離開
進入Asakusa-based gang decides to call it quits after a century 以淺草為基地的百年幫派決定解散
日本東京淺草在地的百年幫派7月宣布解散。圖為身著夏季浴衣的日本女高中生今年9月初在淺草知名地標淺草寺雷門前拍照。（歐新社）
◎張沛元
An organized crime syndicate in Tokyo with roots dating to around a century ago has finally decided to call it quits, a victim of changing times and social mores, police crackdowns and a membership that is ... well past its prime.
受時代與社會習俗改變、警察鎮壓，以及幫眾人數遠不及全盛時期所苦，東京的一個起源於約一世紀前的組織犯罪集團，終於決定告一段落。
The Anegasaki-kai, based in the old downtown Asakusa district of the capital, survived primarily by scalping tickets for concerts and running stalls at summer festivals, according to investigative sources.
根據調查單位的消息人士，以首都淺草區老街為根據地的姉崎會，其生存之道主要是靠賣演唱會黃牛票以及在夏日祭典擺攤。
It notified other yakuza groups in the capital that it decided to disband on July 25, the sources said.
消息人士說，該幫派通知首都內的其他黑幫，決定在7月25日解散。
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department said it learned that the notice was sent to the Kyokuto-kai, a designated crime syndicate, and other gangs, and is now trying to verify it.
東京都警視廳表示，已知悉（姉崎會將解散）通知送至指定暴力團極東會與其他幫派，如今正試圖核實。
新聞辭典
call it quits：慣用語，停止做某事；叫停，喊卡。例句：After Legendary American tennis player Serena Williams called it quits with her final appearance in the recently-held US Open, 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has joined her in the retirement journey with a shocking announcement on September 15.
（在美國傳奇女網好手小威廉絲在日前舉行的美國公開賽中最後一次出賽並宣布告別網壇後，拿下20座大滿貫賽冠軍的費德勒9月15日做出驚人宣布，加入她的退休行列。）
past your/its prime：慣用語，全盛期已過。Prime：名詞，全盛時期。例句：He can still play, but he’s past his prime.（他還是能上場出賽，但已非巔峰狀態。）
scalp：動詞，剝頭皮；賣黃牛票。
