读者文摘:世界胡子锦标赛冠军访谈

When did you start thinking of your facial hair as a competitive asset?

你什么时候开始把你的胡子当作一种竞争力资产?

I usually just braid my beard, but I'd get compliments on it, so I found a contest.

我经常编织我的胡子，但我会得到别人的称赞，所以我发现了一个竞赛。

It was so much fun, it was ridiculous. The best way to describe a beard contest is as a cross between a beauty pageant¹ and a dog show.

它非常有趣，太可笑了。形容胡子比赛最好的方法是把它描述成选美比赛和狗狗表演的混合体。

Your beard is almost two feet wide and as curly as a basket of snakes. How did you come up with the design?

你的胡子几乎有两英尺宽，像一篮子蛇一样卷曲。你是如何想到这种设计的？

I paid attention to what the winning styles were for other events. I was being strategic.

我关注了其他比赛获胜者的风格。我是有策略的。

I didn't have a name for my design, but I get called Mr. Pretzel a lot.

我的设计还没有名字，但是我经常叫它椒盐卷饼先生。

What's your technique?I've learned how to do all my styling with my hands.

你的技术是什么？我学会了用手做所有的造型。

You can't use bobby pins or wire or anything. It has to be hair spray or wax holding your beard up.

你不能使用你不能用发夹或丝线什么的。一定要用发胶或发蜡把胡子托起来。

What's the competition like? They have a styling room at the event,

竞赛是什么样子的？竞赛的地方有一个造型间。

but I always style in a hotel room and then catch a cab to the event because I can't safely drive when I have my beard styled up.

但是我经常在酒店的房间里做好造型，然后坐计程车去竞赛的地方。因为我做好胡子造型后就不能安全地驾驶。

I don't have any peripheral² vision at that point.

那时我没有任何外围视觉。

How have the cab drivers reacted? Everything from pretending there's nothing weird³ happening to getting selfies.

计程车司机们的反应是怎么样的？各种各样吧，从假装没有任何奇怪的事情到拿出手机自拍。

Is it hard to get a job with a beard that reaches your belly⁴ button? I'm my own boss, so the beard fits into my dress code.

胡子长到肚脐后工作难找吗?我自己就是老板，所以留胡子符合我的着装要求。

The Remington Beard Boss World Beard and Moustache Championships drew 738 contestants⁵ from 33 countries to Austin, Texas, in 2017.

2017年，雷明顿胡子老板世界胡须锦标赛吸引了来自33个国家的738名参赛者来到德克萨斯州奥斯汀。

1 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

2 peripheral   

adj.周边的，外围的

参考例句：

• We dealt with the peripheral aspects of a cost reduction program.我们谈到了降低成本计划的一些外围问题。
• The hotel provides the clerk the service and the peripheral traveling consultation.旅舍提供票务服务和周边旅游咨询。

3 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。

4 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

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》