The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony.

订婚期是指从求婚到举行婚礼之间的这段时间。

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Embarrassed, he admitted that he didn't remember her answer to the marriage proposal.

他极其尴尬地向她坦白，他不记得她是否答应了了自己求婚。

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It's a moment in your life that theoretically should only happen once - the marriage proposal.

有一个时刻，理论上而言在你生命中只会有一次，那就是求婚。

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The judge has strenuously denied the allegations, arguing that he was only "joking" about the marriage proposal.

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In a newspaper article earlier this year, the cardinal wrote that the proposal for same-sex marriage represented a "grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right".

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The parents of the future bride accept the proposal and the preparation of the marriage begins.

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