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Article "Walking Marriage"

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ENGLISH: “Walking Marriage”, or Zouhun, a unique tradition still practiced by the Mosuo people living around Lugu Lake in southwestern China.

中文:

欢迎来到我们的文化聚焦系列节目。在本期播客中,我们将探讨世界上最具特色、最不寻常的婚恋制度之一——“走婚”,这是一种至今仍在中国西南泸沽湖一带摩梭人中存在的独特传统。

ENGLISH:

Walking marriage is part of a matrilineal society where women hold central roles in the family. Unlike conventional marriages, there is no wedding ceremony, no cohabitation, and no shared property between partners. Instead, men visit their partners only at night and leave before dawn, returning to their own maternal homes.

中文:

走婚制度源于母系社会,在这种文化中,女性在家庭中拥有核心地位。与传统婚姻不同,走婚没有婚礼仪式,没有同居生活,也没有共同财产。男性只在夜间前往女性的房间,天亮前离开,回到自己母亲的家中。

ENGLISH:

Children from these relationships are raised by the mother’s family, and the father typically does not take part in the child’s daily upbringing. Lineage, inheritance, and household responsibilities are all passed down through the maternal line.

中文:

通过走婚出生的孩子由母亲一方抚养,父亲一般不参与孩子的日常生活。家族的血脉传承、财产继承和家庭责任,全部通过母系延续。

ENGLISH:

While this tradition may seem unusual to outsiders, for the Mosuo, it reflects deep cultural values: respect for women, freedom in love, and family bonds that do not depend on marriage as we know it.

中文:

虽然这种制度对外人而言显得格外奇特,但对摩梭人来说,它体现了他们深层的文化价值观:尊重女性、恋爱自由,以及不依赖婚姻制度维系的家庭纽带。

ENGLISH:

As modernization and tourism increasingly influence Mosuo society, walking marriage is gradually changing. Yet, it remains a powerful example of cultural diversity and a reminder that there is no single way to form human relationships.

中文:

随着现代化和旅游业对摩梭社会的不断影响,走婚制度也在逐渐发生变化。但它仍然是文化多样性的生动体现,也提醒我们,人类建立关系的方式从来都不只有一种。

Vocabulary:

1. matrilineal

中文:母系的,母系继承的

英文例句:The Mosuo people follow a matrilineal family structure.

中文翻译:摩梭人实行母系家庭制度。

 2. cohabitation

中文:同居

英文例句:Walking marriage does not involve cohabitation or legal unions.

中文翻译:走婚不包括同居或法律上的结合。

 3. inheritance

中文:继承,遗产

英文例句:Inheritance is passed down through the maternal line.

中文翻译:继承权通过母系传承。

 4. lineage

中文:家系,血统

英文例句:Lineage in Mosuo society is traced through the mother.

中文翻译:摩梭社会的家系是通过母亲传承的。

 5. outsider

中文:局外人,外来者

英文例句:The tradition may seem unusual to outsiders.

中文翻译:这种传统对外人来说可能显得不寻常。

 6. bond

中文:联系,纽带

英文例句:It reflects family bonds that do not depend on marriage.

中文翻译:它体现了不依赖婚姻制度的家庭纽带。

 7. unconventional

中文:非传统的,与众不同的

英文例句:Walking marriage is an unconventional relationship system.

中文翻译:走婚是一种非传统的关系制度。

 8. ceremony

中文:仪式

英文例句:There is no wedding ceremony in a walking marriage.

中文翻译:走婚中没有婚礼仪式。

 9. communal

中文:集体的,共同的

英文例句:Children are raised in a communal family setting.

中文翻译:孩子们在一个集体家庭中被抚养长大。

 10. diversity

中文:多样性

英文例句:Walking marriage is a powerful example of cultural diversity.

中文翻译:走婚是文化多样性的一个有力例证。