奇才！澳州男子编织巨型快餐帽走红网络

 　　This month in Fringe Foodie – our blog about creative types with a passion for what’s on their plate – we chat to Phil Ferguson, the Melbourne-based crochet¹ prodigy² and Instagram sensation with a penchant³ for donning a drumstick.

　　在本月的“边缘美食家”中，我们博客讨论了基于人们对于食物的热情会产生什么样的创作模式。我们采访了住在墨尔本的菲尔·弗格森，他是编制奇才同时也是网络红人，他因喜欢穿戴各种食物形状的帽子而爆火。

　　Six months after moving to Melbourne, Tuckshop Takeaway’s burger maker⁴ Phil Ferguson realised he needed to flex⁵ his Fine Arts muscles and, more importantly, make friends.

　　搬到墨尔本6个月之后，在快餐外卖店上班的汉堡制作师菲儿·弗格森觉得自己需要活跃一下美术细胞，更重要的是，为了交朋友。

　　奇才！澳州男子编织巨型快餐帽走红网络

　　Sporting the cutesy-kitsch headwear with an apathetic⁶ pose, Ferguson’s Instagram account, ChiliPhilly, was born and promptly⁷ went “viral”. Now, with more than 19 thousand followers⁸, and a cupboard full of fancy dress options to call upon (pizza head, bacon and egg beanie, burger balaclava, etc.), Phil Ferguson can rest assured his friend count and artistic⁹ cred will only continue to grow.

　　戴着“故意讨人喜欢的俗气”食物造型编织帽，摆着面无表情的姿势，弗格森的Instagram账号“奇力菲利”应运而生并开始像“病毒”一样迅速火了。现在，弗格森已经拥有1.9万粉丝，还有一柜子的超萌食物帽可供选择（披萨帽、培根鸡蛋卷小偏帽，汉堡头套等等）。弗格森完全可以放心他已经拥有足够数量的好友了，而且自己的艺术声望也在不断攀升。

　　Q：Food and crochet are seemingly incongruous interests. Tell us how and why you decided¹⁰ to merge¹¹ the two?

　　食物和编织看起来是完全不相关的两样爱好，请告诉我们你是怎样想到要将他们结合起来的？

　　A： I’ve done art my whole life, so crochet was a fun thing I sort of taught myself. The food element came about because I was working at Tuckshop Takeaway, Caulfield (Melbourne). My first real hat was a pot plant, but I was like, “Oh maybe I’ll make one that’s a burger.” So I made it based on the burger we sell at our work.

　　我一生都在搞艺术创作，教自己编织很有意思。食物这个元素来源于我在墨尔本考尔菲尔德快餐外卖店的工作。我的第一顶帽子其实是一个盆栽植物，但是我想，“也许我可以做一个汉堡包。”所以我根据我工作中所卖的汉堡包的形状来编织帽子。

　　Q: You obviously didn’t have a blue-print or crochet pattern to work off, how did you manage to make the burger hat?

　　很明显你并没有绘制图和编织模型，那么你是怎样编织出汉堡包帽子的呢？

　　A: I went on YouTube to figure how to do the one stitch, but everything beyond that I’ve taught myself. The burger one took me so long. I was undoing¹² it and redoing it. It was only until I started my Instagram account that I committed to finish it straight away.

　　我到YouTube上面搜索视频学习编织的基本步骤，然后其他的事情就得靠我自己摸索了。编织汉堡包帽子用了我很长时间。我不停的拆了重织、再拆了重织。直到我开了Instagram账号我才下决心一定马上织出来。

　　Q：Why do you think the concept works?

　　你为什么会觉得这个创意能够成功？

　　A：When I started my Instagram I thought, “I’m going to do these weird¹³ crocheted¹⁴ hat things,” and I had a feeling it would be somewhat popular. It’s because I’m making wearable things, but in turn they’re objects or food, then I’m a boy and people don’t associate crochet with men.

　　当我开了Instagram账号的时候我就在想“我要做这些奇怪的编织帽”。我有一种预感它很可能火起来。因为我在编织可以戴的帽子，然而实际上他们看上去却是食物，而且我是个男生，一般人们很少会想到男生编织。

　　Q：You’re still working at Tuckshop Takeaway. Would you ever wear a head piece on the job?

　　你仍然在快餐外卖店工作，你有没有在工作的时候戴一顶这样的帽子呢？

　　A： I totally would not! It’d get so oily being near the grill¹⁵!

　　完全不会，那会让帽子在我做烧烤的时候被溅上油的。

1 crochet   

n.钩针织物；v.用钩针编制

参考例句：

• That's a black crochet waistcoat.那是一件用钩针编织的黑色马甲。
• She offered to teach me to crochet rugs.她提出要教我钩织小地毯。

2 prodigy   

n.惊人的事物，奇迹，神童，天才，预兆

参考例句：

• She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。
• He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。

3 penchant   

n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向

参考例句：

• She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
• He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

4 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

5 flex   

n.皮线，花线；vt.弯曲或伸展

参考例句：

• We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
• He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。

6 apathetic   

adj.冷漠的，无动于衷的

参考例句：

• I realised I was becoming increasingly depressed and apathetic.我意识到自己越来越消沉、越来越冷漠了。
• You won't succeed if you are apathetic.要是你冷淡，你就不能成功。

7 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

8 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

9 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

12 undoing   

n.毁灭的原因，祸根；破坏，毁灭

参考例句：

• That one mistake was his undoing. 他一失足即成千古恨。
• This hard attitude may have led to his undoing. 可能就是这种强硬的态度导致了他的垮台。

13 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

14 crocheted   

v.用钩针编织( crochet的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mom and I crocheted new quilts. 我和妈妈钩织了新床罩。 来自辞典例句
• Aunt Paula crocheted a beautiful blanket for the baby. 宝拉婶婶为婴孩编织了一条美丽的毯子。 来自互联网

15 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。