法國(guó)沒(méi)有打破接吻記錄(French fall short of kissing record)
is the french kiss falling short of its reputation? just 1,188 kissers showed up in paris on last thursday, the guinness world records day, to try to break the record for the most people kissing in one spot at one moment, guinness world records said. they failed to break budapest's 2008 record for 11,570 people.
法國(guó)香吻的聲望名不副實(shí)了嗎?據(jù)吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄總部的有關(guān)官員介紹，在上周四的“吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄日”這一天，只有1188人參加了在法國(guó)巴黎舉行的集體擁吻活動(dòng)。巴黎因未能打破布達(dá)佩斯于去年創(chuàng)下的11570人的紀(jì)錄，因而無(wú)緣“同一地點(diǎn)同一時(shí)間接吻人數(shù)最多”的吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄。
the chosen spot this year was la defense, a modernist business park on the west edge of paris.
今年的活動(dòng)在位于巴黎西端的拉德芳斯現(xiàn)代商業(yè)區(qū)舉行。
romantics were undeterred by the small turnout and sought to preserve paris's reputation.
雖然參加活動(dòng)的人不是很多，但大家仍然激情不減，力保巴黎“浪漫之都”的美名。
"paris is known for romance," said celine capet, a 24-year-old student. "it's not a record for, say, the united states to hold - they don't even give kisses on the cheek. and for us, that's what we do every day."
24歲的學(xué)生塞琳·卡皮特說(shuō)：“巴黎以浪漫而聞名，所以這個(gè)紀(jì)錄不應(yīng)該由別的國(guó)家來(lái)保持，比如，美國(guó)--他們甚至沒(méi)有吻面禮，而這在法國(guó)是每天都不可少的。”
muriel deshayen, 24, a french businesswoman who works nearby, met belgian tourist gregory robert, 22, just outside the event and decided to kiss him.
在拉德芳斯商業(yè)區(qū)附近工作的24歲女商人穆里爾·德莎在商業(yè)區(qū)外邂逅了比利時(shí)游客格萊格里·羅伯特，并獻(xiàn)上了香吻。
"it'll be a nice memory for him," she said.
她說(shuō)：“對(duì)于他來(lái)說(shuō)，這會(huì)是一個(gè)美好的回憶。”
robert agreed, adding, "after all, paris is the city of love."
羅伯特對(duì)她的話表示贊同，還說(shuō)：“巴黎果然是一座浪漫之城。”
the event in paris was part of the a record-breaking effort organized by guinness world records, which staged events from the americas to asia, including the world's biggest chess game in mexico, the largest underwater press conference in canada, and a record for most underpants pulled on in a minute in australia.
巴黎所舉行的此項(xiàng)集體擁吻活動(dòng)是吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄組織的“破紀(jì)錄”系列活動(dòng)之一。此項(xiàng)系列活動(dòng)遍及世界各地，其中包括在墨西哥舉行的世界上規(guī)模最大的象棋比賽，在加拿大舉行的規(guī)模最大的水下新聞發(fā)布會(huì)，以及在澳大利亞舉行的創(chuàng)下“一分鐘內(nèi)穿最多內(nèi)褲”新紀(jì)錄的比賽。