VOA慢速英語：假人挑戰(zhàn)風靡網(wǎng)絡(luò)
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Have You Seen the Mannequin Challenge?
假人挑戰(zhàn)風靡網(wǎng)絡(luò)
This is What's Trending Today.
這里是今日熱點節(jié)目。
A mannequin is a plastic model used in clothing stores.
假人是指服裝店用的塑料模型。
A storeowner puts clothing on the mannequin to show shoppers how the clothing looks on the human body. Unlike a human being that moves, the mannequins stay in one place.
店主將衣服穿到假人身上，向購物者展示衣服穿到人身上是什么樣子。不像人類會動，假人靜止不動。
Starting in late October, videos with the hashtag #MannequinChallenge started coming out on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
從10月下旬開始，標注假人挑戰(zhàn)標簽的視頻開始在YouTube、Facebook和Twitter上出現(xiàn)。
The videos show people freezing in place while the camera moves around them. In the background, you sometimes can hear a song called "Black Beatles" by the hip-hop group Rae Sremmurd.
這些視頻展示了人們在相機移動拍攝期間靜止不動。有時候還可以在背景音樂中聽到嘻哈樂隊 Rae Sremmurd 演唱的這首《Black Beatles》。
At first, high school students and college sports teams were doing the Mannequin Challenge. One story about the development of the video trend says a Twitter user posted the first Mannequin Challenge video on October 26. It showed some students at a high school in Florida.
起初是高中生和大學運動隊在進行假人挑戰(zhàn)。一篇關(guān)于這一視頻趨勢的發(fā)展歷程的新聞表示，10月26日某位推特用戶發(fā)布了第一個假人挑戰(zhàn)視頻，視頻內(nèi)容是佛羅里達州一所高中的一些學生。
Then it started to catch on. Hillary Clinton did a video on her airplane on November 8.
然后它開始流行開來。希拉里于11月8日在飛機上拍了一則視頻。
Just two days later, the NBA champion basketball team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, visited President Barack Obama at the White House. While the players were there, they made a Mannequin Challenge video with Michelle Obama.
就在兩天后，NBA總冠軍克利夫蘭騎士隊到白宮拜訪了奧巴馬。這些球員在白宮期間同米歇爾拍攝了一則假人挑戰(zhàn)視頻。
LeBron James was not perfect, however. He blinked his eyes when the camera passed by. He posed taking a selfie with Michelle Obama.
然而詹姆斯表現(xiàn)不夠完美，當相機拍過去時他眨了眨眼睛。他擺出了同米歇爾自拍的姿勢。
Other sports teams have done videos, too.
其它體育明星也拍了視頻。
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League, or NFL, did a video that showed players talking to media members, along with other locker room scenes.
美國橄欖球聯(lián)盟(NFL)的匹茲堡鋼人隊也拍了一則視頻，視頻展示了球員們同媒體人士交談，以及其它更衣室場景。
The challenge seems like fun for the participants and viewers. But not everyone is impressed by them.
這類挑戰(zhàn)似乎對參與者和觀眾來說都很有趣。但是并非每個人都對此印象深刻。
For example, the Spanish national soccer team posted a video after its game with England on Tuesday night. During the game, England scored a goal and did the Mannequin Challenge on the field as part of its celebration.
例如，西班牙國足在周二晚上同英國隊比賽后發(fā)布了一則視頻。在比賽期間，英格蘭隊進了個球，并在場上進行假人挑戰(zhàn)作為進球慶?；顒拥囊徊糠?。
Neither team succeeded in winning the game, which ended in a 2-2 tie.
兩隊都沒能贏得比賽，這場比賽以2：2的平局結(jié)束。
One sports newspaper from Spain said the video was better than the team's performance on the field.
西班牙一家體育報紙表示，該視頻比球隊在場上(踢球)的表現(xiàn)要更好。
And that's What's Trending Today.
以上就是本期今日熱點的全部內(nèi)容。
I'm Jill Robbins.
吉爾·羅賓斯報道。
This is What's Trending Today.
A mannequin is a plastic model used in clothing stores.
A storeowner puts clothing on the mannequin to show shoppers how the clothing looks on the human body. Unlike a human being that moves, the mannequins stay in one place.
Starting in late October, videos with the hashtag #MannequinChallenge started coming out on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
The videos show people freezing in place while the camera moves around them. In the background, you sometimes can hear a song called "Black Beatles" by the hip-hop group Rae Sremmurd.
At first, high school students and college sports teams were doing the Mannequin Challenge. One story about the development of the video trend says a Twitter user posted the first Mannequin Challenge video on October 26. It showed some students at a high school in Florida.
Then it started to catch on. Hillary Clinton did a video on her airplane on November 8.
Just two days later, the NBA champion basketball team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, visited President Barack Obama at the White House. While the players were there, they made a Mannequin Challenge video with Michelle Obama.
LeBron James was not perfect, however. He blinked his eyes when the camera passed by. He posed taking a selfie with Michelle Obama.
Other sports teams have done videos, too.
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League, or NFL, did a video that showed players talking to media members, along with other locker room scenes.
The challenge seems like fun for the participants and viewers. But not everyone is impressed by them.
For example, the Spanish national soccer team posted a video after its game with England on Tuesday night. During the game, England scored a goal and did the Mannequin Challenge on the field as part of its celebration.
Neither team succeeded in winning the game, which ended in a 2-2 tie.
One sports newspaper from Spain said the video was better than the team's performance on the field.
And that's What's Trending Today.
I'm Jill Robbins.
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Words in This Story
blink – v. to close and then open your eyes very quickly
pose –v. to stand, sit or hold some position without moving, often as a model photograph or painting
scene – n. a view or sight that looks like a picture
participant – n. a person who is involved in an activity or event
viewer – n. a person who sees or looks at something
