
昨天上課的時候,韓國同學為了讓大家了解什麼是「Performative Verbs」,引用了一段婚禮誓詞中的動詞來做解釋。我對這個文法沒啥興趣,倒是覺得這段誓詞的英文,簡單明瞭卻相當感人,因此回家後特地上網尋找出處,想跟大家分享其中一段節錄的文字。是的,這些英文,每個字大家都看得懂,可是這樣放在一起之後,卻能讓人心裡變得溫柔起來,甚至有想結婚的衝動,好神奇喔~
Wedding Ceremony Script
VOWS:I,
_(name)__ , take you,
_(name)__ , to be my partner, loving what I know of you, and trusting what I do not yet know.
I
promise to love you as you are, and not to try to change you. You are the person I want you to be, and the one with whom I want to be.
I eagerly anticipate getting to know the person you will become as we go through life together and fall in love a little more every day.
I
promise to love you without reservation, and give you comfort when you need comfort, and space when you need space.
I vow to encourage you to achieve all of your goals, to hold you close as we laugh and as we cry, to grow with you in mind and spirit, to always be open and honest with you, and to cherish you through whatever life may bring us. Our future lies in the path we have chosen together.
I
promise to work by your side to create a life that we can cherish, inspiring your love for me and mine for you, and to grow old by your side as your love and your best friend.
DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE :
Officiant: "By the power vested in me by the State of Minnesota, I
witness and affirm your union of love and
pronounce you husband and wife. You may now seal your union with a kiss" (*kiss*)
INTRODUCTION OF NEWLYWEDS:
Officiant: " I now
present to you for the very first time as husband and wife - Groom and Bride
(Lastname) !"
順便說,上面這些
藍色的動詞都是performative verbs喔~
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1. 話說偶爾也要分享些有用的東西,不然我的網誌寫的都是些吃喝玩樂的小事,根本就是一個台妹的費城宅雜記啊~
2. 圖片來源請點這裡,文字來源請點這裡
3. 昨天看到這段文字的時候,心裡溢滿溫暖的同時,腦中浮現的則是「惡作劇2吻中」,男女主角在關島觀禮的S.T Laguna 海之教會,一個美到不行的地方。
老實說,年紀越大,越知道結婚對我而言可能是個遙不可及的夢想;就算真的結婚了,地點大概也不會在台灣,親朋好友可能不會超過十人。因此,既然結婚對我來說變成一件很personal的事,不用面對老爸那邊的親友席開幾十桌的壓力,既然這樣,不如跑去一個美美的地方結婚吧~尤其關島的教堂聽說就算不是教友也能結婚,真是太棒了!
喜歡這個教堂還有一個理由,就是:座位不多,人少少也不會尷尬(電視上演的好像是只要遊客都能進去觀禮,不知道是真的還是假的)
唉...reading好多的結果,就是盡做些白日夢...
不過,下面這個水晶教堂,看起來好像也不錯耶~嘿嘿~
嗯...春天好像還要四五月才會出現哄...