英国小镇河面浮现神秘漂流物引围观

屈联西

2011年04月08日  国际在线

英国小镇河面浮现神秘漂流物引围观

　　It was a mysterious sighting that left the locals intrigued。
　　小镇居民们对一个神秘的景观吸大感兴趣。
　　And before long a large crowd had gathered in Bridgwater to catch a glimpse of the 'unidentified floating object' in the town's river。
　　就在不久之前，一大群人聚集在河桥上争先目睹这个小镇河流里一个神秘的不明漂流物。
　　But the rumours of a rival to the Loch Ness Monster have not just caught the imagination of residents。
　　但是这个与尼斯湖水怪名气相仿的流言吸引的可不仅仅是本地人。
　　The Somerset town and its mystery invader have become a sensation on internet sites and Twitter。
　　萨默赛特镇和它的神秘造访者已经成为了互联网和推特微博上的热门话题。
　　People across the globe are now speculating just what the creature might be - and why it managed to cause such a stir。
　　全世界的人们都在猜测这种生物的身份，以及为什么大家对它如此感兴趣。
　　With such a commotion going on in their town, the local paper seized the opportunity with a lead story on their website about what was happening。
　　镇里有这样的奇事发生，使得当地报纸抓住机会在他们的网站上抢先报道了正在发生的一切。
　　And from there the story took off。
　　从此故事就长了翅膀一样飞到四面八方。