《中英對照讀新聞》DVD protects South Carolina firefighter from being shot ＤＶＤ保護南卡羅來納州消防隊員免於遭到槍擊

◎張沛元

A South Carolina man is thankful for a DVD that ended up taking a bullet for him.

一名南卡羅萊納州男子感謝一片幫他擋子彈的ＤＶＤ。

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Colleton County Fire and Rescue Director Barry McRoy says he was leaving a Waffle House restaurant in the town of Walterboro on Saturday morning when two men ran in fighting over a gun. Police say a bullet hit one of the struggling men, shattered a window and then hit McRoy.

克萊頓郡消防暨救難隊長貝瑞．麥克羅伊說，他週六一早正要離開瓦特伯洛鎮上一家Waffle House連鎖餐廳時，2名男子跑進店內爭奪一把槍。警方表示，其中一名男子身中一槍，這枚子彈打碎一扇窗後擊中麥克羅伊。

The bullet hit a DVD McRoy was carrying in his pocket. He suffered a bruise but didn’t realize he had been shot. As he told a police officer what happened he noticed a bullet hole in his jacket, the shattered DVD case and a piece of the bullet.

這枚子彈擊中麥克羅伊口袋裡裝著的一片ＤＶＤ。他僅受到擦傷，根本不曉得自己中彈。當他向一名員警描述事發經過時，才注意到自己的外套上有一個子彈孔、破裂的ＤＶＤ盒外殼，以及一片子彈碎片。

"I was saved by a DVD," McRoy says. "How lucky can you get?"

「一片ＤＶＤ救了我一命，」麥克羅伊說。「你還能幸運到什麼地步呢？」

The DVD was nicked. It was a gift from an employee who had recorded a TV show about fire extinguishers.

這片因此缺了一角的ＤＶＤ，是他僱用的一個人送給麥克羅伊的禮物，裡面錄了一個介紹滅火器的電視節目。

新聞辭典

protect someone from Verb+ing：避免某人…。與protect有關的棒球用語，protect the plate，無論投手投什麼球都要揮棒以免被三振；protect the runner，無論投手投什麼球都要揮棒以便壘上跑者能盜壘或進行打代跑戰術。

end up：片語，達到最後處境或地位，落得…結局或下場。例句：After 10 years of hard work, she ended up getting nothing but being fired.（她辛苦工作了10年後，什麼也沒得到還被炒魷魚。）