Hyphenating your last name after marriage?
[A] Congratulations on deciding to get married! While being married is great and wonderful, the act of gettingmarried can be quite stressful. There is the planning of the ceremony itself, the merging (合并) of two households and all of the details involved in that. You also have to take the time to apply for your marriage license and then decide whether or not you are going to keep your last name or change it.
[B] This is where a lot of people have trouble. Once upon a time, it was just customary for a bride to take hergroom's last name as her own and abandon her maiden name completely. The act of keeping her own last name was considered taboo (禁忌) and people's eyebrows would raise right off their faces when they found out that the bride was even considering something so radical. Over time, though, more and more women are deciding to keep their last names.
[C] There are a lot of reasons to want to keep your own last name. Hopefully you have a supportive groom whounderstands why this idea is the most appealing to you. A lot of times, though, the act of keeping your name is still something that causes concern. Even if your groom is fine with it, his family (or your own) might not be so understanding.
[D] There are a couple of ways to compromise on the issue. You could choose an entirely new last name for thetwo of you to share. This way neither of you gets your way and you both have to deal with the legalities of going through a name change. Most of the time, though, the most popular compromise is to hyphenaly your last name and the last name of your groom. For example, if your groom's name is John Smith and you name is Kate Jones, you would name yourself Kate Jones-Smith or Kate Smith-Jones. This allows you to keep going by your own last name while legally adopting your husband's last name at the same time
[E] The compromise is the biggest reason that so many women choose to hyphenate their last names. It is a way of you keeping your own identity while also making your future husband happy. It allows you to sta,connected to accomplishments that you achieved before you got married. For example, many women who choose to hyphenate do so partially because they have earned higher educational degrees and certificationg lnder their maiden names. They might have also had things published or publicized and want to stay connected to that identity. Hyphenating your last name can help you bridge the gap between your personal and professional lives. Many women who opt to simply keep their own names do so because they don'y want to give up all that they have accomplished professionally. Adopting their husband's last name makeg it hard for them to claim ownership of these accomplishments personally because they happened under theiother name.
[F] While tradition is one thing, there isn't any logical reason to completely change your name. Keeping your name and joining it to your husband's through hyphenation is as legal as simply adopting his name or as simply keeping your own and leaving his out of the picture entirely.
[G] probably the most important reason to consider hyphenation is your identity. You've spent your whole life building your identity under a certain name. obviously you will still be you even if you've taken on your husband's last name and omitted yours entirely. At the same time, your name is associated with the identity youve built up and hyphenation allows you to respect that while also respecting tradition and your husband's family's identity.
[H] If you care about outside opinions on your name, you should know that a large portion of today's society is annoyed by the hyphenated name. Some people find it “snobby(势利的)and others simply find it imritating because they have a hard time remembering which last name they are supposed to say first. Some people even believe that not simply adopting your husband's last name is a huge sign of disrespect and a lack of commitment
[ I ] It is possible that your future husband will find this choice offensive. Some men, regardless of how you
might feel about such things, are traditionalists and feel that it is simply right for the woman to take the man's last name as her own. Whether your future husband insisting on your adopting his last name is a red flag to you or not, it is still something that you should take into consideration.
[J] There are all sorts of reasons to hyphenate your name or not to hyphenate your name. The basis for each ofthese things, however, is whether or not you are willing to make a compromise when it comes to changing your name. The hyphenation is the epitome (体现) of a compromise. One spouse wants a complete name change. The other spouse wants no name change. Hyphenating the two names is a way for each person to, at least a little bit, win the argument.
[K] And don't forget the legal stuff! Making the decision is just part of the process. From there you are going to have to legally change your name all over the place. You'll need to change your name at the bank, with Social security, with your credit cards, on your driver's license, at the gym.. everywhere. It's easy to gel overwhelmed just thinking about it.
[L] What matters, of course, is that the two of you are going to be happily married-hopefully for the rest of your lives. At the end of the day, whether you each keep your names, whether you come up with an entirely new name for the two of you to share or whether you hyphenate your current last names, what matters is that you love each other and are going to be joining your lives together. Try to remember that as you are staring at the application for your marriage license and filling out the portion that reads name after you get married(or whatever the legalese for that might be.
36. Many people today still find name hyphenation upon marriage unacceptable.
37. As a compromise, a bride will in most cases adopt a name that combines the couple's last names.
38. The bride should consider adopting her groom's last name whether he feels strongly about it or not.
39. Making preparations for marriage causes a lot of stress.
40. Hyphenating the last names could be a win-win solution should arguments arise about what name to adopt upon marriage.
41. It used to be considered socially unacceptable for a bride to retain her maiden name.
42. The bride who adopts a hyphenated last name after marriage can maintain connections with their past achievements.
43. Hyphenating names allows the bride to preserve her own identity while respecting tradition.
44. No matter what name the bride adopts, it is most important that the newly weds truly love each other.
45. Legally speaking, the bride is free to choose whatever name she prefers.
答案解析：
36. 由题干中的“Many people today still find name hyphenation upon marriage unacceptable”定位到H段。H段提到“a large portion of today's society is annoyed by the hyphenated name”，即如今社会上有很大一部分人对连字符的名字感到厌烦，也就是不接受，所以选H。
37. 由题干中的“As a compromise, a bride will in most cases adopt a name that combines the couple's last names”定位到D段。D段提到“the most popular compromise is to hyphenate your last name and the last name of your groom”，即最普遍的妥协方式是用连字符连接新娘和新郎的姓，也就是结合两人姓氏，所以选D。
38. 由题干中的“The bride should consider adopting her groom's last name whether he feels strongly about it or not”定位到I段。I段提到“Whether your future husband insisting on your adopting his last name is a red flag to you or not, it is still something that you should take into consideration”，即不管未来丈夫坚持让你采用他的姓这件事对你来说是不是危险信号，你都应该考虑，也就是新娘应该考虑采用新郎的姓，所以选I。
39. 由题干中的“Making preparations for marriage causes a lot of stress”定位到A段。A段提到“the act of getting married can be quite stressful. There is the planning of the ceremony itself, the merging (合并) of two households and all of the details involved in that”，即结婚这件事很有压力，要策划仪式、合并两个家庭以及处理相关细节，也就是为结婚做准备会带来很多压力，所以选A。
40. 由题干中的“Hyphenating the last names could be a win-win solution should arguments arise about what name to adopt upon marriage”定位到J段。J段提到“Hyphenating the two names is a way for each person to, at least a little bit, win the argument”，即用连字符连接两个姓是让每个人至少在某种程度上赢得争论的方式，也就是是双赢的解决方案，所以选J。
41. 由题干中的“It used to be considered socially unacceptable for a bride to retain her maiden name”定位到B段。B段提到“The act of keeping her own last name was considered taboo (禁忌)”，即保留自己的姓曾被视为禁忌，也就是曾被认为在社会上不可接受，所以选B。
42. 由题干中的“The bride who adopts a hyphenated last name after marriage can maintain connections with their past achievements”定位到E段。E段提到“Hyphenating your last name can help you bridge the gap between your personal and professional lives. Many women who opt to simply keep their own names do so because they don't want to give up all that they have accomplished professionally”，即用连字符连接姓可以帮助新娘在个人和职业生活之间架起桥梁，也就是可以与过去的成就保持联系，所以选E。
43. 由题干中的“Hyphenating names allows the bride to preserve her own identity while respecting tradition”定位到G段。G段提到“your name is associated with the identity you've built up and hyphenation allows you to respect that while also respecting tradition and your husband's family's identity”，即用连字符连接姓可以让新娘尊重自己建立的身份，同时也尊重传统和丈夫家庭的身份，也就是保留自己的身份，所以选G。
44. 由题干中的“No matter what name the bride adopts, it is most important that the newly weds truly love each other”定位到L段。L段提到“what matters is that you love each other and are going to be joining your lives together”，即最重要的是新人彼此相爱并将共同生活，所以选L。
45. 由题干中的“Legally speaking, the bride is free to choose whatever name she prefers”定位到F段。F段提到“Keeping your name and joining it to your husband's through hyphenation is as legal as simply adopting his name or as simply keeping your own and leaving his out of the picture entirely”，即保留自己的姓、用连字符连接姓、采用丈夫的姓或只保留自己的姓而不采用丈夫的姓，这些在法律上都是合法的，也就是新娘可以自由选择自己喜欢的名字，所以选F。
