新奇事件簿 免遭车祸牺牲的完美体形

A road safety organisation¹ in Australia has created a mock-up of the perfect body needed to survive a car crash. Australia's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has called its human-looking creation 'Graham'. TAC commissioned a sculpture of Graham and released a video to educate road users about road safety. Although Graham is humanesque, he is somewhat grotesque² in parts and resembles a character from a horror movie. The BBC says: "He has a head shaped like a boulder³, feet snarled⁴ like tree roots and a chest like a wrinkled battering⁵ ram⁶." A spokesperson from TAC said Graham was designed to highlight how frail⁷ and vulnerable the human body is when involved in a vehicle collision on the roads.

澳大利亚道路安全局制作车祸人体模型，称这类体型的人群可在车祸中幸免于难。澳大利亚交通事故委员会将这种人脸模型称之为“Graham”。TAC（澳大利亚交通事故委员会）授权制作“Graham”模型，并公布了有关道路安全视频。尽管“Graham”形似人形，但许多身体部位非常怪诞，类似恐怖电影中的角色。BBC表示：“他的头形似卵石，双脚像树根一样互相缠绕，胸部就像起了褶皱的破城锤。”TAC发言人称“Graham”的设计目的在于，展现人类在车祸中脆弱的一面。

TAC commissioned celebrated⁸ artist Patricia Piccinini to create the artwork for Graham. She collaborated⁹ with a leading trauma¹⁰ surgeon and a road crash investigation¹¹ expert to get the right look and build for Graham. She gave Graham a thick skull¹², a wider neck, an inflatable chest that acts like airbags, and hoof-like legs that allow Graham to jump out of dangerous situations. TAC chief executive Joe Calafiore commented on why his organisation commissioned Graham as an educational tool. He said: "Cars have evolved a lot faster than humans and Graham helps us understand why we need to improve every aspect of our roads system to protect ourselves from our own mistakes."

TAC委任著名艺术家帕翠西亚·皮奇尼尼制作“Graham”。她与创伤外科医生，以及车祸调查专家一同完成“Graham”的制作。“Graham”的头骨更厚，脖子更宽，充气型胸部就如同气囊，双腿像马蹄一样可以让他逃离危险。TAC行政长官乔·卡拉菲奥雷对制作“Graham”教学模型的原因发表了看法。他称：“汽车的发展速度要远超人类，而通过“Graham”我们可以得知，我们为什么需要提升道路系统的方方面面来保护我们，避免我们犯错误。”

1 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

2 grotesque   

adj.怪诞的，丑陋的；n.怪诞的图案，怪人（物）

参考例句：

• His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。
• Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。

3 boulder   

n.巨砾；卵石，圆石

参考例句：

• We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
• He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。

4 snarled   

v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
• As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时，它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 battering   

n.用坏，损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
• He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

7 frail   

adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的

参考例句：

• Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
• She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。

8 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

9 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。

10 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

11 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

12 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。