印度教徒和耆那教徒的婚礼上有一项不可或缺的重要仪式：新娘新郎绕火堆走七圈，象征着夫妇间的盟誓。

An essential ritual for Hindus and Jains is called the pheras, where the bride and groom circle an open fire seven times, symbolizing the vows a couple makes.

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如果这样的话，病人夫妇就很可能避免为渺茫的目标耗费不断增长的费用和内心的宁静甚至夫妇间的关系。

If this is done, couples can hopefully avoid the trap of pursing an increasingly futile goal while slowly destroying their relationship and peace of mind.

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时代杂志的专栏作家Ross Dout hat这样写“夫妇间的典范”将会丢失——但是他承认这种典范是与现实脱离的。

Ross Douthat, a columnist for the Times, wrote that a "marital ideal" would be lost-but he admitted that this ideal was disconnected from reality.

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