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Germany's so-called oracle octopus Paul, swims in front of a mock soccer World Cup trophy in his tank at the Sea Life Aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen July 12, 2010.(Agencies) |
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Paul the oracle octopus was given a replica of the World Cup on Monday as a reward for his perfect eight-for-eight record in picking matches as bettors worldwide collected their winnings based on his selections. The two-year-old octopus with possible psychic powers turned into a worldwide celebrity for accurately predicting the winner of Germany's five World Cup wins as well as their two defeats. Paul also tipped Spain to beat Netherlands in Sunday's final. "We've had a lot of offers for Paul but he will definitely be staying with us and returning to his old job -- making children smile," Sea Life spokeswoman Tanja Munzig in Oberhausen said after presenting Paul with the World Cup replica. "There's no rational reason why he always got it right." Bettors around the world made small fortunes based on Paul's uncanny picks, said Graham Sharpe, media relations director at William Hill in London, one of Britain's largest bookmakers. "I've seen a lot of things in my lifetime but this is the first time I've ever seen people making their picks based on what an octopus tells them," Sharpe said. "We had people coming in saying they didn't know how to place a bet but heard about this German octopus and wanted to bet with him. It's ludicrous. But he kept getting it right," said Sharpe. "It's one of the finest tipping feats ever." Sharpe said that anyone who had placed a 10-pound accumulator bet on Paul's picks from the start of the World Cup would have won 3,000 pounds ($4,500) by the end of the tournament. Paul's home at Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen has been inundated with visitors and media from across Europe. Many networks broadcast his picks live. Hundreds were on hand to watch the World Cup replica lowered into his tank on Monday. (Read by Renee Haines. Renee Haines is a journalist at the China Daily Web site.) (Agencies) |
神算章魚(yú)“保羅”于本周一獲頒一個(gè)“山寨版”大力神杯，以獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)它在世界杯賽事預(yù)測(cè)中八猜全中的完美戰(zhàn)績(jī)。而全世界的一些賭球者們則因按照它的預(yù)測(cè)下注小賺了一筆。 這只現(xiàn)年兩歲的“神算”章魚(yú)因準(zhǔn)確預(yù)測(cè)了德國(guó)在本屆世界杯上五場(chǎng)勝利和兩場(chǎng)失敗的比賽結(jié)果而走紅全球。保羅還正確預(yù)測(cè)了上周日西班牙戰(zhàn)勝荷蘭的決賽結(jié)果。 德國(guó)奧伯豪森水族館的女發(fā)言人坦婭·穆吉將大力神杯模型頒發(fā)給保羅后說(shuō)：“保羅收到了很多邀請(qǐng)，但它仍將留在這里，繼續(xù)履行它原來(lái)的職責(zé)——給孩子們帶去歡樂(lè)。” “至于它為什么總能猜對(duì)，沒(méi)有什么合理的解釋。” 英國(guó)最大的博彩公司之一、位于倫敦的威廉希爾公司的媒介總監(jiān)格雷厄姆?夏普稱(chēng)，全世界的賭球者們沾了保羅的光，小賺了一筆。 夏普說(shuō)：“我這輩子見(jiàn)過(guò)很多事情，但還是頭一次見(jiàn)到人們根據(jù)一只章魚(yú)的選擇來(lái)下賭注。” 夏普說(shuō)：“有些人來(lái)了之后說(shuō)他們也不知道該賭哪邊，但聽(tīng)說(shuō)這只德國(guó)章魚(yú)很神，所以想按它的預(yù)測(cè)賭一把。這聽(tīng)起來(lái)很荒唐，但它總能猜對(duì)。這是有史以來(lái)最完美的預(yù)測(cè)戰(zhàn)績(jī)。” 夏普稱(chēng)，如果從世界杯一開(kāi)始就按照保羅的選擇累計(jì)下注10英鎊，那么在比賽結(jié)束時(shí)能夠賺得3000英鎊（合4500美元）。 保羅所生活的奧伯豪森海洋世界水族館被游客和來(lái)自歐洲各國(guó)的媒體圍得水泄不通。很多新聞?lì)l道還對(duì)保羅的選擇過(guò)程進(jìn)行了直播。數(shù)百名游客于本周一現(xiàn)場(chǎng)目睹了工作人員將獎(jiǎng)杯放入保羅所在水箱的頒獎(jiǎng)儀式。 相關(guān)閱讀 德西大戰(zhàn)在即 “章魚(yú)哥”預(yù)測(cè)西班牙勝 德阿之戰(zhàn)在即 章魚(yú)、海豚上演預(yù)測(cè)大比拼 神奇章魚(yú)預(yù)測(cè)德國(guó)將戰(zhàn)勝阿根廷 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 Julie 編輯蔡姍姍） |
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Vocabulary: psychic: outside of natural or scientific knowledge; spiritual（有特異功能的，通靈的） tip: to provide with a piece of confidential, advance, or inside information（預(yù)言……獲勝；事先說(shuō)……會(huì)成功） ludicrous:absurd（荒唐的；滑稽的） accumulator: a bet on a series of races or other events, where the money won or originally bet is placed on the next race, etc.（累計(jì)下注，每贏一次即押于下一輪賭博） inundated: to overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp（淹沒(méi)，洪水般的撲來(lái)） |
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