土耳其“鱼医生”造福日本人

　　日本人一向以爱吃鱼而著称于世。现在，从土耳其引进的一种鱼在日本又有了新的用途，它们能为日本人的健康做出贡献。

　　The Japanese are known for eating more fish than any other nation in the world -- now fish may have a chance to get their own back.

　　据路透社4月18日报道，日本箱根的温泉胜地最近从土耳其引进了一种新的美容疗法。在一个名为“鱼医生”的新温泉区里，浴疗者把他们的脚伸进一个暖水池中，池中的一条条小鱼就会慢慢啃掉他们脚上的死皮和细菌。

　　In a beauty treatment imported from Turkey, bathers at "Dr Fish", a new spa in the hot spring resort of Hakone, dip their feet into a warm pool teeming with fish that nibble away at dead skin and bacteria.

　　这种没有牙齿、来自土耳其坎加尔的名为Garra rufa的小鱼只有几厘米长。在土耳其，这种小鱼温泉被誉为是治疗诸如牛皮癣等皮肤病的法宝。一些日本浴疗者表示，在享受小鱼温泉的时候，感觉会比较痒，但是并不疼。

　　The toothless Kangal fish, just a few centimetres long, are touted as a cure for skin conditions such as psoriasis in Turkey, but for the hygiene-obsessed Japanese it's more about getting their feet squeaky clean.

　　The experience is ticklish, rather than painful, bathers say.

　　当这些小鱼聚集在一位45岁的日本客人裸露的脚趾周围时，他说道：“它们正在吃我脚上的死皮，这让我感觉不错。”

　　"They're eating the bad stuff and it makes me feel better," Shingo Kamiya, a 45-year-old customer at the spa said as the fish swarmed around his bare toes. (文/王高山)