The Colorful Lilac-Breasted Roller

夢幻彩色鳥

【摘要2020.2.18.蘋果】

Native to Africa, the lilac-breasted roller can be found throughout a large part of the African continent. They are so abundant in Kenya that they are the country’s national bird. This bird is also an important part of African folklore, and it has a very unique and colorful appearance.

In fact, lilac-breasted rollers can have dazzling color combinations of up to eight colors, including dark blue, reddish brown, turquoise, yellow, green, and, of course, lilac.

紫胸佛法僧為非洲特有，可在大部分的非洲大陸見到。牠們在肯亞數量多到足以成為該國國鳥。這種鳥也是非洲民俗中一個重要的部分，而且牠擁有十分獨特且色彩繽紛的外貌。

事實上，紫胸佛法僧的炫目色彩可能結合了多達八種顏色，包括深藍色、紅棕色、藍綠色、黃色、綠色，當然也有淡紫色。生活必備字詞

(be) native to + 地方　　是某地特有的，原產於某地
This kind of bird is native to that island.
continent n.大陸，洲
combination n.結合，組合

An Artist Used 99 Phones to Fake a Google Maps Traffic Jam

一名藝術家以99支手機讓Google地圖假塞車

【摘要2020.2.18.自由】◎黃靖媗

Three years ago, artist Simon Weckert noticed something unusual at a May Day demonstration in Berlin：Google Maps showed there was a massive traffic jam, even though there were zero cars on the road.

3年前，藝術家賽門．威克特注意到柏林一場五一勞動節示威中有些不正常的地方，Google地圖顯示路上嚴重塞車，即使路上完全沒有車。

Weckert realized that it was the mass of people, or more specifically their smartphones, that had inadvertently tricked Google into seeing gridlock on an empty street.

威克特發現，是一大群人，更精確地說，是他們的智慧型手機不經意地欺騙了Google，讓它以為空蕩的街道上有交通堵塞。

Weckert borrowed phones from friends and from rental companies until he had acquired 99 devices, which he piled into a little red wagon. Over the course of a day, Weckert would walk up and down a given street, towing his smartphone-packed wagon behind him.

威克特向朋友與租借公司借來99支手機，並將它們堆在一個紅色的小型手拉車內。一整天，威克特在特定街道上遊走，並將裝滿智慧型手機的手拉車拖在身後。

Weckert says his wagon would create a long red line in the app, indicating that traffic had slowed to a crawl—even though there wasn’t any traffic at all.

威克特說，他的手拉車會在手機應用程式（app）上創造出一條長長的紅線，紅線代表交通狀況已經慢到難以前進，即使根本沒有任何車流量。

新聞辭典

demonstration：名詞，示威遊行。例句：They organized the demonstration against the new policy.（他們舉辦示威遊行，抗議新的政策。）

traffic jam：片語，交通阻塞。例句：I will be late cause massive traffic jams.（我會遲到，因為路上塞得很嚴重。）

pile：動詞，堆疊。例句：I piled a lot of books on the table.（我在桌上堆了一些書。）