英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

◎張沛元

Officials at a small school district in upstate New York say an "honest mistake" led to students being identified in the yearbook as "Creepy smile kid" and "Some tall guy."

紐約州北部的一個小型學區的官員表示，一個「無心之過」導致一些學生在畢業紀念冊上被標識為「恐怖微笑小鬼」與「某個高大個兒」。

The labels appear in photo captions of the high school yearbook at Hoosick Valley, a rural district 20 miles northeast of Albany.

這些稱號出現在胡斯克谷的高中畢業紀念冊的圖說。胡斯克谷是個鄉村地區，位於（紐約州首府）奧爾巴尼東北方20英里。

Acting Superintendent Amy Goodell tells the Troy Record that a "nonintentional, honest mistake" resulted in some members of the track and field team being labeled with made-up names such as "Isolation kid." Several students were identified simply as "Someone."

代理教育局長艾美˙谷戴爾告訴特洛伊紀錄報，一個「非刻意的無心之過」，導致田徑隊的某些成員，被以像是「孤立小鬼」之類的捏造名字予以標記。好幾名學生甚至就只被標識為「某人」。

Goodell says corrections are being made and the parents of students whose names weren’t published correctly have been contacted.

谷戴爾說，錯誤已更正，也已通知那些大名未被正確印刷的學生的家長。

The high school has about 380 students, with a graduating class of fewer than 100. （AP）

這所高中有約380名學生，應屆畢業生不到100人。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

an honest mistake：無心之過，非刻意的錯誤。例句：I gave her the wrong answer, but it was an honest mistake.（我告訴她錯的答案，但我不是故意的。）

made-up：形容詞，偽造的，杜撰的。例句：It’s a made-up story.（這是一個杜撰的故事。）

result in something：慣用語，導致（出某事）。例句：All my efforts resulted in nothing at all.（我的一切努力卻未獲致任何成果。）

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