万花筒 klaidescope 2007-11-06&11-07, 美臀大赛

No, they haven't all been caught shot at the same time. These are the finalists in the world's most beautiful bottom competition and it's judgement time for their bums². This is of course happening in Germany where they really know how to appreciate topnotch buttock beauty. The man in charge of presenting this festival of cheek is actually from these shows and he's given this whole business a lot of thoughts. "Bottoms are real. Whereas bosoms³ these days, you don't know if they're real. They might be plastic, they might be pushed up in a bra. So when you take the bra off， you go, en ,there's nothing there. Whereas a bum¹ is real. Like any great talent competition, there's a panel of hard to please judges as an appreciative⁴ audience and there's the one who got the wrong end of the stick. All the contestants⁵ have competition numbers carefully painted on their thighs⁶. So it's not to obscure the vital merchandize. And when it came to picking their winner, the verdict was unanimous. No way this panel was going to be split down the middle and the proud owner of the world's most beautiful bum has a few maintenance tips to keep those cheeks pert. I drink my coffee with 7 sugars. No tips from the male champ though, just joy it is incredible victory." The great feeling to be a winner. Really. Especially because I won with my ass⁷, i mean, it's kinda weird⁸, but it's good." No wonder he is so chuffed. The winners get 10,000 Euroes each, the contract as bottom models and what the organizers mysteriously describe as comprehensive bottom insurance.

1 bum   

n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨

参考例句：

• A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
• The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

2 bums   

n. 游荡者，流浪汉，懒鬼，闹饮，屁股 adj. 没有价值的，不灵光的，不合理的 vt. 令人失望，乞讨 vi. 混日子，以乞讨为生

参考例句：

• The other guys are considered'sick" or "bums". 其他的人则被看成是“病态”或“废物”。
• You'll never amount to anything, you good-for-nothing bums! 这班没出息的东西，一辈子也不会成器。

3 bosoms   

胸部( bosom的名词复数 )； 胸怀； 女衣胸部（或胸襟）； 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形

参考例句：

• How beautifully gold brooches glitter on the bosoms of our patriotic women! 金光闪闪的别针佩在我国爱国妇女的胸前，多美呀！
• Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there weep our sad bosoms empty. 我们寻个僻静的地方，去痛哭一场吧。

4 appreciative   

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

• She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
• We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。

5 contestants   

n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 thighs   

n.股，大腿( thigh的名词复数 )；食用的鸡（等的）腿

参考例句：

• He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

8 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。