双语：剑桥大学生“卖脸”蹿红英国(组图)

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2012年03月07日]沪江英语

剑桥大学生“卖脸”

　　Two graduates are selling their faces to advertisers in a bid to pay off almost £50,000 in student debts。
　　英国剑桥大学2名大学生通过在自己脸上印商标给企业打广告的方式，来偿还约5万英镑的学生贷款。
　　Ed Moyse and Ross Harper, both 22, paint company logos and slogans on their skin for a day, meaning anyone who passes them will the ad。
　　埃德・莫埃斯和罗斯・哈珀今年都是22岁，他们会在脸上印上公司的商标和标语，每个广告维持一天，这样每个经过他们的人都会看到广告。
　　Firms taking up the service on buymyface.co.uk so far have included Ernst and Young, Pipers Crisp and online fundraiser Mashbo。
　　目前通过”买我的脸”的网站页面与他们建立合作关系的企业有：安永会计事务所，Pipers Crisp食品公司和网上融资机构Mashbo。
　　The pair, who went to Cambridge University, have been running their scheme for 155 days out of a total planned 366 — and they have raised just over £31,000.
　　这两位剑桥大学生打算将这一计划持续366天，在过去仅155天内，他们就赚得了3.1万英镑(约合人民币31万元)。
脸上的广告
　　Originally one advertising day cost £1 — but by now the boys are in such demand prices have gone up to £400 and rising。
　　刚开始一个广告一天的要价仅为1英镑，但现在因为他们非常抢手，1天广告的单价已经飙升到400英镑，目前价格仍在上涨。
　　Moyse and Harper said: "It's our unconventional way of paying off our student debt。
　　莫埃斯和哈珀表示：“我们想通过这种不同寻常的方式还清学生贷款”。
　　"We've seen so many unsuccessfully applying for jobs, only to eventually settle in a career that they never really wanted. It's just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely."
　　“我们看到了很多求职不顺的案例，那些学生最后只能干些他们根本不喜欢的工作。我们的方式有一些不同，就目前的形势来说还不错。”