高中英语美文阅读（英汉对照）：世界上最奇异的婚礼素材

阅读资料：世界上最奇异的婚礼A Brooklyn couple will become the first on the planet to say "I do" in zero gravity when they tie the knot later this month.本月下旬，纽约布鲁克林区一对新婚夫妇将成为地球上第一对在失重状态下说“我愿意”的爱侣。 Self-confessed sci-fi addicts Noah Fulmore, 31, and Erin Finnegan, 30, will travel to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to exchange their vows while literally walking on air.新郎诺阿•福尔摩 31 岁，新娘艾琳•芬妮根 30 岁，俩人都是科幻小说迷。届时他俩将到佛罗里达州的肯尼迪太空中心，然后一起飘在空中，许下他们的婚誓。 "We would really prefer to do it in space or on Mars but living in the time that we do, this was the closest we could get to zero gravity," Fulmore said.福尔摩说：“我们倒很愿意在太空中甚至在火星上举办婚礼，不过在我们目前所生活的这个年代而言，我们选择的婚礼形式就算是与零重力最接近的方式了。” "We were shocked to discover no one had done it yet."“我们实在太激动了，因为以前没人这么做过。” The Williamsburg residents will be joined June 20 by a handful of friends in a plane owned by the Zero Gravity Corporation's--the only federally approved provider of commercial weightless flights.这两个住在威廉斯堡的年轻人将在 6 月 20 日举行婚礼，到时候也有亲友同在飞机上参加他们的婚礼。飞机的主人是零重力公司，也是联邦政府批准的唯一一家提供商业性零重力飞行服务的供应商。 Space tourist and adventurer Richard Garriott, the son of an astronaut, will officiate at the ceremony during the 90-minute flight.持续时间大约 90 分钟的婚礼将由理查德•加里奥特主持，他本人就是一名太空旅行家和冒险家，其父亲也曾是一名宇航员。 The newlyweds are sure to have butterflies in their stomachs because the trip includes 15 rollercoaster-type dives, known as parabolic arcs, which last up to 30 seconds.婚礼期间，这两位新人心里一定会十五只吊桶打水——七上八下（注 1），因为这次航程将有 15 次过山车式的俯冲，持续时间 30 秒。这种飞行方式，用航空专业术语说，叫做抛物线弧形俯冲。 The jet plummets from 36,000 feet to 24,000 feet and then climbs back up--allowing passengers on the Boeing 727 to experience weightlessness.到时候那架波音 727 喷气式客机将从 36000 英尺高处以自由落体方式降落到 24000 英尺处，随后再重新飞回高处，这样乘客们就会感受一阵子失重的感觉。The flight costs, 200 per person and Finnegan and Fulmore are footing the entire bill themselves.他们这次的飞行费用为每人 5200 美元，全都由他们自己埋单。