外國(guó)人最想和你聊的文化話題：跨國(guó)婚戀

     Falling in love with an exotic handsome prince is easy, but maintaining the cross-border marriage and enjoying a happy family life turn out to be much more difficult and challenging.
     熱戀上一位異國(guó)的白馬王子并不難，但要長(zhǎng)期維持跨國(guó)婚姻并享受和諧的家庭幸福卻絕非易事！
     Frequent migration across borders, driven by the country's rapid economic growth, is a major reason behind the growing number of mixed marriages.
     跨國(guó)婚姻增多的主要原因是我國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)高速發(fā)展所帶來(lái)的頻繁移民。
     In the age of globalization, the international matchmaking industry- still known in many circles as the mail-order bride trade - is thriving like never before.
     在全球化時(shí)代，國(guó)際婚介機(jī)構(gòu)，也就是很多人所謂的"郵購(gòu)新娘"業(yè)務(wù)，正迎來(lái)從未有過(guò)的繁榮發(fā)展。
     The transnational marriage is not a new word which appears after the reform and opening policy, actually it originated in the ancient time.
     跨國(guó)婚姻不是改革開(kāi)放后才興起的新鮮詞，其實(shí)古已有之。
     The marriage of Songzanganbu and Princess Wencheng created a much-told tale and greatly consolidated the regiment of Tang dynasty.
     松贊干布迎娶唐朝文成公主成就一段佳話，更極大地鞏固了唐朝的統(tǒng)治。
     In addition, it is argued that the roles of newly arrived migrant partners are important in Taiwan's labor market and in-house service market.
     來(lái)臺(tái)灣的移民包含了兩類，一種是"外籍勞工"，另外一類則是因?yàn)榕_(tái)灣的社會(huì)階層化而造成的跨國(guó)婚姻移民。
     Furthermore, "transnational marriages" manifest the international division of labor within interpersonal relationships, localizing the international division of labor as an unequal relation between people.
     再者，借由跨國(guó)婚姻，國(guó)際分工具體化為不平等的人際關(guān)系，因此可稱為國(guó)際分工的人際關(guān)系化。
     Some people query about the marriages between Chinese and Africans.
     中國(guó)人和非洲人的婚姻，受到一些人的詰問(wèn)。
     For most Chinese, marriage is a lifetime matter.
     對(duì)大多數(shù)中國(guó)人而言，婚姻是一輩子的事情。
     It is crucial for cross-cultural couples to get to know each other's cultures.
     對(duì)來(lái)自不同文化背景的夫妻來(lái)說(shuō)，了解雙方國(guó)家的文化是非常關(guān)鍵的。
     It is said that some Chinese women marry Western men for money.
     據(jù)說(shuō)，有些中國(guó)女人為了錢嫁給外國(guó)人。
     According to China's traditional viewpoints on marriage, the spouse should at least match with each other in terms of social status, personal fortune and family background if the marriage can not bring them upwards.
     中國(guó)人對(duì)婚姻的傳統(tǒng)觀念是，即使它不能成為人往高處走的跳板，至少也要根據(jù)社會(huì)地位、個(gè)人財(cái)富和家庭背景講究個(gè)門當(dāng)戶對(duì)。
     But, most African countries lag behind China in economy. Obviously, people will consider the marriages between Chinese and Africans are instable.
     目前大多數(shù)非洲國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)落后，生活水平遠(yuǎn)不如中國(guó)。因此，中非青年聯(lián)姻，理想中的條件顯然有所缺失，婚姻基礎(chǔ)不牢靠。
     However, we find that some youth of two regions overcome difficulties and tie the knots. They strive together and fight for their love.
     一對(duì)對(duì)中非年輕人沖破各種傳統(tǒng)觀念，頂住有形無(wú)形的社會(huì)壓力，為了愛(ài)情和幸福，勇敢堅(jiān)定地走進(jìn)了婚姻的殿堂。
     About 42.5% of Chinese women were willing to marry a foreign man before the global financial crisis, a survey by a matchmaking website indicated. What do you think of it? China Daily said.
     《中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)》上報(bào)道說(shuō)，中國(guó)某婚介網(wǎng)站的調(diào)查顯示，大約有42.5%的中國(guó)女性愿意與外國(guó)男人結(jié)婚。
     She married an American despite strong opposition from her family and friends.
     盡管她的家人和朋友極力反對(duì)，她還是嫁給了一個(gè)美國(guó)人。
     Cultural differences tend to cause misunderstandings and conflicts in mixed marriages.
     文化差異往往會(huì)引起跨國(guó)婚姻中的誤會(huì)和爭(zhēng)執(zhí)。
     Nowadays, cross-cultural couples walking in the street are not uncommon.
     現(xiàn)在，經(jīng)?？梢钥吹絹?lái)自不同國(guó)家的夫婦或情侶，手拉手走在大街上。
     The relationship of cross-cultural couples is assumed to be inherently problematic.
     有人認(rèn)為，跨國(guó)婚姻本身就有問(wèn)題。
     Western culture is rooted in individualism. private belongings are one's own.
     西方文化植根于個(gè)人主義，個(gè)人的東西都是屬于個(gè)人自己的。