每日英語跟讀 Ep.936: About Japan - Osaka Expo logo chosen for its originality, humorous style
A little weird, a little scary and a little playful, this googly-eyed, doughnut-shaped design stood out among nearly 6,000 submissions vying to represent the Osaka Kansai Expo.
有點奇怪、有點嚇人又有點有趣，這個有著玩偶眼睛的甜甜圈形狀的設計，在近6000件爭取代表大阪關西世界博覽會的提交作品中，脫穎而出。
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, which operates the Osaka Kansai Expo, announced Aug. 25 that it selected the vivid red design as the Expo’s official logo for its humor and originality.
負責籌辦大阪關西世博的2025年日本世界博覽會協會8月25日宣布，他們因幽默與原創性而挑選這個鮮紅色的設計，做為世博的官方標誌。
Tamotsu Shimada, 55, who runs a local design office, created the logo with his team.
該標誌是由55歲、在當地經營一家設計工作室的嶋田保及其團隊所設計。
He said the red circles and ellipses represent cells, the basic building blocks of life, and that he expressed the ’’brilliance of life’’ in the design by having different cell shapes connect to each other in a ring.
嶋田說，紅色圈圈與橢圓形代表生命的基本建構——細胞，他透過不同形狀的細胞彼此相連成為一個環的設計，來表達「生命的光輝」。
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No fear of coronavirus at drive-through haunted house in Tokyo 東京「自駕鬼屋」開張 不必害怕接觸冠狀病毒
It’s a living nightmare － but a socially distanced one.
這是活生生的夢魘，卻可以保持社交距離。
"Zombies" attack vehicles, smearing them with artificial blood. But the customers inside the cars are safely separated from their stalkers by the windows.
「喪屍」大舉攻擊車輛，車子被濺滿人工血，但車窗將裡面的顧客和這群死纏爛打的喪屍安全地隔開。
Haunted house production company Kowagarasetai has launched a drive-through haunted house in Tokyo in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
為了因應冠狀病毒疫情，鬼屋製作公司Kowagarasetai在東京推出一種可以開車進入的鬼屋。
"We have started this drive-in because we cannot get close to customers at a traditional haunted house," explains Daichi Ono, a cast member.
團隊成員小野大地（譯音）解釋：「我們是因為無法在傳統鬼屋裡靠近顧客，才開始做這種得來速服務的。」
Unlike a traditional haunted house, where guests can flee if frightened, customers are confined to their cars and cannot escape the horrors during the 13-minute performance.
不同於傳統鬼屋的顧客可在害怕時逃跑，這裡的顧客只能待在自家車內，13分鐘的鬼屋秀結束前都無法逃避恐懼。
Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1396041 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1395823
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