美联社:六指家族为巴西六冠王祈福
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A family is counting on the fingers of a single hand its hopes for Brazil to win a sixth World Cup championship.
据美联社报道,一个巴西家族正以他们的手指寄托对巴西六冠王的祝愿。
All the members of the Silva family living In Aguas Claras, a town on the outskirts of the capital of Brasilia, were born with an extra digit on each hand as a result of a genetic condition known as polydactyly.
席尔瓦(Silva)家族住在首都巴西利亚市郊的清水湖。由于共同的多指畸形基因,他们在出生时,两只手都是6指。
Rather than recoil in the face of stares by curious onlookers, the 14 members of the family spanning four generations seem to embrace their physical difference with pride.
面对外人惊奇的目光,这个横跨4代的14口之家却对自己身体上的不同引以为豪。
And that pride never shines more brightly than during the World Cup as they relish the attention of Brazilian media, which have trained cameras on the family as much of the South America nation crosses its fingers hoping the national team will add to its record five World Cup titles.
而他们的自豪在巴西世界杯中变得更加闪耀,并品尝到了被巴西媒体关注的喜悦。他们把双手放在巴西国旗上,为巴西六冠王祈福。媒体用相机记录下了这一时刻。
''Since the last World Cup we wanted Brazil to become hexacampeao,'' said Ana Carolina Santos da Silva, using the Portuguese term for ''six-time champion'' that would be the envy of the soccer world. ''But it didn't happen, so this year we really want Brazil to achieve the sixth.''
安娜·席尔瓦(Ana Carolina Santos da Silva)说:“自从上届世界杯后,我们就一直盼望巴西第六次夺冠”,她用葡萄牙语“hexacampeao"表达了象征足球界奇迹的“六冠王”。她还说:“上次我们没有成功卫冕,今年我们希望巴西如愿以偿。”
Far from a hindrance, having an extra finger seems to help the Silva family perform domestic chores and pursue musical talents.
六指好像并没有困扰过席尔瓦家族,反而帮助他们更好地完成家务和展现音乐才华。
Fourteen-year-old Joao de Assis da Silva shows off his dexterity moving up and down his guitar's fret board.
14岁的乔安·席尔瓦(Joao de Assis da Silva)展现了他在弹吉他时,灵巧乐动的手指。
His 8-year-old cousin, Maria Morena da Silva, has musical dreams, too. ''I have never played the piano, but I want to learn, and it might be easier playing with six fingers,'' she says.
乔安8岁的妹妹玛利亚·席尔瓦(Maria Morena da Silva)也有音乐梦想。她说:“我从未弹过钢琴,但我想学,我的6个手指可能弹得更容易一些。”
巴西一个家族里有六位家族成员都是六指。图片来源:路透社
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