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VOA标准英语2010年-Psychic Octopus Predicts Spain World C

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Octopus1 oracle2 Paul chooses a mussel from a glass tank marked with a Spanish flag, next to a box with a flag of Holland, in the SeaLife Aquarium3 in Oberhausen, Germany, 9 Jul 2010

Football fans in Spain were rejoicing Friday after an octopus called Paul predicted the European nation will win the World Cup. Paul, who has so far correctly forecast who will win every World Cup game involving Germany, also predicts Germany will beat Uruguay in the match for third place.

 

Spaniards watched the Octopus make his final prediction of this World Cup live on television. 

The eight-legged sea creature had two boxes to choose from - one marked with a flag from the Netherlands and another with the flag of Spain - and it was the yellow and red banner he went for.

People watching at a bar in Spain were happy with the choice.

The bar's owner said the octopus has always been right so far - and he hopes he's right again.

One customer said Spain will win anyway, with or without the octopus.

Paul lives in an aquarium in western Germany.  He became an overnight celebrity4 after he correctly predicted all six of Germany's World Cup games.  Germany only has one game left - against Uruguay - and Paul's calculated the European country will win it, taking third place in the tournament. 

Rupert Adams is from William Hill, one of Britain's largest bookmakers. He says the octopus's success rate is remarkable5

"If you had had ten pounds on each and every prediction then re-invested your winnings you would currently have over 1,450 pounds," said Adams.  "It's an astonishing feat6 to get six predictions in a row.  I am told people are walking into our shops and saying 'I will have what the Octopus predicted.'"

But before taking Paul's word for this World Cup, it might be worth checking out the competition, because Paul isn't the only animal making predictions on this World Cup.

Mani the Parakeet, 13, lives in Singapore. His owner says he has correctly predicted the World Cup's four quarterfinal games and Spain's semifinal victory over Germany.

And Mani has forecast that the Netherlands - not Spain - will win the final. Mani's fans in Singapore say his prediction is the one to believe.

"Definitely he will be right, that is going to be because before it happened it was right," said one of Mani's fans.  "So we are also believing, he is also most [believable], so we are also believing that it will definitely be good," he said.

As always in the World Cup, there can only be one winner and only time will tell whether this time round it's the octopus or the parakeet.

 


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1 octopus f5EzQ     
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。
2 oracle jJuxy     
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。
3 aquarium Gvszl     
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。
4 celebrity xcRyQ     
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。
5 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
6 feat 5kzxp     
n.功绩;武艺,技艺;adj.灵巧的,漂亮的,合适的
参考例句:
  • Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
  • He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。
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