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The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African cultures. In(~ 할 때) paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed. The bride price can v_____ greatly from culture to culture in Africa. In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the bride price often takes the form of cattle. The actual payment of money sometimes takes place, but payment in goods is more frequent. The amount  paid in a bride price can also v____. In modern times, the bride price is usually quite small, and its value is mainly s_______. However, the bride price can still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families.

There are a number of justifications used to explain the payment of a bride price. The first is that the bride price represents an acknowledgement of the e_____ the bride’s family has gone to in order to raise her and bring her up as a suitable (= p______) bride for the groom. It also represents p______ for the loss of a family member, since the bride will officially become a member of her husband’s family and will leave her own. On a deeper level, the bride price represents payment for the fact that the bride will bring children into the family of the groom, thereby(그렇게 함으로써) increasing the wealth of the family. This concept is reinforced(뒷받침 받는다) by the fact that the bride price must often be returned if the bride fails to bear children. (=> They place great importance on c_________.)

provide A with B =  provide B to(for) A (A에게 B를 제공하다)

3. 사람 +be used to + 명사 (~에 익숙하다)

사물 +be used to + 동사원형 (~에 쓰이다)

4. prominent = distinguished, notable, conspicuous, pronounced, noticeable,                     outstanding

bring up = rear, educate, raise

reinforce = strengthen

bring up = rear, educate, raise

reinforce = strengthen

어휘 |  custom 풍습, 관습    bride price 신부값    cattle 가축    symbolic 상징적인    prominent 저명한    justification 정당화하는 이유 represent 나타내다    acknowledgement 인정    officially 공식적으로    reinforce 뒷받침하다    bear (아이를) 낳다, 출산하다