【精英翻譯】的部落格

精英翻譯轉自https://paper.udn.com/papers.php?pname=POH0054

If monkeys used calendars, they would always circle the last Sunday of November. On that day, the "Monkey Buffet Festival" takes place in Lopburi, Thailand. The event lets monkeys kick back and do what they love most: eat.

Try to picture it. Long white tables stand amid the ruins of an old temple. Someone removes the covers over the table, and you see colorful piles of fruits and vegetables. Hundreds of monkeys jump onto the tables from all around. They don't stop eating until they are too full to move.

It is good to be a monkey in Lopburi. The city has a thousand-yearlong connection with the animal. The festival itself is more recent. A local hotel owner started it in 1989. He wanted to say "thanks" to the monkeys for making people want to visit Lopburi.

The Monkey Buffet Festival is not just a special day for the monkeys. Many tourists circle the day on their calendars as well. So what are you waiting for? Book a ticket and grab your camera. This is one festival you will not want to miss!

如果猴子會用月曆，牠們一定只會在十一月的最後一個星期天畫圈做記號。因為泰國的洛布里會在那天舉辦「猴子自助餐節」，讓猴子放鬆進行自己最愛的事：「吃東西」。

大家試著想像一下。在老舊寺廟廢墟之間佇立著白色的長形桌，有人打開桌上的餐罩後，就可看見五顏六色成堆的蔬果。幾百隻猴子從四處湧入跳上桌，直到飽餐到動彈不得，才會停止進食。

所以，當洛布里的猴子很好命。此城與猴子之間具有上千年的淵源。自助餐節則是比較近代的活動，是當地一名飯店業者於 1989 年帶動起來。他想透過這個方式對猴子「道謝」，以感謝猴子吸引遊客前來洛布里。

猴子自助餐節不僅是猴子的特別節日。許多遊客一樣會在自己的月曆上圈出這一天。那麼你還在等什麼？趕快訂機票和帶著相機，這是一場不容錯過的節慶！