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今天，筆者選了兩份高銷量的英國小報，找到些有趣味的復活節報道︰
Quick-thinking children on an Easter egg hunt form a human arrow to point to where suspected robbers are hiding from police helicopter pilot.
在一個尋找復活節彩蛋活動中，幾個思考敏捷的孩子組成人型箭頭，指向正躲避警方直升機的疑犯。
兒童「箭頭」助警
This is the extraordinary... ingenious way to alert a police helicopter to two fleeing suspected robbers....The （children） lie down in the shape of an arrow as a handy guide to officers. The children find themselves joining in the hunt for something quite different than a few chocolaty treats ...
這是非凡...... 機靈的提示方式，提示警方直升機關於那兩個嫌犯的逃跑方向。......那幾個兒童躺在地上組成一個箭頭作為警員的指示。他們認為參與這場追捕，有別於尋找得到巧克力......（來源︰每日郵報）
Below is a guide to everything you need to know about... Easter. ... Easter is the celebration of Jesus' resurrection after he was crucified, which Christians believe happened on Good Friday.
以下一些資訊可讓你了解復活節。復活節是慶祝耶穌被釘十字架後復活的事跡，基督徒相信這事跡是發生在耶穌受難日。
雞蛋象徵新生命
Eggs are said to be a symbol of new life and so they perfectly represent Jesus beginning his new life after resurrection. ... But since the 19th century, hollow chocolate eggs have been given as a gift and opened on Easter Sunday. Similar to eggs, chicks and lambs, rabbits symbolise spring and new life so they have become a prominent Easter figure. ... The tale of the Easter Bunny originated in Germany in circa 1682 and the "Easter Hare" would judge whether children had been good or bad.
雞蛋被認為是新生命的象徵，所以牠們正好代表耶穌復活後開始他的新生命。但自19世紀以來，空心的巧克力蛋被用作禮物，並在復活節的星期日打開。一如雞蛋、小雞和小羊，兔子象徵春天和新生命，這樣使牠們成為復活節代表物之一。
復活節兔子的故事大約起源於1682的德國，傳說「復活節兔子」會判斷小孩子是乖還是壞。（來源︰英國太陽報）
在英國及愛爾蘭，小報（tabloid）是指以16.9吋×11.0吋紙張刊出的報紙，但是tabloid令人聯想到編輯路線走偏鋒的報紙，所以美國某些用較細小紙張刊印的報社，為了避過tabloid這聲名狼藉的（notrious）印象，便以compact newspapers自居。■林健根 會計師
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