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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Russian tourist fined 20,000 euros for defacing Rome’s Colosseum 俄羅斯觀光客因污損羅馬競技場而被罰款2萬歐元
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A Russian tourist caught red-handed trying to carve his initials on a wall of Rome’s Colosseum was ordered Saturday to pay a fine of 20,000 euros （$24,700）, ANSA reported.
一名俄羅斯觀光客試圖在羅馬競技場牆上刻上名字的縮寫時，被逮個正著，他週六被罰款2萬歐元（2萬4700美元），「義大利新聞社」報導。
The 42-year-old was using a sharp-edged stone to engrave a large K, some 25 centimetres （10 inches） tall, onto the brick surface, the Italian news agency said.
這名42歲觀光客當時正使用尖銳的石頭，要在磚面上刻一個約25公分高的大大K字，這家義大利新聞通訊社說。
The judge also handed down a suspended four-month jail sentence.
法官還宣布緩刑4個月的裁決。
He was the fifth visitor to the Colosseum to be penalised for defacing the famous monument this year.
該名男子是今年羅馬競技場第5個因為污損這座著名古蹟而被罰的遊客。
The others were an Australian father and son, and two teenagers, from Canada and Brazil.
另外4人是一對澳洲父子，以及2名來自加拿大和巴西的青少年。
The Roman daily Il Messaggero said authorities would increase the number of surveillance cameras and step up visual and audio warnings against vandalism.
「羅馬信差報」說，當局將增設監視攝影機，並加強標示和口頭警告破壞行為。
The Colosseum, the biggest amphitheatre built during the Roman Empire standing 48.5 metres tall, welcomes more than six million visitors a year. （AFP）
羅馬競技場是羅馬帝國期間興建的最大圓形劇場，高48.5公尺，1年有超過600萬名遊客到訪。
（法新社）
新聞辭典：
deface：動詞，損壞某物外觀（尤指刻字或破壞表面）。例句：Some of these valuable monuments were defaced with red spray-paint .（這些寶貴的古蹟有些外觀被潑了紅漆破壞。）
catch somebody red-handed：動詞片語，當場目睹或逮到某人正在做壞事。例句：Joey was caught red-handed stealing a car.（喬伊在偷車時被逮個正著。）
hand down：動詞片語，正式宣布判決；（遺產、習俗等）傳給後代。例句：These legends have been handed down from generation to generation.（這些傳說被一代代傳下來。）
