American teacher has a Chinese wedding ceremony

时间：2006-10-09 06:47:52

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Chinanews, Shenyang, Oct. 9 – A teacher from the United States recently chose to celebrate her marriage in a traditional Chinese way. Her marriage took place in late September when the bride was welcomed into the bridegroom's home in a large Chinese sedan chair.

 

The American teacher, called Mei Xidie in her Chinese name, came to teach in Huangbaiyu village a year ago, hoping to gain some information about the construction process taking place in the village, which is also a model village in Liaoning. She became the first English teacher that the village school has ever had since it was founded 60 years ago. In order to marry her, the bridegroom flew to China from the United States.

 

When explaining why she chose China to have her wedding ceremony, Mei said that if she returned to the United States, then her local friends, and her pupils, too, wouldn’t be able to attend her wedding ceremony there.

 

Through her one year of teaching1, local villagers began to like her. When they learned2 that she was about to marry, all villagers went to congratulate her. They established a special team for the occasion3, selecting the chefs, waiters and waitresses, and forming a Yangge dancing team.

 

The couple will fly back to the United States soon. They have decided4 that starting from 2007, they will donate 2,500 yuan every year to support a junior high school student to study in senior high school.

 
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1 teaching ngEziT     
n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲
参考例句：
  • We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
  • He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
2 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。
3 occasion DIAxo     
n.场合，时机，机会，诱因，理由；vt.惹起，引起
参考例句：
  • Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合，她的服装过分华丽了。
  • Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
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  • 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。

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