原级：christening
1. In 1875, a religious element was returned to naval christenings by Princess Alexandra, wife of the Prince of Wales, when she introduced an Anglican choral service in the launching ceremony for battleship Alexandra
具体仪式是用金杯盛酒泼向新船的船头或者甲板，撒完了杯子扔海里，后来帝国全盛时期船造太多，金杯也贵扔不起了，到了17世界末期，为节省成本就改砸一瓶酒了。
2. I cry at weddings, bar mitzvahs, christenings, graduations and birthday parties.
参加婚礼我要哭，出席犹太男子的成年礼我也要哭，什么洗礼，毕业典礼和生日宴会都会使我落泪。
3. We think about the milestones that have passed over the course of nine years – births and christenings, weddings and graduations – all with an empty chair.
我们回想起九年来我们经历的所有重要时刻出生与洗礼，结婚典礼和毕业典礼都有一把椅子空着。