美国国家公共电台 NPR 垃圾站工作人员发现50多年前在一个瓶子里发出的信息

Litter crew finds message launched¹ in a bottle more than 5 decades ago

垃圾站工作人员发现50多年前在一个瓶子里发出的信息

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In 1966, 2 British teenagers, in search of boyfriends, launched a message in a bottle into an estuary³ in North Lincolnshire, England. The bottle was found a few yards from where its journey started.

1966年，两名英国青少年为了寻找男朋友，在英国北林肯郡的一个河口用瓶子发了一条信息。瓶子是在距离它的旅程起点几码远的地方被发现的。

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

主持人蕾拉·法德尔：

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel.

早上好我是蕾拉·法德尔。

There are lots of different ways to try and find love. Two British teens in the 1960s took their own approach - a message in a bottle sent out to sea asking for single boys between 16 and 18 years old to respond. Turns out, that wasn't the most effective approach. One of the teens, now in her 70s, says she did find true love, just through friends and some 30 years after sending out that bottle. Also, the bottle itself was found all these decades later, feet from where they released⁴ it.

有很多不同的方法来尝试和寻找爱情。20世纪60年代，两名英国青少年采取了自己的方法——一个瓶子里的信息被发送到海里，要求16至18岁的单身男孩做出回应。事实证明，这并不是最有效的方法。其中一位70多岁的青少年说，她确实通过朋友找到了真爱，而且在寄出那瓶酒大约30年后。此外，瓶子本身在几十年后被发现，距离他们释放瓶子的地方只有几英尺。

It's MORNING EDITION.

这是早上版。

1 launched   

v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 estuary   

n.河口，江口

参考例句：

• We live near the Thames estuary.我们的住处靠近泰晤士河入海口。
• The ship has touched bottom.The estuary must be shallower than we thought.船搁浅了。这河口的水比我们想像的要浅。

4 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。