中英對照讀新聞》Thieves target bonsai trees across Japan for lucrative resale 轉售有利可圖 日本各地盆栽樹遭竊賊鎖定
日本各地盆栽竊案頻傳。圖為2017年5月22日參加英國倫敦切爾西花展的日本盆栽。（法新社）
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A wave of thefts of bonsai miniature potted trees across Japan appear tied to an overseas boom that offers high profits from resale, according to experts.
根據專家，一波盆景失竊潮席捲日本各地，顯然與轉售利潤高的海外盆栽熱潮有關。
In many cases, thieves made off with expensive plants in the dead of night.
在許多情況下，小偷會在深夜偷走昂貴盆景植物。
Mitsunori Imai, 60, who operates the Warabi-en bonsai garden here in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, was left speechless after he found many bonsai trees missing from his shelves on the morning of Dec. 12.
60歲的今井光典在（日本）栃木縣鹿沼市經營盆栽園「和樂美園」，他在（2023年）12月12日早上發現架上許多盆景樹不翼而飛後，（震驚到）說不出話來。
“My mind went blank because of the shock,” he said.
「我震驚到腦子一片空白，」他說。
新聞辭典
make off with something：片語，偷走。例句：Somebody broke into the restaurant and made off with the safe and money inside.（這家餐廳被闖空門，保險箱與裡面的錢被偷走了。）
in the dead of night：片語，在深更半夜，在夜闌人靜時。例句：The quake happened in the dead of night.（地震發生在夜深人靜時。）
speechless：形容詞，（因氣憤、震驚、驚訝等）說不出話的，無語的。
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