Different Weddings
More couples are asking guests to wear nontraditional clothing to their marriage ceremonies.
The result appears to be that many guests are not sure what to think about it and are confused by the unusual requests.
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越来越多的新人要求宾客在结婚仪式上穿着非传统服装。
结果是，许多宾客对此感到困惑，不知道如何应对这些不寻常的要求。
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appears to be -> 似乎是：用于表示某事物或情况看起来是某种状态或情况，但并不确定是否真的如此。
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guest英 [ɡest]美 [ɡest]
n. 客人；特邀嘉宾，客串演员；顾客，房客；寄居昆虫
v. 做特邀嘉宾，客串
nontraditional英 [ˌnɒntrəˈdɪʃənəl]美 [nɑːntrəˈdɪʃənəl]
adj. 不符合传统的，非传统的
Maggie Long is 34 years old and lives in New York. Not too long ago, she attended the wedding of a close friend at a restaurant in Denver, Colorado. The couple described the suggested clothing for the event as, "dive bar semiformal." A dive bar is a low cost drinking place where people are not known for good behavior.
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玛吉·朗今年34岁，住在纽约。不久前，她在科罗拉多州丹佛市的一家餐馆参加了一位密友的婚礼。这对夫妇将婚礼的建议服装描述为“潜水酒吧半正装”。潜水酒吧是一种廉价的饮酒场所，在那里人们的行为不太好。
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dive bar -> 小酒馆：一个简陋的、通常价格便宜的酒吧，常常吸引当地的常客。
known for -> 以......而闻名：指某人或某事因为某种特点、品质或成就而广为人知。
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dive英: [daɪv] 美: [daɪv]
机，鸟）俯冲；热情投身于；快速伸入（包、口袋等）；（对方阻截时）假摔
n. 跳水；潜水；俯冲；突降，暴跌；冲，扑；（遇到阻截时的）假摔；低级的餐馆（或酒吧、娱乐场所）
semiformal英 [ˌsemɪˈfɔːməl]美 [ˌsemaɪˈfɔməl]
adj. 半正式的
"I love a theme," said Long. "It's fun that people aren't taking weddings so seriously, but I had no idea what that meant." At the dive bar wedding, Long said many older guests got into the idea. One guest wore a rainbow tie-dye shirt, a colorful informal shirt made popular in the 1960s.
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“我喜欢有主题的婚礼，”朗说。“婚礼不那么严肃，这很有趣，但我不知道这意味着什么。”在潜水酒吧的婚礼上，朗说许多年长的宾客都接受了这个想法。一位宾客穿着一件彩虹扎染衬衫，这是一种在20世纪60年代流行的彩色非正式衬衫。
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rainbow英 [ˈreɪnbəʊ]美 [ˈreɪnboʊ]
n. 彩虹；众多花色品种，五颜六色的组合，五花八门的聚合；五彩缤纷的展示；多种颜色，五彩缤纷
adj. 不同种族（或文化等）人群的
tie-dye ( tie-dyeing, tie-dyed, tie-dyes )英 [ˈtaɪ daɪ]美 [ˈtaɪ daɪ]
v. 扎染（织物）
n. 手工扎染法；扎染布料
Other wedding guests have been invited to weddings that were described as, "tropical formal," "snappy casual" and "garden party whimsical." Emily Coyne is the founder of Emily Coyne Events, a wedding design company based in San Francisco, California. She said many couples are trying to make their weddings different from everyone else's wedding.
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其他婚礼宾客受邀参加的婚礼被形容为"热带正式"、"时髦休闲"和"花园派对奇思妙想"。艾米莉·科因是位于加利福尼亚州旧金山的婚礼设计公司Emily Coyne Events的创始人。她说，许多新人都试图让自己的婚礼与众不同。
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the founder of -> ......的创始人：指某个组织、公司或事业的创建者和发起人。
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tropical英 [ˈtrɒpɪk(ə)l]美 [ˈtrɑːpɪk(ə)l]
adj. 热带的，热带地区的；（天气）湿热的
snappy ( snappier, snappiest )英 [ˈsnæpi]美 [ˈsnæpi]
adj. 厉声说话的；生气勃勃的；时髦的；爽快的
whimsical英 [ˈwɪmzɪk(ə)l]美 [ˈwɪmzɪk(ə)l]
adj. 古怪的；异想天开的；反复无常的
founder ( foundering, foundered, founders )英: [ˈfaʊndə(r)] 美: [ˈfaʊndər]
n. 创办者
v. 失败；破产；沉没
else英 [els]美 [els]
adv. 此外，其他；否则，要不然
adj. 其他的，另外的
"The key is making sure there's communication behind the dress code. Don't just confuse guests," she said.
When her company designs wedding websites for couples, it includes descriptions for the dress code. The dress code is a description of the kinds of clothes considered right for the event. "Tropical formal," for example, might include long dresses in bright colors and suits with unusual ties.
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“关键是要确保着装规范背后的沟通，不要让宾客感到困惑。”她说。
她的公司在为新人设计婚礼网站时，会对着装要求进行说明。着装要求是对适合婚礼的服装种类的描述。例如，“热带正装”可能包括色彩鲜艳的长裙和搭配不同寻常领带的西装。
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dress code -> 着装要求：一种规定或建议的服装标准，通常适用于特定场合或活动，如办公室、学校或社交活动。
consider right -> 认为正确：考虑后认为是正确的。
"Most guests have a lot of fun with it," Coyne said.
Rikki Gotthelf attended her friend's "space disco cowboy" wedding. The hosts sent their guests to an abandoned town near Austin, Texas.
For guidance, Gotthelf looked to Sophie Strauss, who calls herself a "stylist for regular people." Strauss suggests asking the couple directly if they had not made themselves clear.
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科因说:“大多数宾客都玩得很开心。”
里基·戈特尔夫参加了她朋友的“太空迪斯科牛仔”婚礼。主人把他们的宾客送到德克萨斯州奥斯汀附近的一个废弃小镇。
为了寻求指导，戈特尔夫向索菲·施特劳斯求助，她自称是“普通人的造型师”。施特劳斯建议如果不明白新人的意思，可以直接问他们。
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looked to -> 寻求，期待：指望某人或某事来提供帮助、支持或解决问题。
regular people -> 普通人：指一般的、非名人或非专业人士的人。
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abandon ( abandoning, abandoned, abandons )英 [əˈbændən]美 [əˈbændən]
v. 抛弃，遗弃；（因危险）离开，舍弃；中止，不再有；放弃（信念、信仰或看法）；陷入，沉湎于（某种情感）
n. 放任，放纵
stylist [ 复数 stylists ]英 [ˈstaɪlɪst]美 [ˈstaɪlɪst]
n. 设计师；文体学家
directly英 [dəˈrektli]美 [dəˈrektli; daɪˈrektli]
adv. 直接地，径直地；坦率地；恰好，正好；立即，很快地
conj. 一……就……
She tells guests dealing with strange dress codes to remember: "It's not a costume. Unless, of course, it's literally a costume party."
Often, there is some form of personal meaning behind the unusual wedding themes. Thirty-two-year-old Madison Smith is getting married in May 2024. Her dress code calls for "black tie sunset glam."
"It's in honor of my late grandfather," she said. "His favorite thing was the sunsets where I'm getting married." The wedding will be taking place on Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
She hopes for sunset-colored dresses that are orange, yellow, purple, blue or pink. She also wants suits with elements that are of similar, sunset colors.
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她告诉遇到奇怪着装要求的宾客，要记住:“这不是化装。当然，除非它确实是一个化装派对。”
通常，不寻常的婚礼主题背后都有某种形式的个人意义。32岁的麦迪逊·史密斯将于2024年5月结婚。她的着装要求是“晚礼服日落风情”。
“这是为了纪念我已故的祖父，”她说。“他最喜欢的是我结婚的地方的日落。”婚礼将在新泽西州的长滩岛举行。
她希望有橙色、黄色、紫色、蓝色或粉色的日落色连衣裙。她还希望看到带有类似夕阳色元素的西装。
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dealing with -> 处理；对待
hopes for -> 期待：对某事物的发生或实现抱有期望。
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costume英 [ˈkɒstjuːm]美 [ˈkɑːstuːm]
n. 服装，装束；戏服，表演服装；泳衣，泳装
v. 给（某人）穿上特定服装
adj. （戏剧）古装的
literally英 [ˈlɪtərəli]美 [ˈlɪtərəli]
adv. 按照字面意义地，逐字地；真正地，确实地；（用于夸张地强调）简直
glam英 [ɡlæm]美 [ɡlæm]
adj. 迷人的；华丽摇滚乐的
n. 魅力；华丽摇滚乐
v. （使）自己有魅力
n. （Glam）（美）格莱姆（人名）
honor ( honoring, honored, honors )英 [ˈɒnə(r)]美 [ˈɑːnər]
n. 荣誉；信用；头衔
vt. 尊敬（等于 honour）；给……以荣誉
Jove Meyer is the owner of an event planning company in Brooklyn. He has dealt with dress codes that included "colorful cocktail," and "red carpet ready."
"I always suggest couples clarify exactly what they mean," he said.
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乔夫·迈耶是布鲁克林一家活动策划公司的老板。他曾处理过“彩色鸡尾酒”和“红毯风”等着装要求。
他说:“我一直建议情侣们明确表达自己的意思。”
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clarify exactly -> 明确确切地澄清：表达清晰明确地澄清某件事情或观点。
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cocktail英 [ˈkɒkteɪl]美 [ˈkɑːkteɪl]
n. 鸡尾酒；混合物；杂锦冷盘
adj. 鸡尾酒的
v. <美>喝鸡尾酒
carpet ( carpeting, carpeted, carpets )英 [ˈkɑːpɪt]美 [ˈkɑːrpɪt]
n. 地毯；覆盖地面的一层厚东西；<美，非正式>人工球场；地毯衣蛾
v. 给……铺地毯；厚厚地铺上；<英，非正式>训斥，斥责
Brittny Drye is the lead editor of the wedding magazine Love Inc. She said guests should not be unwilling to ask the couple about an unusual dress code.
When couples are asking their guests to wear nontraditional clothes, "they're signing themselves up to be asked questions," Drye said.
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布里特妮·德瑞是婚礼杂志《爱情公司》的主编。她说，宾客不应该不愿意询问新人关于奇怪着装要求的问题。
当新婚夫妇要求宾客穿非传统服装时，“他们是在自愿接受提问。”德瑞说。
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lead editor -> 主编：指一本杂志或报纸的主要编辑。
up to be asked -> 自愿接受提问：指某人自愿接受提问或询问。