双语：10卷厕纸制成惊艳婚纱时尚且廉价

2012-06-29 00:00:00来源：中国日报英语点津

　　The winner of a toilet paper wedding dress contest shows how cheap can be chic with her dress made out of 10 jumbo rollsof bathroom tissue.
　　一个厕纸婚纱比赛的获胜者用10卷厕纸制成的婚纱向我们表明：时尚竟可以如此便宜。

　　Finalists in the contest showed how to reduce wedding costs, while showcasing the versatilityof the material in New York on Wednesday.
　　周三，进入决赛的参赛者在纽约向人们展示了如何节约婚礼开支，同时也展现了厕纸的多样化用途。

　　Among the entrants were gowns embroidered with pearls and crystals with figure-hugging designs.
　　入选决赛的婚纱当中有缀着珍珠和水晶的贴身裙装。

　　Susan Brennan from Orchard Lake, Michigan was crowned the winner for the second year in a row, scooping the prize money of $2,012 (￡1,293).
　　来自密歇根州果园湖的苏珊布蕾南连续第二年成为获胜者，赢得2012美元（合1293英镑）的奖金。

　　Ms Brennan"s dress was constructed out of 10 rolls of toilet paper, which she managed to make in just a week.
　　布蕾南的婚纱是用10卷厕纸制成的，她只花了一个星期就做出了这条裙子。

　　"I wanted something really original, something young brides would want to wear," the 26-year-old designer said.
　　这位26岁的服装设计师说：“我想做出那种很别致的婚纱，那种年轻新娘会想穿的婚纱。”

　　"It has the high-low hems, so your shoes can show, really fun back. So really fun with the cutouts very modern and it's my little bohemian cupcake."
　　“这件婚纱有高低裙摆，这样你的鞋就能露出来。背部设计也很有意思。花样极具现代感，很有趣，还有，我的婚纱是略带波西米亚风格的杯形设计。”

　　The contest, which is in its eighth year, was created by Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com which operates a money-saving website for prospective brides.
　　这一比赛已经连续举办了八年，创办这一比赛的是“便宜时尚婚礼”网站，这是一家为准新娘们省钱出谋划策的网站。

　　Vocabulary:

　　jumbo roll:大卷（卫生纸）

　　versatility:多用途，多功能

　　original:新颖的

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