1)Circus Performers Challenge World Record 马戏团挑战世界纪录
By CNBC
语音:美式发音 适合泛听
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关键词:circus,Guinness World Record
And finally, some people go to great lengths to 2)drum up business. For example, a circus act went really high to 3)get its point across in Florida. Circus Sarasota went to the rooftops to get the attention of potential ticket-buyers. Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr. performed on the “Wheel of Destiny” atop One Watergate Tower. Bauer unofficially broke a Guinness world record walking and jumping rope on the 4)apparatus 250 feet above Sarasota's 5)skyline while 6)blindfolded. The 7)stunt, performed without a safety net or 8)harness, shows Circus Sarasota is pushing the outer limits of entertainment and art. For more than 80 years Sarasota has been a hub of circus activity, attracting the world's most talented acts.
最后来看这则新闻。有人为了招徕顾客使尽浑身解数。比如说,在佛罗里达州,一个杂技团的表演攀上新高度,为的是声名远播。萨拉索达马戏团的屋顶表演只为吸引潜在顾客群的眼球——小约瑟夫·多米尼克·鲍尔脚踏“命运之轮”大钢圈站在了水门大楼屋顶。鲍尔非正式地打破了一项吉尼斯世界记录——他被蒙住双眼,在距离萨拉索达地面250英尺(约76.2米)高处的装置上行走和跳绳。精彩绝伦的表演在毫无安全网或安全带的保护下进行,这表明萨拉索达马戏团在挑战娱乐与艺术的最高极限。八十多年来,萨拉索达马戏团一直是荟萃高水平马戏表演的中心,吸引着世界各地最具天赋的杂技演员前来献艺。