英國票選最醜動物 深海水滴魚奪冠

The grumpy-looking, gelatinous blobfish has won a public vote to become the official mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.
經過公衆投票，長相悶悶不樂、黏糊糊的海底怪魚水滴魚成了英國醜陋動物保護協會的官方吉祥物。

This gives the fish the unofficial title of world's ugliest animal. The winner was announced at the British Science Festival in Newcastle.
水滴魚也非正式地成了世界上最醜的動物。冠軍在紐卡斯爾的英國科技節公佈。

The society began as a science-themed comedy night and devised its mascot campaign to draw attention to "aesthetically challenged" threatened species.
該協會舉辦了一個科學主題的搞笑節目，並安排了吉祥物的競選活動，主要是爲了增強人們對“挑戰審美”的瀕危動物的保護意識。

The blobfish tops a list that includes the huge-nosed proboscis monkey, the similarly afflicted pig-nosed turtle, an amphibian affectionately known as a "scrotum frog" and pubic lice.
在這張榜單中除了冠軍水滴魚，還有鼻子特徵顯著的長鼻猴、飽受同樣折磨的豬鼻龜，一種被親切地叫做“陰囊蛙” 的兩棲動物，另外還有陰蝨。

Biologist and TV presenter Simon Watt, president of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, said he hoped the campaign would draw attention to the threats facing these weird and wonderful creatures.
生物學家兼電視節目主持人西門-瓦特是英國醜陋動物保護協會的主席，他表示希望這次的活動能夠讓公衆關注這些長相奇怪但其實很棒的瀕危生物。

The blobfish eventually won by almost 10,000 votes.
水滴魚最後獲得了超過1萬張投票。

The bizarre creature lives off the coast of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, at depths of between 600 and 1,200m, where atmospheric pressure is several dozen times higher than at sea level.
這種長相奇怪的動物生活在澳大利亞東南部和塔斯馬尼亞島的海洋中，深達600到1200米的海底，那裏的氣壓要比海平面的氣壓強幾十倍。