中英對照讀新聞》 World’s most relaxed people gather in Seoul for ’space-out’ competition 世界上最放鬆的人們齊聚首爾進行「放空」比賽

南韓首爾一年一度的「放空大賽」。（歐新社檔案照）

◎孫宇青

In downtown Seoul, in front of the iconic Gyeongbokgung palace, dozens of people of all ages sit on wet yoga mats, staring into space. Some are dressed in doctors’ and dentists’ uniforms, while others wear the attire of office workers and students. Welcome to the international "space-out competition".

在首爾市中心標誌性的景福宮前，數十名不同年齡層的人坐在濕漉漉的瑜珈墊上，直視著前方放空。有些人穿著醫生和牙醫的制服，有些人則穿著上班族和學生的服裝。歡迎來到國際「放空大賽」。

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The rules are simple: do absolutely nothing. Falling asleep, however, leads to disqualification. Organisers monitor the participants’ heart rates; the contestant with the most stable heart rate wins.

規則很簡單：什麼都不做。不過，睡著的話會被取消資格。主辦單位會監測參加者的心率；心率最穩定的參賽者將勝出。

Started in 2014 by local artist Woopsyang, the space-out competition has grown in popularity over the years. Described as visual art, the performance aims to create a mini-city of people doing nothing amid those busy at work, driving home the message that doing nothing is not a waste of time.

這項放空比賽由在地行為藝術家Woopsyang於2014年發起，多年來愈來愈受到歡迎。這場演出被稱為視覺藝術，目的是在那些日理萬機的人們當中，創造一個人人無所事事的迷你城市，以傳達這樣的訊息：無所事事並非浪費時間。

新聞辭典

amid：介系詞，在…當中（之間）。例句：Amid the skyscrapers locates a tiny park.（一座小公園座落在摩天大樓之間。）

drive one’s message home：慣用語，充分表達想法。例句：The instructor drove her message home, explaining this idea several times.（講師多次解釋這個觀點，充分表達她的想法。）

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