Preparing for Marriage 预备婚姻.pptVIP

Preparing for  Marriage 预备婚姻 Introduction 引言： One of the biggest social problems of our day is the break-up of families caused by the failure of marriages. 我们如今面对的最大社会问题之一就是因失败的婚姻引起的家庭分裂。 Statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs show that the divorce rate in China increased from 0.07 percent in 1980 to 0.21 percent in 2003. china.org.cn民政局统计数据显明中国的离婚率从1980年的7%增长到2003年的21%。 Reasons Chinese Marriages Fail中国的婚姻失败的原因 Many people got married during the “Cultural Revolution” out of political considerations, and in the 1980s, they wanted to end it. 很多人在“文化大革命”期间出于政治原因结婚，1980年后，他们想离婚。 There was a migration of a large number of urban youth to the country, there they married local village girls or boys. When this huge number of youth returned to cities in the 1980s, their marriages often ended in divorce. 城市青年下乡，与农村男方或女方结婚。当这些年轻人在1980年后回到城市，他们的婚姻经常离婚。 Still others went through divorce when they went to countries like the United States, Japan, Germany, Canada, and France. They left their families at home and came back years later to file a divorce lawsuit .其他人去美国，日本，德国，加拿大，和法国时，他们会离婚。他们遗弃家里的家人，然后几年后回来提出离婚诉讼。 More recently, young people are more ready to get divorced when their marriages get rough.近来，年轻人在婚姻遇到困难时，更容易选择离婚。 The traditional institutions of family and marriage are rapidly losing their original value and importance. 婚姻和家庭的传统制度正迅速丧失其本来的价值和重要性。 Good marriages do not just happen. There is much preparation that is required and the best time to begin is now – before you get into a serious relationship with someone. 幸福的婚姻不会想当然发生，而是需要很多的预备，最好的时间就是从现在开始——在你与某人进入认真的关系以前。 Why is it important to have families? What is the point of marriage? 为什么家庭很重要？婚姻的意义是什么？ “New” forms replacing marriage- “Living together”取代婚姻的“新”形式——”同居” It is, in reality,fraught withinsecurities anddisappointments.在现实中，同居充满了失望和不安全感。 “New” forms replacing marriage- “Living together”取代婚姻的“新”形式——”同居” A. Breaking off a “live-in” relationship can