Invitation to the Business Wedding Event

商务婚礼邀请函

陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他中午吃饭在餐厅找到美国同事Amy。

(Office ambience)

C: Amy，能找到你，太好了。

A: Will you join me?

C: 好啊，我正好有事问你。

A: What is it?

C: 我有个同事两个星期后结婚。

A: Where is the wedding going to be held?

C: 婚礼在北京举行，但是因为新郎和新娘都是美国人，所以要按美国的方式。

A: How interesting!

C: 他们不回美国去结婚，是因为家里人想到中国来玩。

A: I can't blame them for wanting to see this beautiful part of the world where their relatives live and work.

C: 这下我有机会体验一下美国式的婚礼了，不过我也遇到了一些问题。

A: I can probably guess what some of them are.

C: 我记得你说过，要RSVP，就是不管能否出席，都要尽快跟人家说一声。

A: So did you?

C: 邀请函里夹了回执卡和信封，我已经填好寄出去了。

A: Sounds as if you have it all figured out, Chen Hao.

CH: 可我不知道应该送给他们什么礼物。

陈豪和Amy坐下边吃午饭。

C: 我想知道美国人结婚，一般送些什么。

A: It is a tradition in change so you need to pay attention to what the bride and groom want.

C: 我怎么能知道新郎新娘需要什么呢？

A: In today's wedding world, couples often register for gifts with an online registry.

C: 什么叫Online Registry？网上注册？

A: It's a wedding site on the Internet. Couples use registries to indicate gifts they like or need. You just go to the site they indicate and order.

C: 哦，结婚的人可以上网注册，把需要的礼物列出来，供亲朋好友参考。可我怎么找到那个网站呢？

A: If the bride and groom have registered, they will send you the website as part of the invitation or in a follow-up e-mail.

C: 邀请函上好像是有个网址，不过我当时没太注意。好，我回去先看看他们注册的礼品单子上都有些什么。

A: That's the idea.

C: 我买好了礼物，婚礼那天一块儿带去。

A: Oops. Bad idea.

C: 为什么？我想看着他们打开礼物时高兴的样子。

A: Chen Hao, they will not open presents during the wedding ceremony or reception.

C: 干嘛不拆礼物？

A: It is not part of the American tradition and it only complicates things.

C: 我不太明白。

A: When the bride and groom have left the event, a family member or friend has to gather any gifts that were brought to the wedding and be responsible for keeping them for the newly-weds until they return from their honeymoon.

C: 那不是很麻烦吗？

A: It could be a lot to manage.

C: 我知道了，所以最好是事先买好礼物寄过去。

A: You got it!