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The Record-Breaking Book of World Records

世界之最 《金氏世界紀錄大全》

英倫翻譯圖文摘自http://www.appledaily.com.tw/

In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, the owner of Guinness Brewery, was hunting in the Irish countryside. A fast bird flew by and he confidently took aim, fired his trusty rifle, and missed. He then started to argue with his companions about which are the fastest game birds in Europe. After arguing for several hours, he realized there was no reference book to settle the argument. It was at that moment that the seeds of the Guinness Book of World Records were planted. Sir Beaver believed that his customers drinking his beer in the pubs around Europe were probably spending a lot of time arguing about similar questions. Sir Beaver then employed some London-based researchers to bring his dream to life.

1951 年，健力士酒廠董事休•比佛爵士在愛爾蘭鄉間打獵。一隻鳥很快地飛過去，休•比佛爵士信心滿滿地瞄準了那隻鳥、用他可靠的步槍射向鳥兒，結果沒打中。然後他開始和他同行的友人們爭論，哪一種才是歐洲飛行速度最快的獵鳥。爭論了數小時後，他瞭解到並沒有可供參考的書籍來平息這場爭辯。正是此刻為《金氏世界紀錄大全》一書灑下了種子。休•比佛爵士認為在歐洲各地酒吧喝他廠牌啤酒的顧客們，也有可能會花許多時間爭論類似的問題。於是休•比佛爵士雇用了一些在倫敦的研究人員來實現他的夢想。