Hapless attempt at parallel parking in Belfast is internet hit 貝爾法斯特不幸的路邊停車嘗試成網路熱門影片
◎管淑平
A video of an unfortunate woman trying to park her car in a Belfast street has become an internet sensation.
一名不幸運的婦女在貝爾法斯特一條街道上試圖停車的影片，已成為網路爆紅影片。
It shows a female driver taking about 30 minutes and several attempts to reverse her car into a space between two vehicles.
影片顯示一名女駕駛花了約30分鐘，數度嘗試要將她的車倒車停進一個位於兩車之間的空位。
The hapless attempt at parallel parking was captured on a mobile phone, after a group of students from a nearby house saw the scene unfold.
附近一棟屋子內的學生目睹這幅景象發生後，用手機拍下這場不幸運的路邊停車嘗試。
A blow-by-blow commentary was given by Ciaran Doherty and Ciaran Shannon and their friends, which undoubtedly helped the footage go viral.
席朗．杜赫提、席朗．夏儂和他們的朋友，針對這支影片提出詳細評論，無疑助長影片竄紅。
Ciaran told the BBC： "One of the boys in the house was looking out the window having a wee bit of fresh air and saw it."
席朗向英國廣播公司說：「當時屋內一名男孩正從窗戶往外看，呼吸點新鮮空氣，看到此事。」
"We were looking at it for a good 15 minutes before we started videoing it. I offered to park the car for her. I can’t believe she couldn’t get it in. It could easily have fitted a big people carrier in that space."
「我們足足看了15分鐘，然後開始拍攝。我提議去幫她停車。我無法相信她停不進去，那樣的位置足夠讓一輛大型轎旅車輕鬆停進去。」
They cheer when the woman appears to be mastering the task in hand. But then the students fall about laughing as she appears to be carrying out a three-point turn instead of parking.
當這名婦女看起來上手時，他們歡呼鼓勵。但接著這群學生全都笑翻了，因為她顯然是在3點轉向，而非停車。
After 30 minutes, when the car is finally parked, the watching students whoop with delight and give the poor woman a round of applause.
過了30分鐘，車子終於停好了，這群觀看的學生高興地大喊大叫，並給這名可憐的婦人鼓掌。
新聞辭典
blow-by-blow：形容詞，詳細的。例句：The witness gave a blow-by-blow account of the accident.（目擊者詳細說明這起意外。）
a wee bit：形容詞、副詞，一點點、非常少的。例句：I’m just a wee bit worried about her.（我只是有一點擔心她。）
fall about laughing：動詞片語，大笑不止。例句：They fell about laughing when I told them the news.（當我告訴他們這個消息時，他們都忍不住大笑。）
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