Psychic Octopus Retires 章鱼哥退休功德圆满

By Stuart Buckman

Paul with his trophy

背景：2010年世界杯，一位“明星” 用自己八只灵巧的脚吸引了全世界的眼球，毫无疑问的成为此次世界杯上的一个亮点。章鱼保罗对球赛结果的精准预测使全世界的球迷都感到着迷和困惑。这位海类通灵大师接下来会做些什么呢？

By choosing tasty snacks from boxes with flags on, the psychic octopus correctly predicted eight matches: all Germany's games and Spain's final victory. For that, he's received a replica World Cup.

But sadly Paul will not grace future competitions with his spooky abilities. He's retiring.

The announcement was made at his aquarium in northwest Germany by a spokeswoman, Tanya Munzig:

[Speaking German]

"After four exciting World Cup weeks, Paul finally got a trophy into his aquarium so he wants to thank all his fans worldwide, who followed him. Paul will step back from the official oracle business. He won't give any more oracle predictions, neither in football nor in politics, lifestyle or economy. Paul will get back to his former job, namely, making children laugh."

The world of football however, will be a sadder place.