中英對照讀新聞》A street in The Hague gets an all-encompassing orange facelift for Euro 2024海牙一條街道為2024年歐洲盃改頭換面變橘色

荷蘭海牙「市場街」13日裝飾滿滿橘色，迎接4年1度的歐洲足球錦標賽。（美聯社檔案照）

◎周虹汶

The fluttering of 64 kilometers of orange bunting and a hammer driving a nail into a wall to hold up orange tarps are the sounds of a Dutch summer of soccer in a normally drab suburban street in The Hague.

在海牙一條通常缺乏色彩的城郊街道上，64公里長的橙色彩旗飄揚拍動，以及用錘子將釘子打進牆上來支撐橘色防水布，就是荷蘭夏季足球的聲音。

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The Marktweg is one of several streets in the Netherlands that get an all-encompassing orange facelift during European Championships and World Cups when the national team — known as Oranje after the Dutch royal family and the color of their shirts — are looking to add to the Euro it won 36 years ago.

「市場街」是荷蘭在歐洲足球錦標賽和世界盃期間改頭換面變橙色的街道之一，這段時間國家隊——以荷蘭王室及其球衣顏色命名的「橙衣軍團」知名——希望替它36年前曾贏得的歐洲盃添色。

For two months leading up to Euro 2024 that starts on Friday in Germany, a dedicated team of up to 10 volunteers — more in the weekends — has been decorating their street, creating not just an orange overload, but also a sense of community.

2024年歐洲盃週五於德國展開前的2個月期間，一支由多達10名志工組成的專門團隊——週末人數更多——一直在裝飾他們的街道，不僅創造了爆滿橙色，還營造了一股社區意識。

Houses are plastered with orange tarps and banners, street lights and trees are wrapped in orange, garbage containers are — you guessed it — orange, while litter bins are red, white and blue, the equally patriotic colors of the Dutch flag.

房屋上貼滿了橙色防水布和橫幅，路燈與樹木都包成橘色，大型垃圾箱是——你猜對了——橙色，而垃圾桶是紅、白、藍，與荷蘭國旗一樣愛國的顏色。

新聞辭典

encompass：動詞，指包含、圍繞、完成。例句：His plan encompasses every possibility.（他的計畫包含了各種可能。）

overload：動詞，指使裝載過重、使負擔過重。名詞，指超載、（電流）過度負荷。例句：We all suffer from information overload. （我們都飽受資訊超載之苦。）

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