中英对照读新闻》Kentucky city beams message into space inviting extraterrestrial visitors 邀请外星访客 肯塔基州城市向太空发射讯息
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肯塔基小镇发讯号邀外星人来访。（示意图／取自免费图库Pixabay）(photo:LTN)◎陈成良
A Kentucky city has come up with an out-of-this-world campaign to promote tourism.
肯塔基州一个城市发起一项非凡脱俗的活动来促进旅游业。
The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau used an infrared laser to beam a message into space to invite extraterrestrial travelers.
列星顿风俗暨旅游局使用红外线雷射向太空发射讯息，邀请外星旅行者。
“The first thing you’ll notice as you descend through Earth’s atmosphere above Central Kentucky is the lush green countryside that surrounds Lexington’s vibrant city center. That’s our famous bluegrass,” the message begins. It goes on to describe gentle rolling hills, horse farms and bourbon before suggesting places to stay and eat and shop.
讯息开头写道，「当你在肯塔基州中部上空穿过地球大气层时，你会注意到的第一件事，是列星顿充满活力的市中心周围郁郁葱葱的绿色乡村。这就是我们着名的蓝草（草地早熟禾）」。它接着描述平缓起伏的山丘、马场和波旁威士忌酒，然后建议住宿、吃饭和购物的地方。
The idea for the campaign came from recent UFO revelations and advances in deep space imaging that have fueled the belief that we are not alone in the universe, the visitors bureau said in a statement this month announcing the move.
旅游局在本月宣布这项举措的声明中表示，这项活动的想法来自于最近「不明飞行物」（UFO）曝光和深空成像技术的进步，这些进步让人们相信我们在宇宙中并不孤单。
新闻辞典
extraterrestrial：形容词，地球之外的、外星球的。例句：A concentrated search for extraterrestrial life.（全力搜寻外星生命。）
out of this world：俚语，极好的、非凡脱俗的。例句：The movie was out of this world.（这部电影极好看。）
