2021年双语阅读：世界上著名的快闪行动.docx

资料来源：来自本人网络整理！祝您工作顺利！2021年双语阅读：世界上著名的快闪行动 快闪行动，又译"聪慧暴民、"暴民、"快闪暴走族、"快闪族、"聪慧行动帮等等是新近在国际流行开的一种嬉皮行为，可视为一种短暂的行为艺术 On August 5th, 2021, a small group of young people gathered at the Hongqi Street in city Changchun, Jilin Province, China. These young people, in matching clothes, and each holding a guitar, stood in line and began to sing a pop song. And suddenly, they dispersed1). This was the first case of the globally renowned Flash Mob landing in Changchun, China. Fourteen participants staged their event in three downtown areas of the city, puzzling a lot of passers-by in the process. Is it performance art? The cutting edge of a new social movement? Or just the ultimate surprise party? 2021年8月5日,一小群年轻人聚集在中国吉林省长春市的红旗街。

这些年轻人穿着统一的服装,每人背着一把吉他,站成一排开头演唱一首流行歌曲然后很突然地,他们就四散分开了 这是风行全球的"快闪行动首次登陆中国长春14名参加者在该市的三处繁华路段开展了活动,使得这期间路过的很多行人一头雾水 这是一种行为艺术?是一项最前沿的新社会运动?抑或只是一场终极的惊喜派对? 关于快闪行动 A relatively new phenomenon, a flash mob is a spontaneous2) gathering of people who assemble in a predetermined3) location, perform an action, and then disperse. Participants network4) through email, bulletin boards, and social networking sites, including Facebook, Myspace, private blogs, public forums, personal websites, as well as by word of mouth and text messaging, and generally assemble silently and without comment before vanishing equally mysteriously. The general purpose of a flash mob is to create a light-hearted gathering of people to intrigue5) and mystify6) bystanders. Yan Hao, a college student, was one of the 14 team members who took part in the Changchun Flash Mob. I love fresh ideas, said the young man. And I have been longing to take part in the Flash Mob. Unlike Yan, some other members took the activity as a way to release pressure. We dont know each other. Who cares who you are and what youre doing? 快闪行动是一种相对而言比拟新的现象,一群人自发聚集到某个事先商定好的地点,做出一个举动,然后快速四散分开。

参加者在网络上通过电子邮件、公告板和Facebook、Myspace等社交网站、私人博客、公共论坛、个人网站,以及口口相传、短信等形式互相征求看法通常状况下,他们都会悄无声息地聚集,然后在同样神奇消逝前不发表只字片语 快闪行动的一般目的是组织一个轻松的聚会,激起旁观者的好奇心,让他们感到困惑不解大同学闫昊(音译)是参加长春快闪行动的14名成员之一"我喜爱新奇的办法,这位年轻人说"我始终盼望参与快闪行动与闫昊不同,其他一些成员那么将这项活动视为宣泄自身压力的一种途径"我们互不认识谁关怀你是谁,你在做什么? 第一次快闪行动 The first flash mob was organized in Manhattan, New York, US, in May 2021 by Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harpers Magazine7). But this first event, like many, was unsuccessful. The first successful flash mob was assembled on June 3, 2021 at New Yorks Macys department store. More than one hundred people converged8) on the ninth floor rug9) department of Macys department store, gathering around one particularly expensive rug. Anyone approached by a sales assistant said that they lived together in a warehouse on the outskirts of New York, that they were shopping for a Love Rug and that they made all purchase decisions as a group. You could imagine how the stores sales assistants were puzzled by these people! 2021年5月,《哈泼氏》杂志资深编辑比尔瓦西克在美国纽约曼哈顿组织了第一次快闪行动。

但是和很多活动的第一次一样,这次活动并没有胜利 2021年6月3日,第一次胜利的快闪行动在纽约的梅西百货公司上演一百多人聚集在梅西百货公司九层的地毯专柜,围在一块无比昂贵的地毯旁假设被销售助理问起,他们每个人都会说,他们一起居住在纽约市郊的一个仓库里,正在选购一块"爱的地毯,而且他们全部的购置行为都是集体打算的你可以想象店里的销售助理被这些人搞得多么迷惑不解! 世界上有名的快闪行动 ★Silent Disco A well known flash mob was the April 2021 Silent Disco in London. At various underground stations around London, people gathered with their portable music devices and at a set time all started dancing to their music. At the time this was by far the largest flash mob gathering by a considerable amount. It was reported that at Victoria Station more than 4,000 people were in attendance. This impacted the regular service of the London underground system enough for the citys police to begin crowd control and slowly clear people. ★Worldwide Pillow Fight Day Worldwide Pillow Fight Day (or International Pillow Fight Day) was a pillow fight flash mob that took place on March 22, 2021. Over 25 cities around the globe participated in the first international flash mob, which was the worlds largest flash mob to date. According to The Wall Street Journal, over 5,000 participated in New York City, overtaking Londons 2021 Silent Disco gathering as the largest recorded flash mob. ★The London Underground Tube Party In response to a ban on drinking alcohol on the London Underground, citizens in the city organized a final Tube party on 31 May 2021, the night before the ban took effect. The party took place primarily on the Circle line, with smaller events taking place along the system. Although there are no definite figures on the turnout10), experts say there were thousands of Londoners in attendance. ★The Mp3 Experiment In this flash mob, participants downloaded musical tracks before attending the event, and spontaneously broke into dance, following instructions embedded11) in the tracks. The Mp3 Experiment has become an annual event. The original one took place ind。