天下奇闻

撰稿：鱼又

天下奇闻

All That Is Interesting

撰稿：鱼又

The World Beard[（颏上的）胡须]and Moustache[（唇上的）胡须]Championships

天下奇闻来袭！！！环球风情栏目除了美轮美奂的美景，也少不了世界各地的奇人奇事。所谓“世界之大，无奇不有”，从本期开始，我们将带领同学们领略各地趣事。

Having spent the last few months and even years perfecting[使完美]their facial hair, these men fnally had the chance to show off their eye-catching efforts.

More than 300 men with nicely-shaped beards and long mustaches attended the 2014 World Beard and Moustache Championships, which took place in Portland[波特], Oregon[（美国）俄勒冈州]on October 25th. Coming from nine countries, the men were judged in 18 beard and mustache groups, ranging from freestyle to best full shaped beard. Easily beating the competition with his long, dark, rough facial hair, Mr. Madison Rowley earned the title of Grand Champion[总冠军].

鱼又有话说：看着千奇百怪的胡子, 我的手蠢蠢欲动，真的好想摸一把（捂脸）。这个胡子大赛每年都举办，每次都能让全世界成千上万的美鬈公趋之若鹜。当然了，别以为胡子留得越长、越多、越奇怪就越有获胜机会，人家这个“高大上”的比赛可是有其评审原则的——只有最适合参赛者本身风格的才是最好的。也就是说，即使你把胡子玩出花儿来，但和你脸型不配，和你风格不搭，那也是白搭。从这个意义上来说，个人觉得如果马克思和关公能参赛，绝对能傲视群雄，胡子魅力值突破天际。

Grand Champion

奇葩赛事：世界胡子大赛

Why Did the Cat Sit in the Circle?

为什么猫咪会乖乖待在圆圈里？

If you’ve spent hours patiently trying to teach your cat to perform tricks then the latest online pet craze[狂热]could be one for you.

Cat Circles, where cats are attracted to a simple circle, sit down in the middle of it and then refuse[拒绝]to move, are being recreated all over the world by ordinary kitties who seemingly can’t pass by a circle without being irresistibly[无法抵挡地]drawn to it.

Hundreds of web users are posting pictures of their successful feats[丰功伟绩], while vets[兽医]and pet psychologists[心理学家]remain stumped[把……难倒].

鱼又有话说：作为爱猫人士，看到网上这则无数猫主人投身其中的“围捕喵星人大作战”、“封印喵星人计划”，我也动起手来实验了一下。反正实验方法极其简单，就随便弄条线围成圈就行了。结果怎么样呢？喵了个咪，喵星人果真抵挡不住圆圈的诱惑，主动走进“封印”，坐下，然后就不出来了，仿佛要坐到地老天荒，非要我过去抱出来才行。为什么喵？虽说兽医和宠物心理学家们百思不得其解，但有研究猫咪的专家认为，或是出于好奇心，或想吸引主人注意而待在圈内，也或许是因为在周围没有东西阻碍的地方画圆圈，就像替猫咪画出它们的地盘，会令它们有安全感。当然这个实验也有人失败了，原因不明，搞不好这些喵星人经过圆圈时会想“哼！愚蠢的地球人，以为圈个圆圈就能封印住我？本喵可是要占领地球的大人物，岂会乖乖束手就擒？”

Saudis[沙特阿拉伯人]Flock[蜂拥]to Visit Paralyzed[瘫痪的]Man in Hospital

沙特一男子网上抱怨没钱没爱，全国土豪排队送温暖

After an accident left him paralyzed a year and a half ago, Ibrahim, a 24-year-old Saudi man, ended up bedridden[卧床不起的]in Hospital. Over time, visits from his family became less and less often. He sent a message on twitter, saying that he was sick in hospital alone, no money, no love, no one looking. Then the tweet quickly became popular, even popular enough to attract Saudi Prince Alwaleed’s attention. Billionaire[亿万富翁]Alwaleed published[发表]tweets saying that he would donate[捐赠]$133,000 to Ibrahim treatment. He later visited Ibrahim, and personally handed him the money.

From there, Ibrahim’s popularity[名气]exploded[爆炸], with scores of people visiting the man, often with a variety of gifts like fowers, pizza, and traditional[传统的]Saudi Arabia dishes[菜肴].

鱼又有话说：看看，这就是“别人家的穷人”、“别人家的土豪”。谁说“壕无人性”的？看人家虽然“富得流油”，对穷人照样关爱有加。沙特阿拉伯这名“众人皆壕我独穷”的穷人也算是幸运儿。仅仅在推特上发了条“求关爱”的推文就引得众土豪蜂拥而至，沙特王子、亿万富翁瓦利德捐助了133000美元的医疗费。前来看望的土豪以及他们带来的鲜花、美食和礼物挤满了病房。因前来探望的人数过多，他们不得不在走廊排队等候，到了后来，医院不得不限制人数。我也是醉了，这简直像是发生在另一个次元的故事。当然，这也是难得的正能量，虽然土豪们仿佛发现新大陆般地扎推探望让我等穷苦平民羡慕嫉妒恨，那也是送温暖不是？