騎著掃帚滿街跑,試試嗎

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EVENT

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就算沒有魔法

也能騎著掃帚滿大街跑

節選自丨Reuters

作者丨Leonardo Benassatto

On a recent Saturday, Vinícius Sanctus, 39, and Alessandro Russo, 28, could be seen coasting down the city's main thoroughfares on a pair of broomsticks, each one attached to a single motorized wheel.

最近一個周六，在巴西聖保羅，39歲的Vinícius Sanctus和28歲的Alessandro Russo各騎著一把掃帚在主幹道上滑行，掃帚下方固定著一個機動車輪。

via Reuters

In motion, the contraptions look uncannily like the brooms used by witches and wizards in the Harry Potter universe.

這個看起來不可思議的掃帚車，一行駛起來就像哈利·波特的魔法宇宙裡巫師們騎的掃帚。

To steer, the duo simply lean in the direction they wish to travel. While it takes a bit of practice at first, the broomsticks, which can reach top speeds of 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph), are useful for day-to-day urban living, they say.

至於行駛方向的控制，兩人只需要朝想去的方向傾斜即可。他們說，雖然一開始需要一些練習，不過掃帚的最高速度可達每小時60公裡(37英裡)，對日常都市生活很有用。

"I use my broom as a means of transportation nowadays. And it's so fun." said Russo.

「現在，我用這輛掃帚車作為出行工具，太有意思了。」 Russo說道。

via Reuters

So far, the brooms for Muggles - non-magic people - are largely limited to personal use, but Russo and Sanctus have plans to market and sell the broomsticks, which cost about 4,000 reais ($740) each.

目前，這種為麻瓜(非魔法人類)設計的出行掃帚，在很大程度上僅限於個人使用，但Russo和Sanctus計劃出售這些掃帚，每把價值約4000雷亞爾(740美元)。

"Our final goal is to sell the brooms to the world and maybe create a new variation of Quidditch," said Russo. "And it'll look a lot like the one played in the Harry Potter movies."

Russo說：「我們的最終目標是把掃帚車銷往世界，也許能開創一個魁地奇的變體，而且它看起來很像《哈利·波特》系列電影裡的那款。」

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義大利身障小孩

因樂觀生活紅遍網絡

節選自丨Reuters

作者丨Antonio Denti, Emily Roe

Sirio Persichetti can't speak and can't feed himself but the seven-year-old has taken the social media world by storm with his daily antics, proving that a disability is no barrier to inspiring others.

Sirio Persichetti不會說話，也無法自己吃飯，但這個7歲小孩以他逗趣的日常席捲社交網絡，證明了即使存在身體障礙，也完全有能力鼓舞他人。

Sirio has spastic tetraplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that affects the movement of three limbs.

Sirio患有痙攣性截癱，這是一種影響三肢運動的腦癱疾病。

via Reuters

His mouth is permanently open, blocking him from forming words properly or swallowing. He is fed liquid nutrition through a tube in his stomach and has had a tracheotomy to help him breathe.

由於嘴巴一直張著，Sirio面臨咬字及吞咽障礙。他需要藉助胃管來吃流食，通過氣管切開術幫助他正常呼吸。

He bears this with such resilience, vivacity and lust for life that it prompted his mother Valentina to create a website and Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts to chronicle his everyday life in hopes of inspiring others.

看到忍受病痛的Sirio如此堅韌活潑、熱愛生活，他的母親Valentina決定，把他的日常生活記錄下來，分享在個人網站、Facebook、Instagram和Twitter等社交平臺上，希望能激勵他人。

Valentina曾以兒子的口吻寫下一個帖子：「我來到了操場，我很勇敢很自豪，不過媽媽像老鷹一樣看著我...當你的身體有行動障礙時，想要過上正常的生活並不容易，但我還是會努力的。」via Reuters

The response has been overwhelming, with some videos getting more than 130,000 views.

這在網絡上引發熱烈反響，有些視頻的瀏覽量甚至超過了13萬次。

"In a short time the response, especially from families living in similar situations, was powerful and exciting so we decided to keep going," Valentina said.

Valentina說：「短短時間內，反響就已十分強烈，尤其是那些有著類似狀況的家庭十分興奮，所以我們決定繼續記錄下去。」

She posts videos of Sirio going to school carrying a backpack almost as big as he is, or driving a toy electric car or mercilessly waking up his older brother Nilo, 10.

在母親分享的這些視頻中，Sirio有時背著一個和自己差不多大的書包去上學；有時會開著玩具電動車到處溜達；有時會調皮地吵醒他10歲的哥哥Nilo。

via Reuters

Valentina said she wanted to break the stigma that often surrounds disability by showing that having special needs does not mean an end to fun for a child.

Valentina說，特殊需求兒童並不意味著他們會從此失去快樂，她希望傳遞這個想法，讓障礙人士時常蒙受的罵名早日消除。

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巴西藝術家設計口罩

神還原人臉

（還記得日本3D拉麵口罩不？戳我）

節選自丨Reuters

作者丨Sebastian Rocandio

Jorge Roriz, 65, used to create the magical world of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival with its colorful costumes and fantastic floats.

65歲的Jorge Roriz曾經為裡約熱內盧的狂歡節設計服裝及彩車，打造了一個奇幻的嘉年華。

Now, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, he is using his art to make masks that don't attempt to disguise or accentuate but to be as real as possible.

新冠疫情期間，他正在進行口罩的藝術創作，設計這款口罩不是為了假扮掩飾或吸睛搶眼，而是為了儘可能逼真還原。

一秒換臉，你值得擁有 via Reuters

Roriz paints face masks that are so accurate as to be uncanny. As he speaks wearing his mask, his mouth, like that of a ventriloquist, does not appear to move.

Roriz 繪製的口罩出奇得精準。他戴著口罩說話時，就好像在說腹語，因為口罩上的嘴巴一動不動。

"I use this mask in order not to lose my identity," Roriz said.

「我戴這款口罩是為了露臉。」Roriz說。

有獎競猜：他究竟有沒有戴口罩？via Reuters

He paints the person's lower face on to a white mask, taking time over the details like skin hue and lips.

他在一個白色口罩上畫出定製者的下半臉，注重在膚色和嘴唇等細節上多花工夫。

The masks have become popular with people who don't want to hide their face during the pandemic but are keen to protect themselves against the virus.

這款口罩很受歡迎，尤其吸引那些既希望在疫情期間露臉、又希望做好病毒防護的人。

這複製粘貼真是絕了，只是....當不了眼罩使 via Reuters

"It's vital that people look after themselves, it's good that people use masks," he said.

Roriz說：「保護好自己很重要，大家都戴上口罩這很好。」

"I've had a really positive reaction, people laugh. Something that was meant to be sad became something that brings joy."

「我得到了積極正向的回應，大家都露出了笑臉。原本的傷心事變成了一件樂事。」

MOMENT

1

埃及金字塔前

舉行女性瑜伽日活動

Women attend a yoga event in support of the eradication of violence against women in front of the pyramids.

埃及金字塔前舉行女性瑜伽日活動，呼籲消除對女性的暴力行為。

Photograph: Ahmed Fahmy/Reuters

2

雪梨人表示熱瘋了

相約海灘下餃子

People take a late-afternoon dip at Bondi Beach. Sydney and parts of New South Wales are sweltering in temperatures of more than 40C (104F).

傍晚時分，人們在邦迪海灘遊泳。雪梨和新南威爾斯州的部分地區，氣溫已超過40攝氏度(104華氏度)。

Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

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印度教徒穿新衣

歡度屠妖節

Hindu women celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, at Krishna Mandir.

在黑天神廟(Krishna Mandir)，印度教女子們正在慶祝排燈節/屠妖節(Diwali)。

Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images

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聖誕樹已就位

聖誕還會遠嗎？

The Rockefeller Center christmas tree arrives at Rockefeller Plaza and is craned into place.

美國紐約洛克菲勒中心，到達洛克菲勒廣場的聖誕樹，正在被吊車安置歸位。

Photograph: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

5

看看這一樹金黃

我靈魂出竅了五秒

A man sits with his dog under a tree with autumn colour in County Durham.

金秋，達勒姆郡的一位男士和狗狗坐在樹下。

Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

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