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進入中英對照讀新聞》Belgian town organises seagull imitation championship 比利時小鎮舉辦海鷗模仿錦標賽
外電圖4671-194600-Photo（2023/4/9） 比利時小鎮舉辦海鷗叫聲模仿大賽，藉此改善海鷗形象。示意圖。（法新社檔案照）
◎孫宇青
The Belgian coastal town of De Panne organised the third European seagull screeching championship, where a jury crowned the best imitation of the bird’s distinctive shriek.
比利時海邊小鎮德帕內舉辦第3屆歐洲海鷗叫聲錦標賽，由評審團為模仿這種鳥類特殊叫聲最像的人加冕。
Around 50 participants took part in the contest including first-timers and returning participants. Each was judged by a professional jury which awarded 15 points for how well they imitated the seagull’s sound and five points for their behaviour.
約50名參賽者參與這場比賽，包括首次和再次參賽者。每位選手都會由一個專業評審團評分，其中15分評他們模仿海鷗叫聲的相像程度，5分評行為舉止。
Participating for the first time, Yarmo, a 21-year old architecture student from Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, won the crown for the best seagull sound.
來自荷蘭愛因霍芬的21歲建築系學生亞爾莫，初登場就奪下最佳海鷗叫聲桂冠。
"We thought why not get more sympathy for those seagulls because they are part of the coast, there is no coast without seagulls," Jan Seys, president of the jury and head of communications of the Flanders Marine Institute, told Reuters.
評審團主席兼法蘭德斯海洋研究所公關主任顏恩‧賽斯告訴《路透》：「我們認為，何不多多同情那些海鷗？因為牠們也是海岸的一份子，有海岸就有海鷗。」
新聞辭典
screech：動詞或名詞，尖叫、發出刺耳聲。例句："Don’t ever piss me off!" She screeched.（「少惹我生氣！」她尖聲叫道。）
shriek：動詞或名詞，尖叫。例句：She let out shrieks of delight.（她發出興奮的尖叫。）
