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An Iranian man has broken the world record for the number of years spent without bathing.
一名伊朗男子打破沒洗澡年份的世界紀錄。
He spent the last 60 years without a bath. The Iranian News Agency （IRNA） recently published pictures of the 80 year old man.
他過去60年來都沒洗過澡。伊朗通訊社最近刊出這位80歲老者的照片。
The agency noted that the man, Amoo Hadji, lives in the village of Dezhgah of Fars province in Iran.
報導指出，該名男子阿穆．哈吉住在伊朗法爾斯省的德加村。
The man’s most prized possession is his pipe, which is 3 inches in diameter.
該名男子最珍惜的財產，是他直徑3吋的菸管。
Amoo Hadji lives in a stone shack built for him by his neighbours and he rests in a hole in the ground resembling a grave.
阿穆．哈吉住在鄰居們為他建造的石頭棚屋，他在地面上一個像是墳墓的洞穴裡棲息。
The news agency also noted that when he feels cold, he wears a helmet and lights up several cigarettes at a time.
報導還說當他覺得冷時，他會戴起鋼盔並同時點燃數根菸。
This 80 year-old man looks like a troll or maybe a creature from The Lord of the Rings.
這名80歲的男子看起來像是北歐傳說的洞穴巨人，或是電影「魔戒」裡的人物。
His skin is scaly, you can barely see his eyes and he smells to high heaven.
他的皮膚乾澀脫皮，你幾乎看不見他的眼睛，他身上還發出惡臭。
新聞辭典
troll：名詞，北歐傳說的洞穴巨人，也用來形容某些不負責任的網友。例句：The internet trolls search out people online until they find a target they could use to get the attention they need.（網路小白在線上找人，直到找到可用來獲取他們所需注意的標的。）
scaly：形容詞，鱗狀的、如鱗般會剝落的。例句：The iron pipe is scaly with rust.（鐵管因生鏽而片片剝落。）
smell to high heaven：片語，發出惡臭。例句：The garbage smells to high heaven.（垃圾發出惡臭。）
本文引用自 自由時報電子報 http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/
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