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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Germany unveils new ’psychic’ octopus -- and he’s French 德國公佈新「通靈」章魚…而他是法國籍
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Octopus Paul II, successor to the tentacled tipster that wowed the world with his uncanny knack of correctly predicting World Cup football games, was unveiled Wednesday in Germany.
以神奇本領準確預測世界盃足球賽結果，而贏得舉世喝采的八爪神算的繼承者「章魚保羅二世」，週三在德國亮相。
The new cephalopod, also named Paul in honour of his world-famous predecessor who passed away last week, was lowered gently into his tank in a ceremony carried live on national television.
這隻新的頭足類動物也以保羅為名，以紀念他上週過世、舉世知名的前輩。他在一個典禮中溫和的被放入水箱，該典禮在全國性電視上實況播出。
Paul the younger initially appeared more publicity-shy than his media-hungry forerunner, sticking closely to the side walls of the tank as the TV cameras rolled.
與他熱愛曝光的先驅相較，小保羅最初顯得較怯於露臉，當電視攝影機在拍攝時，他緊貼在水箱的側壁。
"We got him from near Montpellier" in southern France, an aquarium employee said. "No one yet knows whether Paul II will be able to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps," aquarium spokeswoman Tanja Munzig said. Paul I shot to fame by correctly predicting eight successive games during the recent World Cup in South Africa.
「我們從南法蒙貝利耶附近得到他，」水族館一名員工說。「沒有人知道保羅二世是否能追隨其前輩的腳步。」水族館發言人孟濟格指出。保羅一世在最近的南非世界盃期間因正確預測連八場賽事而聲名大噪。
It is unlikely, however, that around five-month-old Paul II will live to give predictions for the next World Cup in 2014 in Brazil, given that the life expectancy of octopuses in captivity is around three years.
然而五個月大的保羅二世不太可能活到能預測2014年在巴西舉行的下屆世界盃，因為飼養在水族箱的章魚壽命約3年。
新聞辭典
publicity-shy ︰怯於拋頭露面的。例句︰Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp said he was publicity-shy and preferred to stay away from the public spotlight.（好萊塢超級巨星強尼戴普說，他怯於在大庭廣眾前露面，寧可遠離公眾焦點。）
follow in one’s footsteps︰效法、追隨某人腳步。She followed in her father’s footsteps and became a novelist.（她效法其父，成為一名小說家。）
shoot to fame︰一舉成名、聲名大噪。例句︰He shot to fame on the reality TV show.（他在電視真人實境秀中一炮而紅。）
