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美国单身母亲终于找到好归宿:嫁给自己

时间:2016-04-04 09:22:35

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 This woman has only herself to blame if her latest marriage fails. 

要是目前这桩婚事出现什么问题,这名新娘可怪不了别人。
Beautiful Existence — a 42-year-old mother of two from Seattle who legally changed her name from Desiree Longabaugh — spent $7,000 to marry herself under the Eiffel Tower in Paris after going through a painful divorce 10 years ago. 
该女子现年42岁,来自西雅图,是两个孩子的母亲。她通过合法途径,将自己的名字从德西蕾·隆格巴改成了“美丽的存在”。10年前经历了痛苦的离婚后,如今的她来到巴黎埃菲尔铁塔下,花了7000美元“嫁给自己”。
美国单身母亲终于找到好归宿:嫁给自己
“After years of exploring different theories on how to understand myself, self-marriage felt right,” she told The Sun.” 
她对《太阳报》表示,“多年来,我一直在探寻不同的途径去认识自己,而嫁给自己已证明是个很好的归宿。”
Existence said she always dreamed of tying the knot in Paris and decided1 she would have a small ceremony there last June — right around her birthday — complete with a photographer and three of her closest friends. 
“美丽的存在”称,她一直梦想在巴黎举办婚礼,因此决定于去年6月——她的生日月——完婚。参加婚礼的除了一名摄影师,还有她的三位好友。
As her one-year anniversary with herself approaches, Existence is feeling happier than ever. 
结婚一周年纪念马上快到了,“美丽的存在”感到了从未有过的幸福。
“I don’t worry at all about being in a couple now,” she said, adding that both her sons fully2 support her. 
她说:“现在我再也不用担心夫妻关系了。”她的两个儿子也全力支持她。
For now, self-marriages are not legally recognized, but she thinks that will change in the near future. 
目前,“嫁给自己”尚未获法律认可,但她认为这种状况在不远的将来会改变的。
“There are a lot of people, women especially, who are not subscribing3 to the regular definition of marriage anymore,” she said. 
她说:“很多人,尤其女性,已不再认同传统的婚姻定义。”

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1 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
3 subscribing f4597c606c49819f626a7ad1f1e080a8     
v.捐助( subscribe的现在分词 );签署,题词;订阅;同意
参考例句:
  • I am subscribing for some of the books of a book club. 我预订了几本这家书刊俱乐部出版的书。 来自辞典例句
  • I am glad to have such a pleasant opportunity of subscribing myself. 今后益望努力前途,为国效力。 来自互联网