1 / 4認得Recognize看到這個英文，我知道它大概是什麼。I see it, and I know roughly what it is.
Witness
WIT-nis
見證人
증인
Where you'll see it你會在哪裡看到
- Marriage License 的簽名欄
- county 辦公室的預約說明
- 儀式當天主持人講的話
What it actually means白話說
儀式時在場、之後在結婚文件上簽名的見證人，通常是你們的親友。要不要見證人、要幾位，各州與各 county 規定不同。
Common mistake常見的誤會
新聞裡的 witness 常是法庭上的證人，或車禍的目擊者。結婚文件上的 witness，是在場看著你們結婚、並簽名的見證人。
Often right next to it旁邊常出現的字
- Signature簽名 서명
- Printed Name用正楷寫的姓名（不是簽名） 정자체 이름
- Officiant主持婚禮的人 주례
- Sign here在這裡簽名 여기에 서명
2 / 4聽懂Understand對方講一整句，我抓得到關鍵字。They say a whole sentence. I catch the keyword.
You may hear你可能會聽到
Clerk
“Did you bring a witness with you today?”
你們今天有帶見證人來嗎？
Listen for these words整句聽不懂沒關係，抓這幾個字
- bring帶來
- witness見證人
3 / 4開口Say不用講得完美，我有一句最簡單的可以說。It doesn't have to be perfect. I have one simple line.
You can say你可以說
Do we need a witness?
我們需要見證人嗎？
Yes, this is our witness.
有，這位是我們的見證人。
How many witnesses?
要幾位見證人？
4 / 4實戰Survive真的遇到了，我知道現在發生什麼。When it really happens, I know what's going on.
Quick check實戰一下
儀式剛結束，主持婚禮的人把文件和筆遞向你帶來的朋友。
Officiant 說：Officiant says:
“I need the witness to sign and print here.”