑲嵌在他們的戒指里。
Natalie: I wonder about the price...? I think women's rings are likely to be more expensive. What do you think?
Feifei: Yes, because most women like to have a big diamond ring! Let’s find out from Steven again.
Insert
Gentlemen's rings tend to be more expensive. It may cost the same to manufacture them but the precious metal content is far greater.
Feifei: 什么？男士婚戒要比女士的更貴。因為precious metal content 寶貴金屬的含量更多。But I suppose girls in Britain usually get a big diamond engagement ring as well.
Natalie: That's true Feifei! Married women in Britain usually get two rings, an engagement ring and a wedding ring.
Feifei: Makenzie 希望你對我們的回答滿意。別忘了每天登陸我們的網(wǎng)站，收聽下載免費的英語學習資料。網(wǎng)址是www.bbcukchina.com. 下次節(jié)目再會。
Natalie: Bye.
詞匯學習：
1. tradition 傳統(tǒng)
2. symbol 標志，象征
3. commitment 承諾
4. the done thing 合乎俗理的行為
5. sign 標志
6. pledge 保證
7. make inroads 進入，影響
8. mainstream 主流
9. discreetly 分散的，散開的
10. precious 寶貴的