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奢侈婚礼撒钞票庆贺引发小镇公愤
Shredded euro confettis candalises town

PARIS (Reuters) - A lavish wedding where newly-weds were sprinkled with shredded euro-note confetti has provoked outrage ina French town, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
法国《解放报》周二（8月1日）报道说，法国南部赛特镇上的一场奢侈婚礼遭到当地居民的谴责，因为婚礼中向新郎新娘抛撒的不是鲜花或彩纸，而是欧元纸币的碎片。

Liberation said angry locals in the southern town of Setes crambled on the ground to scrape up the bits of 5, 10, 20 and50euro notes scattered at the July 8 nuptials.
《解放报》指出，这场抛撒碎纸币的婚礼于7月8日在赛特镇举行，愤怒的当地居民事后匍匐在地上拼凑那些面值为5圆、10圆、20圆和50圆的欧元纸币碎片。

People chucking money away in the street for everyone tosee!said Frederic, a resident quoted by the newspaper.
“为了让大家都看见，参加婚礼的人将碎纸币抛洒在街道上！”《解放报》援引当地居民的一段话说。

Around 200 people attended the ceremony, which included a firework display estimated to have cost 40,000 euros ($51,000), thepapersaid. The bride was the daughter of a local businessmen who made his money in textiles.
大约有200人参加的这场婚礼估计耗资4万欧元。新娘是当地一名纺织业富商的千金。

Townspeople lodged a complaint with police since destroyingbanknotes is a crime in France. Police and a spokesman at the townhall where the couple were married declined to comment.
由于在法国损坏纸币属于违法行为，赛特镇的居民已经向警方举报了这场婚礼中的恶劣行径。婚礼发生地的镇政厅发言人和警方拒绝对该事件作出评论。

【来源：新东方教育在线】