世界盃又出"預測帝" 海龜預測巴西贏揭幕戰

The animal oracle predictions for the World Cup have begun, with host nation Brazil getting a vote of confidence from its chosen turtle tipster.

世界盃動物預言帝的神預測又要開始啦！海龜預言帝預測東道主巴西將取得勝利。

By making a patriotic choice of food, loggerhead turtle Big Head predicted Tuesday that the host nation will beat Croatia in the opening game of the World Cup on Thursday.

週二工作人員把食物掛在不同國家的國旗下，用赤蠵龜“大頭”挑選食物的方式預測比賽結果。“大頭”的預測表明，主辦國巴西將在週四和克羅地亞的世界盃揭幕戰中勝出。

Big Head is Brazil’s answer to Germany’s Paul the Octopus, who started the psychic animal craze during the 2010 World Cup and spawned a slew of imitations around the world.

2010年南非世界盃期間，德國的章魚保羅開啓了世界盃戰況動物神預測的熱潮，隨後世界各地都競相模仿。今年，巴西請海龜“大頭”出馬，擔任本屆世界盃的預言帝。

At the Praia do Forte turtle sanctuary north of Salvador, the 25-year-old male sea turtle was given the choice between eating a fish hung from a Brazilian flag or a Croatian flag.

普拉亞多海灘位於巴西港市薩爾瓦多北部，這裏是25歲的海龜“大頭” 對本屆世界盃進行預測的地方。工作人員在巴西國旗和克羅地亞國旗下分別放了一條魚，讓“大頭”來選擇。

After attempting to eat the fish hung from a football indicating a draw, Big Head chose the one representing Brazil.

起先“大頭”在代表平局的足球下的魚那裏猶豫了一下，隨後選擇了代表巴西的那條。

The small crowd of onlookers cheered in appreciation of Big Head’s choice.

“大頭”的選擇贏得了在場人的讚賞和歡呼。