A sheep‘s head, a prosthetic leg, Kermit the Frog and a live ferret are among a top ten list of the weird and wonderful ’gifts‘ people have given to UK charities。
一只羊头、一条假腿、一个布偶青蛙卡米特、一只活雪貂,这些都挤进了伦敦慈善机构收到的最奇怪的“礼物”的前十名。
The list, compiled by the Charities Aid Foundation, also includes a ventriloquist‘s dummy and two canaries。
这份榜单由慈善援助基金会编撰,还包括一只腹语表演者的玩偶和两只金丝雀。
The donations have been left at charity shops or bequeathed as legacies, said Joanna Walker, Head of Private Clients at the Charities Aid Foundation。
慈善援助基金会的私人客户领导乔安娜·沃克称这些捐赠物品被遗留在了慈善商店或是继续捐赠给其他机构了。
The top 10
前十名
•A sheep‘s head (Sue Ryder)
一只羊头(苏·瑞得)
•A prosthetic leg (Emmaus)
一只假肢(埃莫)
•A ventriloquist dummy (British Heart Foundation)
一个腹语表演者的玩偶(英国心脏基金会)
•A Victoria Cross Medal (CAF)
一个维多利亚十字勋章(加拿大武装部队)
•Property (ranging from a townhouse in Central London to rural chocolate box cottages)
房产(从伦敦市中心的联排房屋到巧克力盒子小村舍)
•A moon flask (Oxfam)
一个抱月瓶(牛津饥荒救济委员会)
•A pair of canaries (Cancer Research UK)
一对金丝雀(英国癌症研究中心)
•A live ferret (Blue Cross For Pets)
一只活雪貂(宠物蓝十字会)
•A wedding dress used in an episode of Coronation Street (Guide Dogs For The Blind)
《加冕街》其中一集使用的婚纱(美国导盲犬协会)
•A Kermit The Frog puppet from the 1970s
一个上世纪70年代的青蛙卡米特布偶
来源:沪江英语
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