说到佛罗里达发生的奇怪事情,这个可能是今年最搞笑的。Speaking of strange things that happen in Florida, this might be the funniest of the year.
两个游客在佛罗里达把一条死鳄鱼绑在了车顶上。Two tourists in Florida strapped a dead alligator to the roof of their car.
然后开着车穿过了好几个县。Then drove across several counties.
最后被警察抓了。And finally got caught by the police.
我们来说说这个故事。Let's talk about this story.
这两个人一个叫Anthony Buhl。These two men, one named Anthony Buhl.
五十六岁。Fifty-six years old.
另一个叫March Chadwick。The other named March Chadwick.
五十七岁。Fifty-seven years old.
他们在佛罗里达旅游。They were vacationing in Florida.
某天他们开车的时候看到路上有一条死鳄鱼。One day while driving they saw a dead alligator on the road.
可能是被车撞死的。Probably hit by a car.
这种事情在佛罗里达很常见。This kind of thing is very common in Florida.
佛罗里达有大约一百三十万条鳄鱼。Florida has about 1.3 million alligators.
比有些国家的人口都多。That's more than some countries' populations.
它们到处都是。They're everywhere.
有时候甚至在高尔夫球场。Sometimes even on golf courses.
所以看到一条死鳄鱼在路上不算奇怪。So seeing a dead alligator on the road isn't strange.
但是这两个人决定把它带走。But these two men decided to take it.
他们说想把鳄鱼做成标本。They said they wanted to turn the alligator into a specimen.
标本就是把死的动物处理以后保存起来。A specimen is when you preserve a dead animal.
让它看起来跟活的一样。Make it look like it's alive.
然后放在家里当装饰。Then display it at home as decoration.
有些人喜欢收集动物标本。Some people like collecting animal specimens.
但是在佛罗里达你不能随便拿鳄鱼。But in Florida you can't just take alligators.
不管是活的还是死的。Whether alive or dead.
鳄鱼在佛罗里达是受保护的。Alligators in Florida are protected by law.
拿了就是犯法。Taking one is a crime.
这两个人可能不知道这个规定。These two men might not have known this rule.
也可能知道但是不在乎。Or they knew but didn't care.
他们把鳄鱼搬到了车顶上。They loaded the alligator onto the car roof.
然后用绳子绑好。Then tied it down with rope.
一条大鳄鱼就这样绑在了车顶上。A big alligator just like that, strapped to the roof.
然后他们开始上路了。Then they hit the road.
有人最先在迪士尼乐园附近看到了这辆车。Someone first spotted this vehicle near Disney World.
在迪士尼乐园附近。Near Disney World.
就是你去看米老鼠的那个地方。The place where you go to see Mickey Mouse.
车顶上绑着一条大鳄鱼。With a big alligator strapped to the roof.
有人报了警。Someone reported it to police.
但是这两个人继续开。But these two kept driving.
后来有人告诉他们这是犯法的。Later someone told them this was illegal.
他们没有把鳄鱼扔掉。They didn't throw the alligator away.
他们拿了一块白布把鳄鱼盖起来了。They took out a white sheet and covered the alligator up.
就好像只要看不到就没事了。As if not seeing it means it's not there.
但是一条鳄鱼的轮廓。But the outline of an alligator.
就算盖了布。Even covered with a sheet.
谁都看得出来那不是一个行李箱。Everyone can tell it's not a suitcase.
警察通过车牌识别系统跟踪了这辆车。Police tracked the car through license plate recognition.
最后在Melbourne市拦住了他们。Finally stopped them in Melbourne.
Melbourne是佛罗里达东海岸的一个城市。Melbourne is a city on Florida's east coast.
不是澳大利亚的那个。Not the one in Australia.
两个人承认他们知道拿鳄鱼是违法的。Both men admitted they knew taking an alligator was illegal.
但他们还是做了。But they did it anyway.
两个人都被逮捕了。Both were arrested.
被控非法猎杀、持有或捕获鳄鱼。Charged with illegal killing, possession, or capture of alligators.
这在佛罗里达是重罪。This is a felony in Florida.
每人交了五千美元的保释金。Each posted five thousand dollars bail.
四月二十八号要上法庭。Court date is April 28th.
这个故事在美国引起了很多笑声。This story caused a lot of laughter in America.
因为它太典型了。Because it's so typical.
在美国有一种新闻叫"Florida Man"新闻。In America there's a type of news called "Florida Man" news.
就是佛罗里达人做了一些非常离谱的事。When someone in Florida does something completely outrageous.
这种新闻经常上热搜。This kind of news often trends.
比如"佛罗里达男子用鳄鱼打破窗户"。Like "Florida man uses alligator to break window."
比如"佛罗里达男子骑鳄鱼过马路"。Like "Florida man rides alligator across the road."
这种标题你会觉得是假的。These headlines seem fake.
但在佛罗里达它们是真的。But in Florida they're real.
不过这次有意思的是。But what's interesting this time.
这两个人不是佛罗里达人。These two men are not from Florida.
来自纽约和田纳西。From New York and Tennessee.
但是佛罗里达的气质还是感染了他们。But Florida's energy still got to them.
到了佛罗里达。When you go to Florida.
这大概就是这个州的魔力。That's probably the magic of this state.
其实"佛罗里达男子"新闻这么多有一个真正的原因。Actually there's a real reason why "Florida Man" news is so common.
佛罗里达有一个法律叫"阳光法案"。Florida has a law called the "Sunshine Law."
这个法律说所有的政府记录都要公开。This law says all government records must be public.
包括警察的逮捕记录。Including police arrest records.
任何人都可以看。Anyone can see them.
记者可以看。Reporters can see them.
普通人也可以看。Ordinary people can too.
每一个奇怪的逮捕都会被发现。Every strange arrest gets discovered.
然后被报道。Then gets reported.
但是在其他州呢?But in other states?
一样有奇怪的事。Same strange things happen.
只是你看不到。You just can't see them.
因为那些州的记录不公开。Because those states' records aren't public.
所以不是佛罗里达人更疯狂。So it's not that Florida people are crazier.
是佛罗里达的法律让你看到了所有疯狂的事。It's that Florida's law lets you see all the crazy things.
但是不管原因是什么。But regardless of the reason.
这个故事让大家笑了。This story made everyone laugh.
有时候新闻不需要很严肃。Sometimes news doesn't need to be serious.
让人笑一笑也很好。Making people laugh is good too.
特别是在每天都是坏消息的时候。Especially when every day is bad news.
一条车顶上的鳄鱼。One alligator on a car roof.
两个被抓的游客。Two arrested tourists.
这就是今年最好笑的新闻之一了。This is one of the funniest news stories of the year.