Sanjay said that when his first daughter got married, he did not have to pay a dowry because she is well-educated.

桑杰说，大女儿接受了良好的教育，所以她结婚时家里不需要送出彩礼。

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KAKULE: "I went to my girlfriend's family to propose marriage, but I had nothing to give for a dowry."

我去女朋友家家里提亲，但我没什么可以作为彩礼。

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This prisoner named Kakule says he is guilty only of marrying young and not being able to pay a dowry.

这个名为Kakule的犯人说，他有罪只是因为结婚太早，并且买不起彩礼。

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Families scrimped and saved for years to build a dowry so that their daughter might marry well.

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When she was a young woman her father gave her a choice - he could afford a dowry or pay for her degree, but not both.

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In 1658, the Sultan of Brunei gave Sabah to the Sultan of Sulu - either as a dowry or because troops from Sulu had helped him quell a rebellion.

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