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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Florida’s Harry Potter weathers Pottermania and the endless phone calls佛州的哈利波特安度波特熱潮和無止盡的來電
◎張沛元
Sometimes it is a hassle being Harry Potter. Especially when you are a 78-year-old man who happens to share the name of the famous, fictional boy wizard.
當哈利波特有時也挺煩的。尤其當你是78歲老人，又剛好和那位知名的虛構少年巫師同名。
Each time a new Harry Potter book or movie comes out, Florida resident Harry Potter gets phone calls from children, interview requests from TV networks and autograph requests.
每次哈利波特新書或電影上市，佛羅里達州居民哈利波特就會接到小朋友的來電、電視台要求訪問與簽名要求。
"When Harry talks to the kids, they’ll ask about the owl and he’ll say, ’Oh, he came by and brought the mail," said his wife, Jan. "Then, when they’re done, the mothers come on and say thank you for talking to the kids. He gets a big kick out of it." But meeting a real Harry Potter can be a little puzzling for the kids.
「當哈利和孩子們通話時，他們會問到那隻貓頭鷹，他會說，『噢，牠來過了，幫我送信，』」他的妻子珍說。「然後，當他們聊完，（小朋友的）母親會接過電話說，謝謝你和孩子說話。這讓他覺得很興奮。」但和真實的哈利波特見面，小朋友會有點困惑。
"They look at you, give you the once-over," he said, laughing.
「他們看著你，迅速把你打量一番，」他笑說。
新聞辭典
come by︰獲得、經過、造訪。例句：How did you come by that car？（你怎麼獲得那部車的？）
kick：名詞（俚語），興奮刺激；暫時迷戀。for kicks，為了取樂。例句：Those boys went vandalizing just for kicks.（那些男孩以四處亂畫牆壁為樂。）
once-over：俚語，give something a once-over，迅速清理某事（非正式用法）；give someone／something the once-over，迅速打量某人或某事（非正式用法）。例句：The consular officer at the embassy gave her the once-over when she applied for a visa.（大使館的領事官在她申請簽證時，迅速打量了她一下。）
