San Antonio Zoo will let you name a cockroach after an ex and feed it to an animal

 

聖安東尼奧動物園讓你用前任之名為蟑螂命名，並將牠餵給動物吃掉

【摘要2023.2.3.五.自由】◎張沛元

The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off.

（美國德州）聖安東尼奧動物園正為那些死纏爛打的前任，提供特別的西洋情人節祝福。

For $10, the zoo will name a cockroach after your not-so-special someone and feed it to an animal – a cold, but direct message that you’re no longer interested.

只要10美元，該動物園就會以你已經不那麼在意的意中人的名字，為1隻蟑螂命名，並將牠餵給動物（吃掉）—此為（向你的前任傳達）你對他（再也）沒興趣的冷酷但直接的訊息。

Those not into bugs can choose a vegetable for $5 or a rodent for $25 instead.

不喜歡蟲子的人可以改選5美元的蔬菜，或25美元的囓齒動物。

All donors will receive a digital Valentine’s Day Card showing their support for the zoo. They can also opt to send their ex-boo a digital Valentine’s Day Card informing them that a cockroach, rodent, or veggie was named after them and fed to an animal.

所有捐款人都將收到1張顯示其對該動物園之支持的數位西洋情人節賀卡，也可選擇發送數位西洋情人節賀卡給其前任，告知對方有蟑螂、囓齒動物或蔬菜以他們命名，並餵給動物吃掉。

新聞辭典

name someone/something after someone/something：慣用語，以…為…命名。例句：The Cook Islands are named after British Captain James Cook.（庫克群島是以英國海軍上校詹姆斯‧庫克命名。）

bug/bugger off：俚語，叫人滾、走、別煩我。

into：介系詞：喜歡。例句：My favorite movie is “He’s just not that into you,” a star-studded American comedy about love and relationships.（我最喜歡的電影是眾星雲集、關於愛情與男女關係的美國喜劇《他其實沒那麼喜歡你》。）

 

Entering an Amusement Park

驗票入遊樂園

【摘要2023.2.3.五.壹蘋】

L: Leo P: Park Staff Member

Leo walks up with his family to the entrance of an amusement park.

P: Welcome to King’s Point Amusement Park. May I see your tickets, please?

L: I have digital tickets on my phone that I bought online.

P: Please raise your QR code to the scanner. I see you have tickets for two adults and one child. Is this your child right here?

L: Yes, she is.

P: Sorry for asking, but is she 12 or under? The age limit for children’s tickets is 12.

L: Oh, no. She just turned 13 a few days ago.

里歐和他的家人走向遊樂園的入口。

工作人員：歡迎來到歡樂王國遊樂園。麻煩能讓我看一下你們的票嗎？

里 歐：我的手機有在網路上購買的電子票券。

工作人員：請將您的 QR 碼放到掃描器上。我看您持有的票是兩張成人票及一張兒童票。這是您的孩子嗎？

里 歐：是的。

工作人員：冒昧詢問，她十二歲以下嗎？兒童票的年齡上限是十二歲。

里 歐：噢，糟糕。她前幾天才剛滿十三歲。

生活必備字詞：

digital a. 數位的

limit n. 限制；極限

tricky a. 棘手的，難處理的

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