主播：Win（美国）翩翩（中国）歌曲：Devoted to youToday we are going to talk about an American wedding and Western weddings with Chinese characteristics* Chinese characteristics 中国特色* china hand 中国通Gift card with money in it. 礼品卡monetary ['mʌnɪtɛri] adj. 货币的benefit：利益business transaction 商业交易一定要知道的西方交际潜规则：gifting of cash can be looked down upon……送礼物直接送钱的话，会被鄙视的。Is there a magic number? 有没有一个magic number？* magic number：神奇数字（送多少钱的红包合适？）两条潜规则：* The amount will vary depending on how close of a friend you are. 该送什么价位的，得看你们的关系有多近。* Spend More Than $50. ..欧美人参加婚礼不送红包，送“礼品”，注意️：礼品价格不低于 50美金！No upper ceiling. 没有上限。美国的“婚礼送礼”文化* 美国人结婚时，亲友会送各种“贺礼”，礼物里一般都会带着——Receipt 收据！* 新人可以take it back to the store, and get cash for it. 拿到店里退掉，换回钱来。* Stupidly expensive 死贵死贵的* Be useful in money 可以用来挣些钱* Cover(弥补） a good part （（好大一部分）of the cost of the wedding（婚礼开销）. You just blow my mind:刷三观！To sum up:总结一下：参加欧美人的婚礼要知道：* 不送红包* 给newly weds贺礼，里面放receipt* 不要怕对方知道多少钱，这就是他们的文化* 如果一个欧美跟中国人结婚，可以送红包，但不要送666，这是西方文化里不吉利的数字总之，要记住：It is important to note that gifting of cash can be looked down upon where as gifts that can easily be returned are much more common更多详细文本敬请关注微信公众号：一席英语欢迎留言、点赞、转发！

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