《中英對照讀新聞》Man Severs Penis on $1,800 Bet 男子為1,800美元賭金而自宮

◎陳成良

A man who cut off his own penis in a drunken bet had his organ stitched back by Latvian doctors, the first such operation in the country's history, Latvian public television reported.

拉脫維亞公共電視台報導，一名酒醉時與人打賭而自宮的男子，已由拉國醫生將他的命根子接回去，這是該國有史以來第一起這種手術。

While strongly under the influence of alcohol, the 30-year-old man made a bet with his friend for 1,000 lats ($1,800) that he would cut off his penis, according to the television report.

據該電視台報導，這名30歲男子在酩酊大醉的情況下與朋友打賭，只要他敢割掉自己的陰莖，就可拿到1,000元拉脫維亞幣(約1,800美元或台幣5萬9,000元)。

He was brought to hospital severely bleeding. His penis was with him in a plastic bag.

他被送到醫院時流血嚴重，他的陰莖裝在塑膠袋中，和他一起送到醫院。

"We have had a few cases with penis traumas, when it was half-cut or damaged, but this is the first time that it was totally cut off -- and brought to hospital in a plastic bag," said microsurgeon Aivars Tihonovs from Gailezers hospital in the Latvian capital, Riga.

「我們接過幾個陰莖受傷的病例，頂多是被切掉一半或受傷，但這是第一次陰莖完全被割斷，還放入塑膠袋中帶到醫院，」拉脫維亞首都里加的蓋勒瑟斯醫院顯微外科醫師提恩諾佛斯說。

The operation lasted three-and-a-half hours; doctors had to sew six nerves back together, according to media reports.

據媒體報導，這次手術持續3個半鐘頭，醫師總共接合了6根神經。

The surgeon said he is proud of his work but also "really angry that he [the patient] did it to himself."

這位外科醫師說，他對手術成果感到自豪，但也「對他（該名病患）自宮的行為感到相當生氣」。

Doctors said it will take four or five days to assess if the operation was successful. It will take about half a year to be sure that the man's penis is functioning properly.

醫生表示，還要過4、5天才能評估手術是否成功，要確定男子的陰莖是否能恢復正常功能，約需要半年時間。

新聞辭典

strongly under the influence of alcohol：強烈受到酒精影響，就是酩酊大醉。

trauma：名詞，醫學上的外傷、傷口，也引申為感情上的創傷。

be proud of ：為…而自豪。 I'm proud of being a member of this class.（我以身為這班上的一員而自豪。）