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常速英语学习:“三11”世纪婚礼隆重登场,“三12”婚礼炙手可热 ... ...

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 楼主| 发表于 2013-2-17 17:19:17 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
It’s taken an exact year of planning for the staff at Chapel of the Flowers to prepare for the extraordinary onslaught of Friday’s 11/11/11 wedding ceremonies.
花儿教堂的职员们花了整整一年时间来筹备将于周五举办的“三11”婚礼.
The first service is set for 8 am, and they will run nonstop for 15 hours in three chapels until 11:11 pm.
第一场婚礼定于早上8点举行。 在之后的15小时内,花儿教堂的三个小教堂将马不停蹄地陆续举行婚礼,直到晚上的11点11分。
Couples at this local marriage Mecca are arriving from as far away as Great Britain, Canada, Hungary, French Polynesia and Singapore.
那些千里迢迢来到这一圣地举行婚礼的新人们,分别来自英国、加拿大、匈牙利、法属波利尼西亚和新加坡等国家。
Several made their reservation 12 months ago, and couples have already made reservations for next year’s 12/12/12 binary date, the last of the century. (You could count 10/11/12 or 11/12/13, but 11/11/11 is tough to beat.)
有几对新人在一年之前就已经预定好今天的婚礼了,还有些情侣已经预定了于2012年12月12日的偶数吉日在这家教堂举行婚礼,这一天可是百年一遇的“三12”。 (你也可以选择10年11月12日,或11年12月13日,但是11年11月11日真的难以被超越。)
"It is one crazy day for us," Aimee Stephens, marketing director, told me. "Perhaps the craziest ever. Although we learned on 7/7/07 it was just too difficult to handle the record 113 we booked then. This year we restricted it to 80 so we could make it more personal and intimate, and now 96 hours before the Big Day, we only have one slot left.
市场总监艾梅·史蒂芬斯对我说:“这一天对我们来说太疯狂了, 也许是迄今为止我们人生中最疯狂的一天。 曾经有113对情侣提前预订于2007年7月7日在我们教堂举行婚礼,当天我们的工作开展得非常困难。 所以今年我们将预定数量严格控制在80对,这样我们就可以将婚礼办得更个性化,更贴心,现在距离这个大喜的日子还有96个小时,我们只剩下一个预定名额了。”
"We’re juggling three weddings at exactly 11:11 am and another three at 11:11 pm. We have five ministers who have been officiating at our chapel for several years and provide our couples with the special Chapel of the Flowers experience. We have a specialty package that was created just for this date -- the 11-11-11 Ceremony Special includes a bouquet that’s a mix of 11 roses and 11 calla lilies. We have a special 11-11-11 logo created to go on the couple’s 11”x14” photo print, 11 additional prints come with the package, and their wedding will be online for Internet viewing for 11 days."
她说:“我们将在11号上午11点11分整同时举办三场婚礼,当天晚上11点11分再举办三场婚礼。 我们有五位婚礼主持经验非常丰富的神父,他们将带领新人们体验花儿教堂精心准备的世纪婚礼。 我们为这个特别的日子(11年11月11日)制作了一个专门的外包装,里面包裹着11朵玫瑰和11朵马蹄莲。 我们还设计了一个特别的“11-11-11”图标,印在每对新人所拍摄的11*14尺寸大小的照片上,还会在外包装上印制11张新人们的照片。 新人们的婚礼视频将会被放到网上,供大家欣赏11天。”
"Even though we will have 80 weddings, our couples will have the same experience that they would have on any other day they were marrying with us. It’s all the months of in-depth preparation in every department that allows for that, and we’re all super excited. Our beautiful outdoor gazebo and glass garden, cobblestone-accented grounds and lush landscaping make it the perfect romantic spot for a memorable marriage. Family and friends unable to get to Vegas for any couple’s ceremony will be able to watch it via an Internet feed."
她还说:“尽管我们将在这一天之内为80对新人举行婚礼,但我们教堂将为新人们提供和其他任何一个日子都一样棒的体验。 因为我们各个部门的工作人员在过去的12个月里已经为这一天做了全面的深入的准备,而且我们都兴奋不已地期待这一天的到来。 我们拥有美丽的室外露台、玻璃花园、鹅卵石地面和满目葱翠的景色,这些都会使我们教堂成为举行难忘婚礼的浪漫胜地。 不能亲自到拉斯维加斯来出席婚礼的亲朋好友们将可以在网络上观看婚礼现场的视频。”
Las Vegas is world headquarters for marriage, and more than 4 percent of America’s expected 75,000 weddings will be held here Friday.
拉斯维加斯是世界上首屈一指的结婚胜地,周五这一天,预计美国国内超过4%的婚礼(约7.5万场)都将在这座城市举行。
Wedding photographers have been recruited from as far away as Phoenix and Northern California to deal with the demand. Hair salons are working around the clock with additional staff to meet hair and makeup requests.
为了满足这些婚礼需求,拉斯维加斯已经在菲尼克斯和北加州等地方招募婚礼摄影师。 美发沙龙昼夜不停地工作,并多招人手来应对新人们的美发和美容需求。
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