单词bride-price
na.: (婚前男方给女方的)聘金
网络: 彩礼；聘礼；定礼
(婚前男方给女方的)聘金,财礼
Despite this, he was informed by the Bride"s family that he would be expected to pay at least $10, 000 to them, for the Bride Price.
尽管如此，他获悉，由新娘的家人，他预计将支付至少10,000澳元交给他们彩礼。
A year later, home, the girl next door back to help the bride price, the lifting of the marriage.
一年后，三弟回家，帮邻家的女孩退了聘礼，解除了婚约。
Lee explained to me that generally, the Bride"s parents are expected to give back some of the Bride Price.
李向我解释说，一般来说，新娘的父母都希望给回彩礼一些。
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.
若女子的父亲决不肯将女子给他，他就要按处女的聘礼，交出钱来。
She was deeply grateful that Lee was understanding and that he agreed to pay her parents the Bride Price.
她深为感激，李说，他是理解和同意支付她的父母彩礼。
It was usually the patriarch who selected a bride for his son and who paid a "bride price" to her father.
它通常是谁选择了主教新娘为自己的儿子，谁支付“彩礼”，以她的父亲。
Note, Lee later discovered that a cousin-in-law of the Bride"s refused to pay the Bride Price.
注，李后来发现一个表弟合，新娘的法律的拒绝支付彩礼。
They then used that at as a "reason" to keep 100% of the Bride Price, so that they could be reimbursed their costs of the wedding.
然后，他们使用的，在作为“理由”保持100%的彩礼，使他们能够偿还他们的婚礼费用。
Lee"s father met with the Bride"s father (at the latter"s request) to discuss the Bride Price.
李的父亲会见了新娘的父亲（在后者的要求），讨论彩礼。
Because of the custom of paying a bride price, marriage is essentially a financial transaction, and girls a commodity.
因为付聘金的传统使得新娘有一定的价码，婚姻因而成为一桩财产交换，女孩则变成商品。