旅行平安,從登錄開始~ 國人前往中國大陸、香港或澳門, 請先上陸委會官網「國人赴陸港澳動態登錄系統」, 登錄停留地點及時間,還有你和緊急聯絡人的聯絡資訊,必要時政府才能更即時的提供協助。 大陸委員會 廣告 https://fstry.pse.is/8euevc —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— 逐字稿如下: Topic: About Germany - Big cats' droppings help German circus weather coronavirus crisis One creature's droppings can be another's treasure, as Germany's Krone Circus is finding out during the new coronavirus pandemic. 一個生物的糞便,可能是另一個生物的寶藏,正如德國王冠馬戲團在新型冠狀病毒大流行期間所發現。 Home to 26 lions and tigers, the circus has found an unusual side income and raised money despite coronavirus-related restrictions: selling jars of big cats' droppings. 儘管受到冠狀病毒相關的限制,這個養了26隻獅子和老虎的馬戲團發現了一種不尋常的外快並攢了錢:販售裝有大貓糞便的瓶罐。 Customers have told lion tamer Martin Lacey they swear by the stuff. 顧客告訴馴獅人馬丁.拉西,他們相信這玩意兒有用。 "I am told it keeps cats away from the garden, and since then we have learned that also it keeps the animals away from the car, where they eat all the electric cables," Lacey said. 拉西說,「我聽說這讓貓遠離花園,從此我們知道,它也能讓這些動物遠離車輛,牠們之前把裡頭所有電纜都吃掉。」 The jars sell for 5 euros each, with some of the money going towards a charity to improve the living conditions of captive animals. 每罐賣5歐元,有些錢用在慈善機構,以改善圈養動物的生活條件。 And if you don't have a garden pest problem but find your neighbours pesky? – "Put some in the garden, and the neighbours will go away," Lacey chuckles. 而若你沒有花園動物蟲害問題,但覺得你的鄰居很討厭?—拉西竊笑表示,「放一點在花園裡,然後那些鄰居就會走開。」 Next Article Topic: Berlin brothels reopen after lockdown, but no sex allowed 柏林妓院歷經封鎖後恢復營業,但是不准性愛 Berlin's brothels were allowed to reopen last week after months of closure due to coronavirus restrictions – but full-on sex is still off-limits. 柏林妓院因為新冠病毒防疫限制而關閉數月後,上週獲准恢復營業,但是仍然禁止全套性服務。 Instead, clients looking for sexual healing in the German capital will have to make do with erotic massages until regulations are further relaxed in September. 顧客想在這座德國首都找性愛療癒,將得先將就情趣按摩,直到9月防疫規定進一步放寬為止。 At the brothel where longtime sex worker Jana plies her trade, beds have been made, animal-print pillows fluffed and fresh flowers placed in vases. 資深性工作者雅納工作的妓院,床舖準備好了,印著動物圖紋的枕頭蓬鬆柔軟,花瓶裡也插上了鮮花。 But Jana, 49, is looking forward to next month when she can offer the full service again. 但是49歲的雅納在期待下個月恢復提供全套服務。 Sex work had been banned in Berlin since mid-March as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. 柏林自3月中起禁止性工作業,做為控制新冠病毒蔓延的一部分措施。 Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1394745; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1395609 Next Article Topic: About Europe - Sausage vending machines booming in Germany Hungry Germans craving a sausage in the dead of night are increasingly turning to vending machines for their bratwurst, bockwurst, and so on. The machines are booming outside German cities where shops are less likely to stay open for long hours, according to a survey by the German Press Agency. 在深夜裡飢腸轆轆、想吃香腸的德國人,愈來愈常利用自動販賣機購買巴雷特煎腸、博克香腸等食品。德新社調查顯示,這類自動販賣機在德國城市以外的地區大幅增加,因為當地商店的營業時間沒那麼長。 Some butchers' vending machines sell three or four types of sausages, and punnets of accompanying potato salad – so customers can buy all they need for a traditional hearty German feast anytime. 某些肉商設置的自動販賣機提供3到4種香腸,還搭配一小盒馬鈴薯沙拉,讓顧客隨時都能買到一頓豐盛的德國傳統餐點。 There are over 570,000 vending machines in Germany, but despite their popularity they are expected to complement, rather than replace traditional shops. 德國目前有逾57萬台自動販賣機,儘管廣受歡迎,人們仍認為這些販賣機只是為傳統商店增色,而非取而代之。 "Vending machines will play a complementary role in brick-and-mortar retailing," Wolfgang Kampmeier of the Berlin-Brandenburg trade association told the Berliner Zeitung newspaper. 「柏林布蘭登堡貿易協會」的沃夫岡.坎普邁耶向《柏林日報》表示:「自動販賣機將在實體商店零售業務中扮演互補角色。」 Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1354230 Next Article Topic: Slow music: Chord change in Germany of 639-year organ piece Hundreds of fans attended a special kind of musical happening on Sept. 5 at a church in Germany: a chord change in an organ piece that is supposed to last for an entirety of 639 years. The performance of the ORGAN2/ASLSP, or As Slow As Possible, composition began in September 2001 at the St. Burchardi Church in the eastern town of Halberstadt and is supposed to end in 2640 if all goes well. 數百名樂迷在九月五日齊聚德國一間教堂,參加一場特別的音樂活動:預計持續演奏整整六百三十九年的一首管風琴作品,在當天改變了和弦。這首名為《ORGAN2/ASLSP》,又名《愈慢愈好》的作品,從二○○一年九月開始在德國東部小鎮哈柏斯塔的聖布爾夏迪教堂演奏。如果一切順利,演奏將會於二六四○年結束。 The music piece by the American composer John Cage is played on a special organ inside the medieval church. The last sound has been the same one for the last six years and 11 months, and therefore the chord change on Saturday last week was a big event among fans of the John Cage Organ Project. 這首樂曲是由美國作曲家約翰‧凱吉所作,在這座中世紀教堂內由一台特製管風琴演奏。在過去六年又十一個月之間,這首樂曲一直持續著相同的聲音,也因此上週六轉換和弦,對「約翰‧凱吉管風琴計畫」的樂迷而言堪稱一大盛事。 A chord change means that the sound of the organ pipes changes either because new sounds are added or existing sounds end. On Sept. 5, two new organ pipes were added. Organizers say the performance is "one of the slowest realizations of an organ musical piece." 轉換和弦意味著管風琴音管的聲音改變,變化來自於新聲音加入,或是原本持續的聲音停止。在九月五