读到了一段关于婚姻的短篇，觉得具有可读性，便节选并进行了翻译。
The concept of marriage has evolved over the years. The traditional concept of marriage was more about responsibility, whereas the modern concept of marriage is more about emotions than responsibility. This indicates that marriage is more a matter of how to make one happier and increase quality of life. This concept of marriage is better suited to individualism. If a “lightning marriage（flash marriage）” can make both parties happier, then getting married quick and divorced quick isn't necessarily a bad thing. Overemphasizing responsibility in marriage is also not necessarily a good thing.
婚姻的概念多年来一直在演变。传统的婚姻观更多的是责任，而现代的婚姻观更多的是关于情感而不是责任。这表明，婚姻更多的是如何使一个人更快乐，提高生活质量。这种婚姻观念更适合个性。如果“闪婚”能让双方都更幸福，那么快速结婚和快速离婚也不一定是件坏事。在婚姻中过分强调责任也不一定是一件好事。
The instance “lightning marriages” are prevalent in cities, and is most common among white collar young people. This is determined by the's characteristics. Metropolitan professionals are very economically independent, they make their own decisions about things, for instance, if they want to buy something, they just consider personal preference. They don't need to take into account other factors, but only care about their own feelings. Marriage has already become a kind of individual act. At the same time, the white collar has become more open-minded with modern ideas, and this is one reason for this “lightning marriage” phenomenon.
“闪婚”现象在城市中很普遍，在白领年轻人中最为常见。这是由阶层的特点决定的。大都市的专业人士在经济上非常独立，他们自己做决定，例如，如果他们想买东西，他们只考虑个人喜好，不需要考虑其他因素，只关心自己的感受。婚姻已经成为一种个人行为。与此同时，白领阶层的思想变得更加开放，这也是“闪婚”现象出现的原因之一。
“Lightning marriages” meet a certain group's requirements, they suit a certain group's nature. “Lightning marriage” is their preference and method of choice, and you could also say it is their creation. The arrangement of marriage wasn't originally meant to be permanent and marriage laws are not perfect; otherwise people would not try to change them. But it is still difficult to determine whether or not the arrangement of marriage will cease to exist.
“闪婚”满足了某一群体的要求，符合了某一群体的特质。“闪婚”是他们的偏好和选择方式，也可以说是他们的创造。婚姻本来就不是永久的，婚姻制度也不完善，否则人们不会试图改变它们。但是，婚姻是否会不复存在，仍然很难确定。
