天下奇聞

天下奇聞來襲！！！環球風情欄目除了美輪美奐的美景，也少不了世界各地的奇人奇事。所謂“世界之大，無奇不有”，從本期開始，我們將帶領同學們領略各地趣事。

奇葩賽事：世界胡子大賽

Having spent the last few months and even years perfecting[使完美] their facial hair， these men finally had the chance to show off their eye-catching efforts.

More than 300 men with nicely-shaped beards and long mustaches attended the 2014 World Beard and Moustache Championships， which took place in Portland[波特]， Oregon[（美國）俄勒岡州] on October 25th. Coming from nine countries， the men were judged in 18 beard and mustache groups， ranging from freestyle to best full shaped beard. Easily beating the competition with his long， dark， rough facial hair， Mr. Madison Rowley earned the title of Grand Champion[總冠軍].

魚又有話說：看著千奇百怪的胡子， 我的手蠢蠢欲動，真的好想摸一把（捂臉）。這個胡子大賽每年都舉辦，每次都能讓全世界成千上萬的美鬈公趨之若鶩。當然了，別以為胡子留得越長、越多、越奇怪就越有獲勝機會，人家這個“高大上”的比賽可是有其評審原則的——只有最適合參賽者本身風格的才是最好的。也就是說，即使你把胡子玩出花兒來，但和你臉型不配，和你風格不搭，那也是白搭。從這個意義上來說，個人覺得如果馬克思和關公能參賽，絕對能傲視群雄，胡子魅力值突破天際。

為什么貓咪會乖乖待在圓圈里？

Why Did the Cat Sit in the Circle？

If you’ve spent hours patiently trying to teach your cat to perform tricks then the latest online pet craze[狂熱] could be one for you.

Cat Circles， where cats are attracted to a simple circle， sit down in the middle of it and then refuse[拒絕] to move， are being recreated all over the world by ordinary kitties who seemingly can’t pass by a circle without being irresistibly[無法抵擋地] drawn to it.

Hundreds of web users are posting pictures of their successful feats[豐功偉績]， while vets[獸醫] and pet psychologists[心理學家] remain stumped[把……難倒].

魚又有話說：作為愛貓人士，看到網上這則無數貓主人投身其中的“圍捕喵星人大作戰”、“封印喵星人計劃”，我也動起手來實驗了一下。反正實驗方法極其簡單，就隨便弄條線圍成圈就行了。結果怎么樣呢？喵了個咪，喵星人果真抵擋不住圓圈的誘惑，主動走進“封印”，坐下，然后就不出來了，仿佛要坐到地老天荒，非要我過去抱出來才行。為什么喵？雖說獸醫和寵物心理學家們百思不得其解，但有研究貓咪的專家認為，或是出于好奇心，或想吸引主人注意而待在圈內，也或許是因為在周圍沒有東西阻礙的地方畫圓圈，就像替貓咪畫出它們的地盤，會令它們有安全感。