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Butterflies Cause Flutter at Weddings
http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/06/27 09:50  《英语学习》

  Forget confetti* or rice—guests at chic Australian weddings are casting live butterflies at the newlyweds. The demand for butterflies at Australian weddings has soared in the two years since the country’s first commercial butterfly breeding business was set up in Western Australia by Jill Murray, who noted a growing trend in the United States.“Demand has been amazing because so many churches and parks now do not allow confetti, rice or rose petals,”Murray told reporters.“Releasing a box of butterflies can be a magical moment and every bride likes a little magic.”Murray breeds the butterflies on a farm at Denmark, 217 miles south of Perth, and delivers them at a cost of .50 for six in cool, dark containers, which prompt the cold-blooded creaturessintosnatural hibernation. When the packages are opened the warmth and light wakes them and they fly out. Murray said butterflies were also in demand for fashion shows, funerals and naming ceremonies, with the events ordering 24 butterflies on average. Butterfly experts said there was no real harm in the practice but the butterflies should only be released outside and on warm days to allow them time to find food and shelter before nightfall.

  忘了五彩纸屑和大米吧——在别具一格的澳洲婚礼上,宾客们为新人放飞的是活生生的蝴蝶。受到美国类似流行趋势的启发,基尔·默里在澳大利亚西部建立了全国第一个商业蝴蝶养殖场,此后两年中澳大利亚对婚礼用蝴蝶的需求大幅上涨。“(对蝴蝶的)需求大得惊人,因为现在许多教堂和公园都不允许(抛撒)纸屑、大米和玫瑰花瓣,”默里对记者说。“放飞蝴蝶的瞬间如魔法般迷人,而每个新娘都喜欢有一点点魔法。”默里在佩思南边217英里处丹马克的一个农场中养殖蝴蝶,并以每6只36.5美元的价格出售。蝴蝶被包装在低温、阴暗的容器中,这样的环境促使这种冷血动物进入自然的冬眠状态。包装打开之后,被暖意和光线催醒的蝴蝶就会飞出来。默里说,在时装表演、葬仪和命名典礼上也会用到蝴蝶,每次活动的平均订货量是24只。蝴蝶专家说这对蝴蝶没什么伤害,不过放飞蝴蝶应该在户外并在温暖的日子里进行,好让它们能在黄昏前找到食物和栖身之所。

  Remarks:人来说这的确浪漫,对蝴蝶就有点残忍了——想象一下你被人催眠之后扔到荒郊野外,再在陌生的地点醒来的情景。




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*confetti:(婚礼上抛撒的)五彩纸屑。抛撒纸屑和大米是西方婚礼中的传统仪式。

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