国外媒体:德国遭淘汰 球迷泄愤欲烤“章鱼哥”

German fans want revenge grilling² of oracle³ octopus⁴

Some Germans are calling for a public roasting of the oracle octopus who correctly picked the winner of all six of their national soccer team's World Cup matches -- including a bitter defeat to Spain on Wednesday.

Paul, a two-year-old octopus in a German aquarium⁵, turned into a global celebrity⁶ for hisuncannyability to predict the winner of all Germany's matches -- even a group stage defeat to Serbia and an ousting⁷ by Spain in the semi-finals.

"Nothing beats grilled⁸ octopus," said Dolores Lusch, a Germany fan who works on a Berlin fish stall. "Cut him up in thin slices and grill¹ him on all sides with a dash of lemon juice, olive oil and garlic on it. Delicious!"

Not an ordinarily superstitious⁹ people, Germans became believers in Paul's possiblepsychicpowers. The country was shocked and distraught when he picked Spain to win aftertippingGerman wins over Argentina, England, Ghana and Australia.

German newspapers and websites were filled with suggestions of what to do with Paul -- most involved cooking and eating him.

"Throw him in the frying pan," wrote the Berliner Kurier newspaper in a popular sentiment echoed by Die Welt, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the Hamburger Abendblatt and other newspapers.

Paul's picks have become news across Germany and around the world. German networks have had live reports on Paul's picks.

On Friday, Paul will tip the winner of Saturday's Germany-Uruguay match for third place as well as the winner of the Spain-Netherlands final on Sunday. Networks in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands are planning live coverage¹⁰.

德国队在本届世界杯上六场比赛的结果都被神算章鱼一一言中，其中包括上周三负于西班牙队的那场比赛，所以日前一些德国人大呼要把这只章鱼给烤了。

生活在德国一家水族馆的章鱼“保罗”今年两岁，它因准确预测出德国队在本届世界杯上的所有比赛的结果而红遍全球，其中甚至包括德国在小组赛中负于塞尔维亚队的那场比赛以及在半决赛中被西班牙队淘汰的比赛。

柏林一个鱼摊老板、德国队球迷德洛丽丝?卢施说：“没有什么比烤章鱼更美味的了。把它切成薄片，涂上点儿柠檬汁、橄榄油和大蒜，再把它给烤了。味道一定很好！”

德国人并不迷信，但保罗的“神算”能力则让他们不得不信服。保罗曾准确预测出德国将战胜阿根廷、英格兰、加纳和澳大利亚队，之后又做出了德国将败给西班牙队的预测，这让德国举国陷入了震惊和恐慌。

现在，德国的报纸和网站上到处都是如何处置保罗的建议，其中大部分都提到了要把它给煮熟了吃。

《柏林信笺报》写道：“把它扔进煎锅”。《世界报》、《南德意志报》、《汉堡晚报》和其它多家报纸也持同样看法。

保罗对世界杯的预测已成为德国乃至全世界媒体关注的焦点，德国电视台还对其预测过程进行过直播。

本周五，保罗将对本周六德国队与乌拉圭队争夺第三名的比赛、以及本周日西班牙队与荷兰队的夺冠赛进行预测。德国、西班牙和荷兰计划对预测过程进行现场直播。

1 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。

2 grilling   

v.烧烤( grill的现在分词 )；拷问，盘问

参考例句：

• The minister faced a tough grilling at today's press conference. 部长在今天的记者招待会上受到了严厉的盘问。
• He's grilling out there in the midday sun. 他在外面让中午火辣辣的太阳炙烤着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 oracle   

n.神谕，神谕处，预言

参考例句：

• In times of difficulty,she pray for an oracle to guide her.在困难的时候，她祈祷神谕来指引她。
• It is a kind of oracle that often foretells things most important.它是一种内生性神谕，常常能预言最重要的事情。

4 octopus   

n.章鱼

参考例句：

• He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
• One octopus has eight tentacles.一条章鱼有八根触角。

5 aquarium   

n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸

参考例句：

• The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。
• I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。

6 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

7 ousting   

驱逐( oust的现在分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。
• The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。

8 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。

9 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。

10 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。