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聘礼是中国传统习俗的一部分，这一习俗在整个中国都很普遍。【技巧点拨】该句中包含一个定语从旬，修饰“thebrideprice”。【参考译文】ThebridepriceispartofChinesetradition，whichhasbeensopopularalloverChina．但是近几年来其标准不断上升，致使大多数家庭都很难达到。【技巧点拨】该句中包含“S0…that”引导的结果状语从句，顺译即可。【参考译文】However，inrecentyears，thestandardhasbecomesohighthatamajorityoffamiliesarefindingitdifficulttoreach．高额聘礼常常“抢劫”了新郎父母的毕生积蓄，甚至引起家庭纠纷。【词汇点睛】毕生积蓄life’ssavings；家庭纠纷familydispute。【技巧点拨】该句主语是“聘礼”，谓语是“抢劫”和“引起”，故该句可译为：Thehi曲bridepriceoften“robs”grooms’parentsoftheirlife’ssavingsandevencausesfamilydisputes．【参考译文】Thehi曲bridepriceoften“robs”grooms’parentsoftheirlife’ssavingsandevencausesfamilydisputes．此外，因为盲目攀比，许多新婚夫妇被迫举行奢侈的婚礼，在这个过程中，大量债务的累积可能使他们的新婚生活变得艰辛，至少在最初阶段是这样。【词汇点睛】新婚夫妇newlymarriedcouple；奢侈的extravagant。【技巧点拨】该句较长，要仔细分析句子所要表达的意思，其主干为：新婚夫妇被迫举行婚礼，债务使生活变得艰辛。在翻译时应将隐含的“欠债”信息译出，即“runuphugede弧”；“使生活变得艰辛”可处理为定语从句；“盲目攀比”可以用习语“keepupwiththeJoneses”（赶上琼斯家，意为与左邻右舍攀比）来表达。【参考译文】Besides，manynewlymarriedcouplesareforcedtohostextravagantweddingceremoniestokeepupwiththeJonesesand，intheprocess，runuphugedebtsthatcouldturntheirmarriedlifesour，atleastintheinitialphase．老一辈节捡的婚礼虽然简简单单，但也幸福美满，没有给他们婚后的生活带来任何负担。【词汇点睛】节俭的frugal。【技巧点拨】“虽然简简单单，但也幸福美满”可以用两个形容词（simplebuthappy）作插入语来表达，既能表达其含义，又简洁。【参考译文】Thefrugalweddingofmanyparents，simplebuthappy，doesn’thaveanybearingontheirmarriedlife．全文翻译：ThebridepriceispartofChinesetradition，whichhasbeensopopularalloverChina.However，inrecentyears，thestandardhasbecomesohighthatamajorityoffamiliesarefindingitdifficulttoreach.Thehighbridepriceoften"robs"grooms"parentsoftheirlife"ssavingsandevencausesfamilydisputes.Besides，manynewlymarriedcouplesareforcedtohostextravagantweddingceremoniestokeepupwiththeJonesesand，intheprocess，runuphugedebtsthatcouldturntheirmarriedlifesour，atleastintheinitialphase.Thefrugalweddingofmanyparents，simplebuthappy，doesn"thaveanybeating"ontheirmarriedlife.