It seems whoever said money can't buy you love, was wrong - at least when it comes to British women. A third would think twice about accepting a marriage proposal if they didn’t like the engagement ring, according to new research. Statistics that emerged today revealed that the nation’s females now have greater expectations than ever when it comes to their partner popping the question。

　　常言道，多少金钱都不能买来真爱。估计这一句话不能用在当今的英国女士身上了，据调查，在英国，当求婚对象求婚时拿出的求婚“戒指” 与理想中的相距甚远时，有三分之一的女士会说“不”。调查显示当代妇女对于“结婚戒指”的期望值已经达到了顶峰。

　　Material girl: 64 per cent of women admitted they would ask their partner to change the ring if it wasn’t to their taste. And it seems that the ring is now the most crucial part, with many women hoping for one that will rival those worn by bride-to-be celebrities like singer Katy Perry。

　　物质女孩？有64%的女士承认如果“结婚戒指”不符合她们的品味的话，她们会要求对方更换戒指。“结婚戒指”逐渐成为那些争相追逐明星、偶像的女士的攀比物品。

　　It may have once been a simple symbol of love but 13 per cent of women now believe it reflects their social status as well as identity and their fiance’s career success.So, with all this to bear in mind, it comes as no surprise that fifteen percent of prospective brides-to-be said they hadn't been happy with the ring their fiance used to propose。

　　戒指一直以来都被冠以“爱情的象征”的符号，而如今却越发具有“铜臭味”。13%的女士认为戒指代表了她们的社会地位与职场的成功能力。戒指的重要性被抬得如此之高，这样说来，调查显示中的15%的女士不满意未婚夫送的戒指也不是什么奇怪的事情了。

　　Relationship expert Jo Barrett said the findings, from shopping channel QVC, showed how engagement rings had now become a status symbol.She explained: 'I think this shows that we do now live in a very materialistic society. 'There’s a lot of peer pressure - we see celebrities flashing their big diamond rings and everyone wants to be like a celebrity.'For some, it’s a status thing - wearing an engagement ring has become a competition。

　　'For others it’s more personal and instead of seeing it as a simple gesture of love, some women take it as an indication of how much her partner values her or how well he knows her.'

　　有婚姻专家说，戒指已经成为表现社会地位的象征符号，在当今的欲望都市，人们在物质上、心理上的攀比心态不小，同时也产生了太多不必要的压力。明星戴上大克拉的钻戒出现在各种宴会太让人羡慕了。人们对于戒指的定义也产生了巨大的分歧。