A teenager who wrote to Pope Francis got a shock when the Catholic leader called him up for a chat -- the latest example of the pontiff’s down-to-earth approach.
一名寫信給教宗方濟的青少年，在這位天主教領袖打電話給他聊天時嚇了一跳。這是教宗親民作風的最新一例。
Francis called up a journalist friend on the day of his election and even phoned a newspaper stand in Buenos Aires to cancel his subscription.
方濟在他當選教宗當天打電話給記者朋友，甚至打給布宜諾斯艾利斯一家書報攤取消訂報。
Stefano Cabizza, a 19-year-old student from Padua in northeast Italy, had sent a letter to the pope, the local Il Gazzettino daily said on Thursday. But he said he never expected the phone to ring and a voice on the other end to say： "Hello, it’s the pope". Cabizza said that the two "laughed and chatted for eight minutes" and that Francis had blessed him.
地方報「加澤蒂諾報」週四報導，來自義大利東北部巴多瓦的19歲學生卡比薩，寄了一封信給教宗。但他說，他從沒料到電話會響起，另一端的聲音會說：「哈囉，我是教宗。」卡比薩說，兩人「笑著閒聊了8分鐘」，方濟還為他祈禱。
The pope, formerly the archbishop of Buenos Aires, makes many calls directly in a break with protocol under which calls are usually handled by aides or at least through the Vatican switchboard.
先前擔任布宜諾斯艾利斯主教的教宗常常親自打電話，打破教宗的電話通常由助理處理，至少是透過教廷總機轉接的規矩。
新聞辭典
get a shock：片語，大吃一驚。例句：It was such a loud crash - I got quite a shock.（撞擊這麼大聲，我真的嚇了一跳。）
approach：名詞，作風、方法。例句：I’ve just read an interesting book which has a new approach to Shakespeare.（我剛讀了一本很有趣的書，以新觀點討論莎士比亞。）
break：名詞，結束（某種關係，做某事的方法）。例句：Their decision to not name their daughter Jane was a break with family tradition.（他們決定女兒不取名叫珍，打破了家族傳統。）
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