The tradition of giving a dowry is still practiced in some cultures.

在一些文化中，赠送嫁妆的传统仍然存在。

In some cultures, a dowry is still an important part of marriage negotiations.

在一些文化中，嫁妆仍然是婚姻谈判的重要部分。

She is herself a dowry.

她自己就是一注无价的嫁奁。

As a wife , the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry or decimum.

给已婚妇女备有一份嫁妆,或者称为“decimum”,以使其受到保护.

I confess that as a young girl I loved a man who would not marry me for want of a dowry .

我坦白，作为一个年轻女孩我爱上了一个不想因我的嫁妆而娶我的男人。

Poorer families can either get a dowry or maybe even marry into a family of higher social standing.

穷的家庭能得到嫁妆，或者甚至可能嫁入一个有较高社会地位的家庭。

Perhaps a daughter is deemed to join another family on marriage and you want someone to care for you when you are old. Perhaps she needs a dowry.

或许女儿被认为婚后加入了另一个家庭，而你希望在你年老的时候有人能照顾你，又或许是女儿需要陪嫁。

The Collectorship brings in forty thousand francs a year and, during the ten years he has held it, he has paid off his bond and set about putting a dowry for my sister to one side.

这个职务给他每年带来四万法郎的收入，十年做下来，他已偿还了保证金，并且还替我妹妹攒下了嫁妆。