en-us	Coronavirus: New York couples can now tie the knot over Zoom
zh-cn	批准了！ 纽约居民通过视频远程登记结婚

en-us	New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed an order allowing online marriages, as many weddings are cancelled under lockdown restrictions.
zh-cn	纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫签署了一项允许网上结婚的法令。眼下许多婚礼都因为封锁限制而取消了。

en-us	From now on, people in the US state will be able to apply for marriage licences remotely and clerks allowed to conduct ceremonies virtually.
zh-cn	从现在起，美国纽约州的居民将能远程申请结婚证，婚姻登记处的办事员可以在线主持登记仪式。

en-us	Mr Cuomo joked that the decision meant there was now "no excuse" for couples not to tie the knot.
zh-cn	科莫开玩笑说，这一决定意味着现在新人们“没有理由”不结婚了。

en-us	"You can do it by Zoom. Yes or no?" he said in his briefing on Saturday.
zh-cn	4月18日他在新闻发布会上说：“可以通过视频会议软件Zoom结婚了。你们愿不愿意？”

en-us	The decision comes after New York state extended lockdown measures until May 15. 
zh-cn	发布这一决定前，纽约州将封锁期延长到了5月15日。

en-us	More than 13,000 people have died of coronavirus in New York city alone.
zh-cn	仅在纽约市就有超1.3万人死于新冠肺炎。

en-us	Social media reaction to the decision was mixed.
zh-cn	社交媒体对这一决定褒贬不一。

en-us	Some questioned why couples would choose to hold weddings when their families and friends are unable to join them, or criticised the governor for not prioritising other decisions.
zh-cn	有些人质疑为什么新人们会选择在亲友无法参加的时候举行婚礼，也有人批评州长不优先做出其他决定。

en-us	But others pointed out that during a pandemic, marriage could offer practical benefits, such as allowing couples to share health insurance coverage.
zh-cn	但其他一些人指出，在全球性流行病期间，婚姻可以带来实际效益，比如允许夫妇共享健康保险。

en-us	New York isn't the first place to turn to the internet to offer a legal solution.
zh-cn	纽约不是第一个让网上结婚合法化的地方。

en-us	The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently announced that citizens and residents would be allowed to get married online, after the justice ministry created a website for couples to submit required documents. 
zh-cn	阿联酋最近宣布，将允许公民和居民在网上结婚，司法部已经为新人创建了一个网站，可以提交结婚所需的文件。

en-us	A virtual ceremony, complete with a registrar and witnesses, can then take place.
zh-cn	这样新人们就可以在有登记员和见证人的情况下在线虚拟登记结婚。

en-us	Similar measures have been introduced in the US state of Colorado, where couples are being allowed to apply for marriage licences online.
zh-cn	美国科罗拉多州也采取了类似的措施，允许新人在网上登记结婚。

en-us	Meanwhile, one county in Ohio is allowing people to obtain marriage licences online in specific circumstances, such as when one of the partners is a health care worker, suffers from a serious illness or has health insurance issues.
zh-cn	与此同时，美国俄亥俄州的一个县允许人们在特定情况下可以在线登记结婚，比如情侣中的其中一个人是医务工作者、患有重病或者有医保问题。