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关于婚礼的中西文化差异

时间：2012-08-21 07:20:41

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 关于婚礼的中西文化差异 Chinese and Western culture in Marriage

Hi there, 
I'm a British Black guy and I've been dating my Chinese girlfriend for over a year now. 
She is a international student. She moved in with me with 2 months of knowing each other.
She wants to know if we have a future together. 
We had an argument recently as we wanted to talk about marrying. 
I wanted to discuss with her how we can plan financially and how we can help each with mortgages1, bills and food. My Girlfriend said that in Chinese 
culture that the man should pay for the house and that she will play no part in helping2 out at all. 
She also mentioned that in China when the man gets paid all the money goes to the woman account3 and she will sort out the bills. 
I'm a western guy and this came as a big shock to me what I was hearing. I thought a couple should share all responsibilities4 together. 
I love my girlfriend and her parents are totally happy with us being together and I would like to see a future with her. 
Can someone please give me some advice on Chinese culture and the roles a man and woman play in marriage. 
How can we compromise5? 

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1 mortgages 15d31f7683bd78c7dfd12d4d15bdcd41     
n.抵押借款( mortgage的名词复数 )；抵押债款的利息v.抵押( mortgage的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • The corporation extends loans, secured against first mortgages. 公司提供以押品作担保的流动资金。 来自辞典例句
  • Traditionally, S&Ls collected small savers' deposits and invested them in long-term home mortgages. 储贷业历来吸收小储户的存款，把它投入到购买住房的长期贷款之中。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
2 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
3 account ny6zC     
n.叙述；帐目；帐户
参考例句：
  • She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
  • He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。
4 responsibilities 9b5c8e9769cba8dacf202061f494a961     
责任( responsibility的名词复数 )； 职责； 责任感； 责任心
参考例句：
  • the disproportion between the extra responsibilities and the small salary increase 额外的责任与小幅增加的薪金之间的不相称
  • The job encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. 这项工作涉及的职责范围很广。
5 compromise jO0z2     
n.妥协；妥协方案；vt.损害；vi.妥协，让步
参考例句：
  • The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.发言人表明，目前还不会妥协。
  • The probable outcome of the talks is a compromise.会谈的结果很可能是妥协。