托福阅读材料之126名伴娘创世界记录

Sri Lankan couple Nisansala and Nalin tied the knot on Friday in a world-record-breaking ceremony.

斯里兰卡的一对情侣Nisansala和Nalin于本周五举行了婚礼，而这场婚礼还创造了新的世界记录。

The pair beat the previous Guinness World Record holder for most number of bridesmaids at a wedding ceremony with a whopping 126 'maids. According to Reuters, the previous record was 96 bridesmaids at a wedding in Thailand.

他们婚礼上的伴娘团队多达126人，打破前吉尼斯世界记录，成为伴娘最多的婚礼。据路透社报道，之前的记录由一场在泰国举办的婚礼创造，当时的伴娘人数为96人。

Champi Siriwardana -- one of Sri Lanka's leading wedding planners and dress designers (who also happens to be Nisansala's sister-in-law) -- came up with the idea to try to break the world record.

Champi Siriwardana是斯里兰卡首席婚礼策划人兼婚纱设计师，她也是新郎Nisansala的嫂子，就是她想出了要破世界记录的主意。

Twenty-five groomsmen, 20 page boys and and 23 flower girls and even First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa were in attendance at Nisansala and Nalin's Big Day.

除了126位伴娘外，他们还有25位伴郎、20个男侍童、23个女花童，甚至连斯里兰卡的夫人都出席了两人的婚礼。