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Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, [tying] cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride’s and groom’s wrists, and [passing] a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the [union].

仪式的部分环节包括象征性的剪发、将浸过圣水的棉线系在新娘和新郎的手腕上，以及在一圈婚姻幸福、受人尊敬的夫妇之间传递蜡烛，以祝福这桩婚姻。

Even as we humans count on forests to soak up a good share of the carbon dioxide we produce, we are threatening their ability to do so.

就在我们人类依靠森林吸收我们所产生的大量二氧化碳的同时，我们也在威胁着森林的这种能力。