格雷特纳格林:18世纪英格兰人的“闪婚之都”  

How Gretna Green Became the Quickie Wedding Capital of 18th-Century Englanders

作　　者：艾米丽·赖利 杜磊(译) 肖维青(审订) 

机构地区：[1]不详 [2]浙江大学外国语言文化与国际交流学院

出　　处：《英语世界》2022年第2期83-88,共6页The World of English

摘　　要：在美国,拉斯维加斯因能让人极速结婚而成为遐迩闻名的胜地。但大洋彼岸,郁郁葱葱的苏格兰格雷特纳格林村260余年来就一直是私奔情侣缔结良缘、高喊“我愿意”的大本营——这比拉斯维加斯这座“罪恶之城”存在的历史还要绵长。而这一切都要归功于一位古板的英国大律师——他曾尝试对英国的婚姻法进行改革,却在无意之中让期待尽快结合的情侣把私奔至这个苏格兰小村庄当成必要的仪式。In the U.S.,Las Vegas is known as the lultimate quickie wedding destination.But across the pond,the verdant village of Gretna Green in Scotland has been a hotbed of runaway"I do's"for more than 260 years—longer than Sin City has even been around.And it was all thanks to one stuffy British lawyer who,in an attempt to reform English marriage laws,inadvertently made elopements to the tiny Scottish hamlet de rigueur 1 for couples looking to tie the knot as soon as possible.

关 键 词：无意之中 婚姻法 拉斯维加斯 英格兰 18世纪 律师 苏格兰 格林 

分 类 号：D92[政治法律—法学]