预约结婚 情定三"十二"

 　　It's taken an exact year of planning for the staff at Chapel¹ of the Flowers to prepare for the extraordinary onslaught of Friday's 11/11/11 wedding ceremonies. The first service is set for 8 am, and they will run nonstop for 15 hours in three chapels² until 11:11 pm.

　　花儿教堂的职员花了整整一年时间来为周五（11年11月11日）的婚礼大风暴做筹划和准备。第一场婚礼定于早上8点举行，之后三个教堂将连续15小时不间断地举行婚礼，一直到晚上的11点11分。

　　Couples at this local marriage Meccaare arriving from as far away as Great Britain, Canada, Hungary, French Polynesia and Singapore.

　　到这一结婚圣地举行婚礼的有从英国、加拿大、匈牙利远道而来的情侣，也有来自法属波利尼西亚和新加坡的情侣。

　　Several made their reservation 12 months ago, and couples have already made reservations for next year's 12/12/12 binary³ date, the last of the century. (You could count 10/11/12 or 11/12/13, but 11/11/11 is tough to beat.)

　　有几对情侣在12个月之前就已经预定好了，还有些情侣已经预定了明年/12年12月12日的双数结婚吉日——本世纪最后一个三“十二”。（你也可以选10年11月12日，或11年12月13日，但是11年11月11日真的难以超越。）

　　"It is one crazy day for us," Aimee Stephens, marketing⁴ 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."

　　营销主管艾梅 史蒂芬斯告诉我说：“这对我们来说是疯狂的一天。也许是我们经历过的最疯狂的一天。我们在07年7月7日就了解到要应对当时破纪录的113个婚礼预定就已经很困难，但今年我们将预定数严格控制在80个，这样我们就可以将婚礼办得更个性化，气氛更融洽。现在距离这个重要的日子还剩下96个小时，我们只余下一个空位没被预定。”

　　"We're juggling⁵ three weddings at exactly 11:11 am and another three at 11:11 pm. We have five ministers who have been officiatingat our chapel for several years and provide our couples with the special Chapel of the Flowers experience. We have a specialty⁶ package that was created just for this date -- the 11-11-11 Ceremony Special includes a bouquet⁷ 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."

　　“我们在上午11点11分整将同时举办三场婚礼，并在晚上的11点11分再举办三场婚礼。我们有五位已经在我们教堂主持了好几年仪式的神父，他们将让新人们体验花儿教堂的特别婚礼。我们有一个专门为这个特别的日子（11年11月11日）制作的特色礼包，包括11朵玫瑰和11朵马蹄莲组合而成的花束。我们还设计了一个特别的11-11-11图标，印在新人的11*14照片上，还有礼包中的11张图片上。新人的婚礼视频将会被放到网上，人们可以观看该视频长达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 gazeboand glass garden, cobblestone-accented grounds and lushlandscaping make it the perfect romantic spot for a memorable⁸ marriage. Family and friends unable to get to Vegas for any couple's ceremony will be able to watch it via an Internet feed."

　　“尽管我们将举行80场婚礼，但我们的新人们将拥有和其他任何一个日子在我们教堂结婚一样的体验。这是因为我们各个部门的人在过去的12个月里已经为这一天做了全面深入的准备，而且我们全都非常兴奋。我们美丽的室外露台和玻璃花园，鹅卵石铺就的地面和满目葱翠的景色，这些都使我们教堂成为举行难忘婚礼的浪漫绝佳地。不能到拉斯维加斯来参加新人婚礼的亲友们将可以下载网络种子文件来观看。”

　　Las Vegas is world headquarters for marriage, and more than 4 percent of America's expected 75,000 weddings will be held here Friday. Wedding photographers have been recruited from as far away as Phoenix⁹ and Northern California to deal with the demand. Hair salons¹⁰ are working around the clock with additional staff to meet hair and makeup¹¹ requests.

　　拉斯维加斯是世界结婚之都，周五美国预计会举行7.5万场婚礼，其中超过4%的婚礼将在这里举行。为了应对庞大的婚礼需求，已从远至菲尼克斯和北加州的美国各地招募婚礼摄影师。美发沙龙昼夜不停地工作，并多招人手来应对美发和美容需求。

1 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

2 chapels   

n.小教堂， （医院、监狱等的）附属礼拜堂( chapel的名词复数 )；（在小教堂和附属礼拜堂举行的）礼拜仪式

参考例句：

• Both castles had their own chapels too, which was incredible to see. 两个城堡都有自己的礼拜堂，非常华美。 来自互联网
• It has an ambulatory and seven chapels. 它有一条走廊和七个小教堂。 来自互联网

3 binary   

adj.二，双；二进制的；n.双(体)；联星

参考例句：

• Computers operate using binary numbers.计算机运行运用二进位制。
• Let us try converting the number itself to binary.我们试一试，把这个数本身变成二进制数。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。

6 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

7 bouquet   

n.花束，酒香

参考例句：

• This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

8 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

9 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

10 salons   

n.（营业性质的）店( salon的名词复数 )；厅；沙龙（旧时在上流社会女主人家的例行聚会或聚会场所）；（大宅中的）客厅

参考例句：

• He used to attend to his literary salons. 他过去常常去参加他的文学沙龙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Conspiracy theories about Jewish financiers were the talk of Paris salons. 犹太金融家阴谋论成为巴黎沙龙的话题。 来自互联网

11 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？