中英對照讀新聞》Sheep flock to Madrid’s streets on ancient herding route羊群走古老放牧路線湧向馬德里街道
◎周虹汶
Bleating sheep replaced beeping cars on Madrid’s streets on Sunday, as shepherds guided their flocks through the city centre following ancient herding routes to southerly pastures for the winter.
咩咩叫的羊群週日在馬德里街道取代了叭叭叫的汽車,牧羊人引導羊群穿過市中心,沿著古老放牧路線前往南方牧場過冬。
The annual event was revived in 1994 as part of Madrid’s annual Fiesta de la Trashumancia, after the Spanish parliament recognised the traditional routes used to herd livestock.
西班牙議會承認放牧牲畜的傳統路線後,這項做為馬德里年度「移牧節」一部分的年度活動在1994年恢復了。
Once they passed through quiet countryside, but on Sunday the shepherds, many of whom wore traditional dress, had to cross some of the busiest areas of the city, including the Puerta del Sol, one of Madrid’s main squares.
他們過去穿越安靜的農村,但牧羊人──其中許多人穿著傳統服裝──週日必須穿過這城市最繁忙的部份鬧區,包括馬德里主要廣場之一的太陽門廣場。
Locals and tourists lined the way, snapping pictures of the sheep that wore tinkling bells around their necks.
當地人和遊客在路邊排隊,為脖子上掛著鈴鐺的羊拍照。