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在桃園展出的黃色小鴨，今天驚傳身故的消息。由於桃園的工作人員太急於替因為昨天晚間地震造成的斷電，開始洩氣的小鴨充氣，但卻忽略了風速的問題，讓小鴨硬生生的爆開了，還好高雄市長情義相挺，出借高雄小鴨替桃園繼續展期。

上午九點，在桃園展出的黃色小鴨不幸往生，變成一灘蛋黃。

[[遊客]]
“覺得是整個爆掉，不像洩氣那種，它是蹦”

原來昨天晚間的地震，造成短暫停電，替小鴨充氣的鼓風機，因為電線短路，無法持續為小鴨充氣，小鴨因此漸漸消氣。今天上午遊客湧入，工作人員急著想幫他充氣，卻忽略了風速問題，導致鴨屁股破洞漏氣而爆炸。

[[桃園縣政府副秘書長 蔡麗娟]]
“8點50分左右，平均陣風高達8級以上，其實在鴨體充氣過程當中，它是要四級以內的”

[[桃園縣長 吳志揚]]
“已經在這邊等著要看的人，以及今天本來安排要來看的人，造成很不方便，我們在此深深致歉”

桃園小鴨確定無法修復，縣長吳志揚緊急求助之前展出的高雄市政府小鴨，高雄市已將小鴨運至桃園，預計明天早上六點就能進行充氣。

Visitors to Taoyuan who came to see the Rubber Duck today were in for a surprise – the duck burst and deflated. The irreparable damage is being blamed on overzealous workers who filled the duck with air too quickly. But those eager to see the duck should not despair because Kaohsiung has already sent a similar duck to Taoyuan that will go on display tomorrow. 

At 9 o'clock this morning, Taoyuan’s Rubber Duck collapsed into what seemed to be a yellow pool of egg yolk floating in the sea.

Tourist
It felt like an explosion, not like air leaking out, more like a big boom.

An earthquake last night caused a brief power outage leading the Rubber Duck’s air compressor to short circuit and the Rubber Duck gradually deflated. This morning, with a group of tourists eager to see the Rubber Duck looking on, workers quickly inflated it, though strong winds hampered their efforts, and a small explosion occurred near the Rubber Duck’s butt.

Tsai Li-chuan
Deputy Secretary-General, Taoyuan County
At around 8:50, we experienced gusts averaging level 8 and above. Actually, wind levels should be no stronger than level 4 for the proper inflation of the Rubber Duck.

John Wu
Taoyuan County Commissioner 
For those who are already here waiting to see the (Rubber Duck) and for those who planned to come today whom we have inconvenienced, we offer our deepest apologies.

Taoyuan’s Rubber Duck cannot be repaired. The county commissioner made a special appeal to Kaohsiung to use the duck it previously exhibited. This duck has now been transported to Taoyuan and should begin the process of inflation early Saturday morning.

文章出處： 民視英語新聞