But, instead, he did this precious little drawing to mark their betrothal.

但是伦勃朗却以这幅珍贵小素描来纪念两人订婚礼。

With the development of the commercial economy, these betrothal gifts gradually changed into money.

随着商业经济发展，彩礼形式逐渐变为了金钱。

That took him by surprise. Brienne had never mentioned a betrothal. " Her father made a match for her ..."

他大吃一惊，布蕾妮从未提及订婚之事。" 他父亲为她… … ？"

Domitia I has met another ten year old also decked out in the insignia of betrothal.

Domitia I遇见了另一个十岁孩子也戴着订婚标志。

" And my grandfather has come to mislike lengthy betrothals, " the bastard Walder Rivers added. " I cannot imagine why" .

" 我父亲受够了遥遥无期订婚，" " 杂种瓦德" 粗声喝道，" 您知道这是为什么？"

During the past few decades, betrothal gifts have gotten out of hand as in the case of the Hubei bridegroom.

但在过去几十年里，彩礼金额逐渐失，就像这位湖北新郎情况一样。

" You grow very quiet, " Tyrion Lannister observed. " Is this what you want? An end to your betrothal" ?

" 你很安静，" 提利昂·兰尼斯特评论。" 你得遂心愿了吗？你希望终止婚约吗？"

Already in 48 AD she had had a hand in Claudius’ daughter, Claudia Octavia’s betrothal to

早在公元 48 年，她就已经插手了克劳迪斯女儿、克劳迪娅·奥克塔维亚与她订婚。

After the engagement, the bridegroom-to-be would send betrothal gifts, or a bride price, to his fiancee's family as part of an important ceremony.

订婚后，作为重要仪式一部分，准新郎会给未婚聘礼/彩礼。

" Because she has said that she would send it on the day when the betrothal was publicly proclaimed. That will be next Monday."

“因为她说过，她要在婚约公开宣布那一天把照片出去。那就是下星期一。”

We find some of the common motifs symbolic of love, including bees, arrows, and flaming cornucopia, which could mean this was a betrothal portrait.

能发现一些象征爱情常见图案，包括蜜蜂、箭和燃着丰饶之角，这可能意味着这是一幅订婚画像。

In Dimen, after a woman gives birth and her baby reaches the age of one month, her parents-in-law would send her the betrothal gifts.

在地扪生产完妇女为孩子过满月，那天婆人会把结婚时置办彩礼到娘来。

Being betrothed means she wears the insignia of betrothal: engagement rings and all the gifts Pilatus has given her—jewels, earrings, necklaces, and the pendants.

订婚戒指和所有Philatus她礼物——珠宝、耳环、项链、和吊坠。

Although it stops in the middle of a chapter, betrothals still to be secured, the novel contains some of Austen's sharpest lines.

尽管小说停在了章节中间，订婚仍然有待确定， 但小说中包含了奥斯丁最尖锐一些台词。

" At once" ? Edmure sounded so unhappy that Catelyn had the unworthy thought that perhaps he had been entertaining notions of breaking the betrothal after the fighting was done.

" 立刻举行？" 艾德慕满心不悦，凯特琳不禁担心一旦战争结束，他便会马上遗弃这未来老婆。

Robert waved an impatient hand. " Old enough for betrothal. The marriage can wait a few years. " The king smiled. " Now stand up and say yes, curse you. "

" 已经大到可以订婚啦，结婚等过几年再说。" 国王微笑，" 你这浑球，还不快站起来说好。"

" Yes, " said Reznak, " and afterward there is a special cake. A women's cake, baked only for betrothals. Men are not allowed to taste it. I am told it is delicious. Magical" .

" 是，" 瑞茨纳克说，" 检查之后会端上专属女人特制蛋糕，只为未婚烤制，男人没机会品尝。据说美味至极，难以言喻。"

" Yes, father; in the front parlour" . She was very glad that she was not obliged to tell him that the ceremony of their betrothal had taken place out there under the bare ailantus-trees.

“是，父亲；在前厅”。她很高兴她不必告诉他他们订婚仪式是在光秃秃樗树下举行。

Here he was, at the very moment of his betrothal—a moment for pure thoughts and cloudless hopes—pitchforked into a coil of scandal which raised all the special problems he would have preferred to let lie.

在这里，就在他订婚那一刻——一个纯洁思想和无云希望时刻——干草分叉地陷入了丑闻漩涡中， 这些丑闻提出了他宁愿撒谎所有特殊问题。