美雕塑家用牙签建成哈利法塔

A sculptor has scaled new heights - by building the world's tallest toothpick model.

一名雕塑家建成了世界最高的牙签模型，攀上事业“新高。

Stanley Hayes Munro, 45, from Syracuse, New York, is a toothpick engineer.

45岁的斯坦利•海耶斯•芒罗（Stanley Hayes Munro）来自纽约的雪城（Syracuse），是一位牙签雕塑工程师。

The former haunted house designer built his first sculpture in school when tasked with creating a structure that could hold the weight of an egg.

斯坦利还做过鬼屋设计师，他的第一个牙签雕塑作品是在学校完成的。当时的设计要求是：搭建的建筑模型要能承受一颗鸡蛋的重量。

And he's been hooked ever since.

此后，他就迷上了牙签雕塑。

Now, he has won the world record for the tallest toothpick structure with a mammoth sculpture of the Burj Kahlifa, Dubai.

现在，他通过成功搭建迪拜哈利法塔（Burj Kahlifa）的巨大牙签雕塑，创下最高牙签模型的世界记录。

For Stanley though, he has always been more concerned with the integrity of his work - structural integrity that is.

但对斯坦利来说，他一贯注重的是作品的完整性，更确切地说是结构完整性。

Stanley said: "I've never cared for counting toothpicks, wasting toothpicks, or any obsession about the number of toothpicks used in any construction.

斯坦利说：“我从来不屑数用了多少根牙签，浪费了多少根牙签，也不痴迷于牙签建筑使用的牙签数量。

"But an engineering problem where you've got to create a strong structure, now that's a problem worth solving."

“我关心的只有建造坚固的建筑物时会遇到的工程问题，这才是值得解决的问题。

"I made my first toothpick structure in 5th grade art class," he continued. "The assignment was: build something 25cm tall and have it hold the weight of an egg.

他继续说道：“我在小学五年级的美术课上完成了第一件牙签建筑作品。作业的要求是：建一个25厘米高、能承受一颗鸡蛋的重量的作品。

"Mine held my desk and from that point I was hooked."

“我的桌子都压不坏我的作品，此后我便醉心于此。

"Everybody likes to ask whether my sculptures collapse when I build them, but they are much stronger than people think," he said.

他说：“大家都喜欢问我建造过程中雕塑会不会塌。但牙签雕塑要远比人们想的要牢固得多。

"The biggest challenge with Burj Khalifa wasn't really the height, it was the shape of the outer walls."

“哈利法塔牙签雕塑的最大问题不是高度，而是外墙的形状。

"There wasn't a flat surface anywhere and I individually had to individually construct each level," he said.

他说：“外墙没有一个面是平的，我就必须一层一层地搭。

"Then it had to come apart into four main sections so it could travel."

“要想搬运这个雕塑，就必须先把它拆成个四个主要部分。

Vocabulary

toothpick：牙签

haunted：闹鬼的

hooked：被…迷住的

integrity：完整