據(jù)美聯(lián)社報道，東京奧運會馬術(shù)賽場內(nèi)一個相撲雕像讓馬術(shù)選手們感到困擾，他們抱怨自己的馬匹看到雕像后嚇一跳。

根據(jù)現(xiàn)場畫面，奧運馬術(shù)障礙賽10號障礙物旁擺放著一個真人大小的相撲選手雕塑。賽馬看到雕塑后，后退多步，不敢跨越障礙。

Equestrian jumpers aren’t keen on surprises. Neither are the horses, and it takes years of training to keep them from getting spooked.
馬術(shù)障礙賽選手不喜歡驚喜。賽馬也不喜歡，而且它們需要經(jīng)過多年的訓(xùn)練才能不受驚嚇。

Of course, no horse in Tuesday night’s Olympic jumping qualifier had ever seen anything like obstacle No. 10.
當(dāng)然，在8月3日晚的奧運會馬術(shù)障礙賽預(yù)選賽中，沒有一匹馬見過10號障礙物那樣的東西。

“As you come around, you see a big guy’s (butt),” British rider Harry Charles said.
英國騎手哈里·查爾斯說：“你轉(zhuǎn)過身來，就會看到一個大家伙的臀部。”

“It is very realistic,” said Israel’s Teddy Vlock.
以色列選手泰迪·沃洛克稱：“這個雕塑非常逼真。”

Riders say a life-size sumo wrestler positioned next to the 10th obstacle on the 14-jump Olympic course may have distracted several horses in qualifying for the individual jumping final Tuesday night. A few pairings pulled up short of the barrier, accumulating enough penalty points to prevent entry into Wednesday’s finals.
騎手們表示，在當(dāng)晚的個人馬術(shù)障礙賽資格賽中，一個真人大小的相撲選手雕塑可能分散了幾匹馬的注意力。這個雕塑被安置在10號障礙物旁邊，有幾對搭檔在這道障礙附近停下，累計的罰分讓他們未能晉級8月4日的決賽。奧運會馬術(shù)障礙賽要進(jìn)行14跳。

The statue is positioned to the left of a jump placed in the corner of the arena. Hunched over and seemingly ready to attack, the wrestler is facing away from approaching riders, meaning that when they complete a sharp turn to take on the jump, the first thing horse and human see is the wrestler’s mawashi.
雕像被放置在場地角落里一道障礙物的左側(cè)。這位相撲選手彎腰駝背，似乎準(zhǔn)備進(jìn)攻，面對著接近的騎手，這意味著當(dāng)他們完成急轉(zhuǎn)開始跳躍時，馬和騎手們第一眼看到就是相撲選手的丁字褲。

“I did notice four or five horses really taking a spook to that,” Charles said.
查爾斯說：“我確實注意到有四五匹馬真的嚇了一跳。”

來源：美聯(lián)社
編輯：董靜