大千世界:2011年奇闻异事回顾
日期:2011-12-27 15:36

(单词翻译:单击)

From dancing geckos to the "Thriller" cat — 2011 has brought plenty of smiles to readers.

从跳舞的壁虎到颤栗猫,2011年给读者们带来了许多欢笑。

The house that looks like Hitler

长得像希特勒的房子

The elderly owner of an end-of-terrace house in Swansea was left bewildered when hundreds of thousands of twitter users compared his house to Hitler's face.

当数万名Twitter用户将斯旺西联排屋尽头的一座房子和希特勒的脸作比较时,房子的主人感到很困惑。

The joke became a hit on social networking site Twitter when it was pointed out that the features of the house matched the fringe, moustache and piercing eyes of the dictator.

有推友指出这座房屋外貌酷似这位独裁者的脸,长着希特勒的刘海、胡子和锐利的眼睛,于是这个笑话就在Twitter上火了起来。

Neighbour Lyn Thomas, 25, said: "I don't know why it would be designed in such a way. It is uncanny."

房主的邻居、25岁的林•托马斯说:我不知道为什么会把房屋设计成这样。看起来很怪异。

The "Thriller" cat

颤栗猫

A short clip of a cat rearing up its hind legs raised laughs for its resemblance to Michael Jackson's dance routine in his music video to hit 1980s pop song Thriller.

一段短视频中,一只猫抬起它的后腿,样子酷似20世纪80年代迈克尔•杰克逊在热门流行歌曲《颤栗》MV中的舞蹈动作,引人发笑。

The dancing Geckos

跳舞的壁虎

Like a lizard version of Strictly Come Dancing, a group of geckos from Indonesia get us into the party season by "dancing" for photographer Shikhei Goh.

就像是《舞动奇迹》的壁虎版,来自印尼的一群壁虎在摄影师史凯•戈的镜头前翩翩起舞,把我们带到了舞会的季节。

The man who proposed as a dancing carrot

跳舞的胡萝卜求婚

In an elaborate marriage proposal a lovestruck Chinese man and 48 of his friends dress in giant carrot costumes to get his girlfriend to say "yes".

一名热恋中的中国男子精心策划了一个特别的求婚方式,和他的48位朋友穿上巨大的胡萝卜装,向女友求婚。

The cat who inherited 10 million euros

继承了1000万欧元的猫

A black cat in Italy inherited 10 million euros (£8.5 million) from his adoptive owner, a widowed heiress who married a property tycoon.

意大利一只黑猫从收养它的主人那里继承了1000万欧元(合850万英镑)。它的主人是一名地产大亨的寡妇,从先夫那里继承了巨额遗产。

The cat is now the proud owner of cash, shares and a property empire which includes flats and houses in Rome and Milan and land in Calabria.

这只猫现在拥有让人艳羡的金钱、股份和一个地产王国,包括罗马和米兰的公寓和房屋,以及在卡拉布里亚的土地。

The address of the cat's new owners is being kept a secret out of fears that the newly-enriched moggy will be besieged by fortune hunters and con men.

这只猫的新主人的地址是保密的,因为害怕这只刚成为富豪的猫会遭到财富追求者和骗子的围攻。

The scooter-riding dog

骑踏板车的狗

A 20-month-old Briard named Norman became an internet sensation when his owners filmed him riding a scooter with his front paws on the handlebars and his hind leg pushing himself along.

一只名叫诺曼的布里犬被主人拍到骑踏板车,它用前爪搭在车把手上,用后腿推着车行进。这只20个月大的布里犬因这段视频而在网络上爆红。

The dancing granny

跳舞的老奶奶

A grandmother from Beijing wowed viewers with her Michael Jackson-inspired dance routine on national television.

一位来自北京的老奶奶在中央电视台的节目上模仿迈克尔•杰克逊跳舞,震撼了观众。

Mrs Bai, whose grandson is named Michael after the late pop star, has won plaudits for her self-taught dancing.

白奶奶给孙子起名为Michael(迈克尔),和已故流行天王名字一样。白奶奶因舞蹈自学成才赢得了众人的喝彩。

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重点单词
  • fringen. 流苏,次要,边缘,额外补贴 vt. 用流苏修饰,镶
  • clipn. 夹子,钳,回形针,弹夹 n. 修剪,(羊毛的)剪下
  • sensationn. 感觉,感知力,激动,轰动
  • strictlyadv. 严格地
  • propertyn. 财产,所有物,性质,地产,道具
  • proposaln. 求婚,提议,建议
  • elaborateadj. 精细的,详尽的,精心的 v. 详细地说明,用心
  • socialadj. 社会的,社交的 n. 社交聚会
  • lizardn. 蜥蜴,蜥蜴皮
  • routinen. 例行公事,常规,无聊 adj. 常规的,例行的,乏