全通翻譯/翻譯社

◎周虹汶

Authorities said on Wednesday that a zombie apocalypse had not occurred in central Wisconsin despite the discovery of an empty casket along a rural highway over the weekend.

當局週三說，儘管週末在鄉間一條公路上發現一具空棺材，威斯康辛州中部並未發生殭屍末日。

A driver alerted authorities after spotting the casket on Saturday on the side of a road in the city of Friendship, about 80 miles north of Madison, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said.

亞當斯郡警長辦公室說，一名司機週六在麥迪遜北方約80英里處的弗倫德希普市一條路旁，看到該具棺材後通報當局。

On Wednesday, an unidentified man came forward to claim the casket, telling authorities that it fell out of a boat he was pulling with his truck, according to a sheriff’s office Facebook post.

根據警長辦公室臉書一則貼文，一名身分不明的男子週三出面認領該具棺材，並告訴當局，棺材是從他用卡車拖著的船上掉下。

"There was no sign that it was ever used for a burial," Adams County Deputy Joe LeBreck said. "We had no concerns that we had a grave robbery or a zombie apocalypse here." （Reuters）

亞當斯郡副警長喬．勒布瑞克說：「看不出棺材曾用於葬禮的跡象。」「我們不擔心我們這裡有盜墓事件或殭屍末日。」（路透）

新聞辭典

apocalypse：名詞，指世界末日。例句：They live in the shadow of the apocalypse.（他們活在世界末日即將到來的陰影中。）

come forward：片語動詞，指站出來、主動提供幫助或資訊。例句：Nobody has yet come forward with any information relating to the car accident.（還沒人出面提供關於該場車禍的任何資訊。）

claim：名詞、動詞，指要求、認領、索取、聲稱、斷言。例句：He denied claims that he had affairs with several women.（他否認了他與多名女子有染的說法。）全通翻譯引用自 http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english..