盘点2011-年度奇闻异事

2011年度奇闻异事

The Weirdest Stories of 2011

每年，有许多新奇的诡异事件和惊人的科学发现占据世界传媒的头版。2011年没有让人失望：人们看见了貌似亚伯拉罕·林肯的祥云，也曾在末日预言的乌云下诚惶诚恐，还领略了研究外星人绑架心理根源的奇趣。接下，就为您盘点本年度（2011年）最离奇事件：

Every year, dozens of weird new stories and surprising scientific findings grab headlines across the world. From clouds that looked like Abraham Lincoln to doomsday predictions to research on the psychological roots of alien abductions, 2011 didn't disappoint. Here, a sampling of the weirdest stories of the year:

谷歌地图眼尖的用户发现，中国存在奇特结构的巨大图案。谜团破解：它们是军事卫星的刻度指示。

Eagle-eyed users of Google Maps spotted several giant, mysterious structures laid out throughout China. Mystery solved: They're calibration targets for spy satellites.

著名视频分享网站YouTube 网友看到一个宇宙飞船大小的UFO(不明飞行物)停靠在水星附近。谜团破解：看到的不过是经过了图像处理。

A YouTube enthusiast spotted a planet-size UFO near Mercury; that one turned out to be an imaging artifact.

“雪人专家声称已经找到有力证据，证明俄罗斯确有传说中的野兽。而在数月之后，疑似“雪人的手指经过DNA化验分析，被确定为人指。

Yeti researchers claimed they found "indisputable proof" of the mysterious beast in Russia. Months later, a supposed yeti finger was subjected to DNA analysis and found to be of human origin.

爱尔兰一处宣布一个男人死于人体自燃。以此同时，英国一家火葬场公布计划，通过燃烧尸体把热能转化为电能。这也许惊动了“死人，一名50岁的“死者在太平间“睡了一天之后马上就醒了。

A coroner in Ireland declared a man died of spontaneous human combustion. Meanwhile, a crematorium in England unveiled its plans to convert heat from burning corpses into electricity. Perhaps alarmed by this, a 50-year-old "dead" man woke up after 24 hours in a morgue.

2011年一连串报道了一群令人费解的塞尔维亚小孩，据说他们天生有磁力。

For unknown reasons, 2011 saw a rash of reports of Serbian children who were, supposedly, magnetic.

人们目击到天空中出现一些有趣的东西。爱荷华州上空，一大群虫子黑压压逼近，形成了“虫卷风。加拿大天空显现了酷似亚伯拉罕·林肯侧面的祥云。

Lots of funny stuff was spotted in the skies. A swarm of insects in Iowa formed what's known as a "bugnado," and clouds in Canada closely resembled Abraham Lincoln's profile.

加利福尼亚科学家研究声称，事实上，遭遇外星人绑架和亲眼见到天使都是在生动逼真的梦境中感受到的。

A scientist in California conducted several studies that suggest alien abductions and visions of angels are, in fact, very vivid dreams.

霍华德.坎平(Harold Camping)（译者注：原文将Harold 误写为Howard）牧师在基督教电台两次预言2011年世界末日，但都一一落空。坎平发言人说他不打算对2012年进行末日预言了。

Howard Camping, a radio evangelist, predicted, twice, that the world would come to an end in 2011. A spokesperson for Camping says he plans to make no doomsday predictions for 2012.

2011年，世界吉尼斯纪录一些稀奇古怪的标准新鲜出炉。但是今年有二主入选：史上最大内衣在伦敦揭晓——1222B罩杯和史上毛发最多的泰国女毛孩儿。

Dozens of bizarre Guinness World Records standards were set in 2011, but this one got the most double takes: The world's largest bra was unveiled in London. It was size 1222B. Oh, and the world's hairiest girl was crowned.

科学家指出，如果你找不到电视遥控器了，那么49%的可能，它夹在沙发垫那儿。

Scientists reported that, if you've lost your TV remote, there's a 49 percent chance it's wedged in between your couch cushions.

球迷庆祝西雅图海鹰跑卫马肖恩·林奇的一个触地得分球，引发了一场小地震。

Fans celebrating a touchdown by Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch created a mini-earthquake.

年初，艺术历史学家认为，达芬奇名画《蒙娜丽莎》中的女人也许竟然会是一个纨绔子弟。这幅画玄机重重，世界闻名。新的说法认为她的眼中含有密码。

Early in the year, art historians suggested that the woman portrayed in da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" might actually have been a dude. Mysteries abound about the most famous painting in the world, including the new claim that there are secret codes painted in her eyes.

海洋里也出现了一些蹊跷事儿。一个冲浪者乘着一头巨型白鲨，目击到纽约东海这头大怪物。另外，海洋学者发现有一个“飞碟飞入了大海。

Plenty of weird happenings also took place in the ocean. A surfer was spotted riding a great white shark, a sea monster washed up along New York City's East River, and oceanographers discovered a "flying saucer" that crashed in the ocean.

最后，说点儿恶心的事情。新西兰赛马主人获得批准，可以将种马的精液作为一种能量饮料出售。一个卖主说道，喝了马的精液之后，你“会像种马一样，连战一周都不会觉得累。

And finally – disgustingly – racehorse owners in New Zealand were given permission to sell stallion semen as an energy drink. Drinking it will give you "as much zizz as a stallion for a week afterwards," one vendor claimed.

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