中英對照讀新聞》Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys（年度海明威模仿大賽在佛羅里達礁島群拉開序幕）
年度海明威模仿大賽結果7月22日揭曉，由來自威斯康辛州麥迪遜的傑瑞特‧馬歇爾（圖中高舉獎盃者）奪下冠軍。（美聯社）
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Almost 140 bearded men who resemble Ernest Hemingway converged on Key West, the late author’s home during the 1930s, to compete in the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest that began on July 20 evening.
近140名酷似厄尼斯特‧海明威的蓄鬍男子，聚集在這位已故作家1930年代的故居西嶼，參加7月20日晚上開始的海明威模仿大賽。
The challenge is a highlight of the island’s Hemingway Days festival that salutes the literary talent and adventurous life of the Nobel Prize-winning writer.
這項挑戰是島上海明威節的一大亮點，該節旨在向這位諾貝爾獎得獎作家的文學才華和冒險生活致敬。
The three-night look-alike competition is held at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, where Hemingway often spent time with local and literary friends.
這場為期3晚的模仿比賽在「懶惰喬酒吧」舉行，海明威經常在那裡與當地朋友和文友共度時光。
Closely observed by a judging panel of previous winners including 2022’s Jon Auvil, of Dade City, Florida, contestants take turns pontificating and parading across Sloppy Joe’s stage.
在包括2022年佛州戴德市的瓊‧奧維爾在內的歷屆獲獎者組成的評審團密切觀察下，參賽者輪流在「懶惰喬酒吧」的舞台上高談闊論和炫耀吹噓。
The contest’s second preliminary round is set for Friday, the 124th anniversary of Hemingway’s July 21 birth, and the 2023 winner is set to be chosen Saturday night.
這項比賽的第二輪預選定於週五舉行，即7月21日海明威124週年誕辰，2023年獲勝者定於週六晚上選出。
新聞辭典
converge：動詞，會合、聚集、趨於一致。例句：The paths all converge at the main gate of the park.（這幾條小路都在公園正門處交會。）
pontificate：動詞，自以為是地談論。例句：I think it should be illegal for non-parents to pontificate on parenting.（我認為沒有做過父母的人，是沒有資格自以為是地大談為人父母之道的。）
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