1 . In the United States and Britain, 70th wedding anniversaries are known as “platinum anniversaries (铂金婚)”. 1 For example, celebrating the first year of marriage is known as a “paper anniversary”. Fifty years of marriage marks a “gold anniversary”. And the term “diamond anniversary” is used to describe a marriage that has lasted for 60 years.
2 In the US, people give gifts to couples when they reach certain years of their marriage. The first year anniversary is marked by giving the couple a clock. 3 And they can get musical instruments when they reach their 24th anniversary.
4 In Canada, couples can receive a message from the country’s governor-general (总督) on their 50th anniversary, and on every fifth anniversary after that. In the US, the president himself will send a greeting to couples that reach their 50th anniversary,and for every anniversary after that.
5 Or perhaps the truly cool thing is celebrating such a long life full of love and happiness with your special someone.
| A．If two people reach their 10th anniversary, they can expect to receive diamond jewelry. |
| B．People in different countries have their own ways of celebrating wedding anniversaries. |
| C．The 25th wedding anniversary is popularly referred to as the “silver anniversary” |
| D．In Canada and the US, couples can even receive special congratulations from world leaders on certain anniversaries. |
| E．People often celebrate their wedding anniversary by having dinner at an expensive restaurant. |
| F．In fact, there are many different terms that are used to describe different marriage lengths. |
| G．How cool would it be to get a letter from the president? |
