【正确答案】正确答案： Engagements The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. / Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together. / The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring / and places it on the third finger of her left hand. / It is thought that a blood vessel or nerve in that finger goes directly to the heart. / Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year / if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party. / During this time, friends of the bride may hold a party. / Women friends and family members give the bride gifts she will need as a wife. / Friends of the groom may have a bachelor party for him. /