新视野大学英语第三版BOOK2unit7课后翻译英翻中Thecolorandstyleofaweddinggowncandependonthereligionandcultureoftheweddingparticipants.Forexample,inWesternculturesbridesoftenchooseawhiteweddingdress,whileinChinathetraditionalweddingdressisinred.Thoughwhitehasbecomethemostpreferredcolorforweddinggownsacrosstheworldtoday,thiswasnotawidespreadtrendbeforetheVictorianera.Whitebecameapopularoptionin1840,whenQueenVictoriaworeawhitegownatherwedding.Theofficialweddingphotographwaswidelypublished,andmanybrideschosewhitetobecomethefollowersoftheQueen.Manypeoplebelievedthatthecolorwhitesymbolizedvirginity,thoughthiswasnottheoriginalintention.Asfarasthestyleisconcerned,weddingdresseswereoncetypicallyshortinthefrontwithalongertrainintheback.Thistendencycontinueduntilthelate1960s,whenitbecamepopulartoreverttolong,full-skirteddesigns.婚纱礼服的颜色和款式可取决于婚礼参与者的宗教和文化。例如,在西方文化中新娘通常会选择白色的婚纱,而在中国,传统的结婚礼服是红色的。虽然白色已成为当今婚纱礼服在世界各地最受青睐的颜色,可是这在维多利亚时期之前并不是一个普遍的潮流。白色在1840年成为了一个受欢迎的选择,那年维多利亚女王在她的婚礼上穿了一件白色的礼服。官方的婚礼照片被广泛刊登后,很多新娘都仿效女王选择白色。很多人相信白色象征着童贞,尽管这不是她们选择白色的初衷。就款式而言,婚纱礼服曾一度是前面短短的、后面是长长的裙摆。这种趋势一直持续到20世纪60年代后期,那个时期全长裙边的设计恢复了流行。中翻英中国是丝绸的故乡,因而有很多与丝绸相关的艺术,刺绣(embroidery)就是其中的一种。刺绣是中国民间传统手工艺之一,至少有两、三千年的历史。从事刺绣的多为女子,因此刺绣又被称为女红(women'sneedlework)。刺绣在中国受到了人们广泛的喜爱。刺绣可用来装饰衣物,如在衣服、被子、枕套(pillowcase)等物品上绣上美丽的图案,也可制作成特别的饰品(ornament)。中国有四大名绣:苏州的苏绣、广东的粤绣、湖南的湘绣以及四川的蜀绣。各种绣法不仅风格有差异,主题也各有不同。在这其中,苏州的苏绣最负盛名。Chinaishometosilk,therebyhavingavarietyofartsrelatedtosilk,oneofwhichisembroidery.Embroidery,withatleasttwoorthreethousandyearsofhistory,isoneoftheChinesetraditionalfolkartsandcrafts.Sincemostembroiderersarewomen,it'salsocalledwomen'sneedlework.Embroideryhasbeenmuch-lovedbytheChinesepeople.Itcanbeusedtobeautifyclothingandthings.Forexample,clothes,quilts,pillowcasesetc.canbeembroideredwithbeautifuldesigns,orapieceofembroiderycanbemadeforaspecialornament.TherearefourmostfamoustypesofembroideryinChina:SuxiufromSuzhou,YuexiufromGuangdong,XiangxiufromHunan,andShuxiufromSichuan,eachhavingitsownstyleandtheme.Amongthefour,Suzhouembroideryhasenjoyedthehighestreputation.