说到年轻人结婚的事情，现在有了很多变化。Speaking of young people getting married, there have been many changes now.
以前，结婚是大事情。In the past, getting married was a big event.
结婚要花很多钱。Getting married required spending a lot of money.
要在饭馆请客。One had to treat guests in a restaurant.
要请很多人吃饭。One had to invite many people to eat.
要有好吃的菜。There had to be delicious dishes.
要有好喝的酒。There had to be good wine.
爸爸妈妈很高兴。Mom and Dad were very happy.
可是，年轻人呢？But what about the young people?
年轻人很累。Young people were very tired.
年轻人不喜欢。Young people didn't like it.
他们觉得太贵了。They felt it was too expensive.
他们不想那样做。They didn't want to do that.
现在，他们怎么做？Now, what do they do?
我要讲三个故事。I am going to tell three stories.
第一个故事在四川。The first story is in Sichuan.
那里有大山。There are big mountains there.
山很高，很漂亮。The mountains are very high and very beautiful.
有一对年轻人。There was a young couple.
男生叫小吕。The boy was called Xiao Lu.
女生叫小包。The girl was called Xiao Bao.
他们想结婚。They wanted to get married.
可是，爸爸妈妈不高兴。But, Mom and Dad were not happy.
为什么不高兴？Why were they not happy?
因为钱的事情。Because of money matters.
女生的妈妈说：The girl's mother said:
“你要买房子。"You need to buy a house."
“没有房子，不行。"No house, no way."
男生没有买房子。The boy didn't buy a house.
女生也很难过。The girl was also very sad.
他们不想吵架。They didn't want to quarrel.
后来，他们走了。Later, they left.
他们去了大山里。They went into the big mountains.
只有他们两个人。There were only the two of them.
他们穿什么衣服？What clothes did they wear?
不穿漂亮的裙子。They didn't wear beautiful dresses.
穿很厚的衣服。They wore very thick clothes.
因为山上很冷。Because it was very cold on the mountain.
他们看风景。They looked at the scenery.
他们喝奶茶。They drank milk tea.
奶茶是甜的。The milk tea was sweet.
他们的心里也是甜的。Their hearts were also sweet.
照片里只有两个人。There were only two people in the photos.
后面是大山。Behind them were big mountains.
他们很高兴。They were very happy.
这叫“旅行结婚”。This is called a "destination wedding".
不需要很多钱。It doesn't need a lot of money.
只需要两个人在一起。It only needs two people to be together.
第二个故事在听音乐的地方。The second story is at a place for listening to music.
有一对年轻人。There was a young couple.
他们喜欢听音乐。They liked listening to music.
他们不想去照相馆。They didn't want to go to a photo studio.
照相馆的照片太假了。The photos at the studio are too fake.
他们去了音乐节。They went to a music festival.
那里有很多人。There were many people there.
大家都在唱歌。Everyone was singing.
大家都在跳舞。Everyone was dancing.
他们也去跳舞。They also went to dance.
大家认识他们吗？Did everyone know them?
大家不认识他们。Everyone didn't know them.
可是，大家都很快乐。However, everyone was very happy.
有人给他们喝酒。Someone gave them alcohol to drink.
有人说：“祝你们好！Someone said: "Wish you well!"
他们在那里拍照。They took photos there.
大家都看着他们。Everyone was looking at them.
他们觉得很幸福。They felt very blessed.
这也叫结婚。This is also called getting married.
这不是很贵的结婚。This isn't a very expensive wedding.
这是快乐的结婚。This is a happy wedding.
第三个故事在花园里。The third story is in a garden.
这个女生叫钱钱。This girl was called Qian Qian.
她不喜欢大鱼大肉。She didn't like heavy meals.
她喜欢吃蔬菜。She liked eating vegetables.
她不想浪费东西。She didn't want to waste things.
她在哪里结婚？Where did she get married?
在一个小花园里。In a small garden.
那天来了很多人。Many people came that day.
有认识的朋友。There were friends they knew.
也有不认识的人。There were also people they didn't know.
吃米饭和蔬菜。They ate rice and vegetables.
没有贵的酒。There was no expensive alcohol.
没有贵的菜。There were no expensive dishes.
一个人花多少钱？How much money did one person spend?
这很少，对不对？This is very little, right?
可是大家很高兴。But everyone was very happy.
大家坐在一起。Everyone sat together.
大家说话，聊天。Everyone spoke and chatted.
女生的爸爸妈妈没来。The girl's parents didn't come.
因为他们不习惯。Because they were not used to it.
可是女生不在乎。But the girl didn't care.
她觉得这是她的事。She felt this was her business.
她和她的先生在一起。She was with her husband.
他们住在有花园的地方。They lived in a place with a garden.
他们看书，写字。They read books and wrote.
他们的生活很简单。Their life was very simple.
这些故事说什么？What do these stories say?
说的是现在的年轻人。They talk about today's young people.
他们不要贵的婚礼。They don't want expensive weddings.
他们不要旧的习惯。They don't want old habits.
这不仅仅是因为钱。This is not just because of money.
有的年轻人有钱。Some young people have money.
可是他们不想花。But they don't want to spend it.
因为结婚是自己的事。Because getting married is one's own business.
不是给别人看的。It's not for others to see.
不是为了面子。It's not for "face".
是为了两个人的爱。It is for the love between two people.
这就是今天的话题。This is today's topic.
这叫“新的选择”。This is called "new choices".
年轻人选择了简单。Young people chose simplicity.
年轻人选择了自己。Young people chose themselves.