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《中英對照讀新聞》 German party leader may auction beard -- or not 德國一名黨魁或許會拍賣鬍鬚—也或許不會

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The head of Germany’s Social Democrats, who has ambitions to be his country’s next leader, is thinking about donating his beard to charity, but is not quite sure.

志在成為德國下屆領袖的社會民主黨黨魁正考慮捐鬍作慈善，不過他還未確定。

Kurt Beck said in a panel discussion in Mainz that he might shave off his beard to raise 1 million euros for charity, the newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported.

德國週日畫報報導，庫特．貝克在美因茨舉行的一個專題座談會上說，他或許會刮掉鬍鬚，以籌募100萬歐元的慈善捐款。

"It must be serious and not turn into a spectacle," he told the paper. "The event would have to help the really needy."

「這必須是嚴肅的，而不能變成作秀，」 他告訴該報說：「這件事必須幫助到真正貧困的人。」

"I’m still thinking about it".

「我仍在考慮。」

Beck’s beard, like the rest of his hair, is short, grey and bristly. He recently told reporters his wife Roswitha, a hairdresser, had said he had "hair like a guinea pig".

貝克的鬍鬚如同他其餘的頭髮，是短灰而且像鬃毛般豎立。他最近告訴記者，他的美髮師老婆蘿絲薇莎說，他有「像天竺鼠一樣的頭髮」。

He currently trails conservative chancellor Angela Merkel by over 50 points in personal opinion poll ratings -- leading to speculation that he may face a challenge with his party for the right to run against her.

他最近在個人民調中落後保守派總理梅克爾超過50個百分點——致使有臆測認為，他與其政黨面臨了能否有權與她一爭高下的挑戰。

新聞辭典

shave （off, away）︰動詞，剃（毛髮）、勉強通過，比如，shave through an examination（考試勉強及格），當名詞有擦過、驚險逃脫之意，例句︰The car passed her by a shave.（車子從她身旁擦身而過。）

spectacle︰名詞，景象、演出、場面。make a spectacle of oneself （出洋相），例句︰You’ve saved me from making a spectacle of myself in the street.（你使我免於在街上當眾出醜。）

speculation︰名詞，思索、推測，也有投機、投機買賣之意。例句︰His speculations in unsound stocks led to his suicide.（他在不可靠的股票上作投機買賣，致使他自殺。）

來源：自由時報

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