Ironically, Gerson said, as marriage becomes less something that everyone has to do, it's become more symbolically valued, as the primary reason to do it is love.

Gerson说，讽刺性的是人们不再视婚姻为不可或缺的，却越来越重视它的象征意义。爱情成为结婚的重要原因。

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Is it a real flood scene or just symbolic? Water rising symbolically suggests foreboding-and the tagline for the teaser trailer is' it's not a game any more '.

到底是真实的水淹场景呢，还是只是某种象征呢？水面上升象征性地暗示着某种预言的迫近——预告片里的宣传词就是“再也不是游戏了”。

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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Being at Penn next year might make students' votes more meaningful -- statistically and symbolically.

CNN: UPenn students have electoral power