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Waking up on the wrong side of the dumpster 從垃圾箱驚醒
Thursday, Jan 11, 2007,Page 17
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A man removes two mannequins from a dumpster in New York City.
紐約市一名男子從垃圾箱拿走兩具人體模特兒。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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A man who fell asleep in a trash container awoke inside a garbage truck that was about to compact its load but was saved after making a frantic cellphone call to police, authorities said in Michigan, USA.
"He said, 'I fell asleep in a dumpster and a trash truck has now picked up the dumpster and emptied the load in the back of the truck,'" police Lt. Mike Pousak said.
The man only knew the intersection where he fell asleep. As he was talking to a police dispatcher Thursday, he said the truck was starting to compact its load.
"The battery in his cellphone became dislodged and we lost contact with him," Pousak said.
Then police spotted a garbage truck in a parking lot. "An officer went and pounded on the side of the truck and somebody pounded back," Pousak said.
The driver emptied the garbage in the lot, and officers climbed through the garbage and found the man, who appeared unhurt.
The man said he was looking for returnable bottles when he fell asleep.
"He's not homeless but is unemployed and trying to make ends meet," Pousak said. "If I was him I would go to church and play the lottery, because today was his lucky day."
Searching for valuables in public trash bins is not illegal. In some cases, companies search through competitors' trash to glean information about trade secrets and business practices.
Some states have considered restricting dumpster diving, mostly to protect companies, but the law labels trash as public property once it is in a public dumpster or on the curb. At that time, anyone may look through it. (AP)
美國密西根州當局指出，一名在垃圾箱睡著的男子，醒來發現自己躲在即將把垃圾送去壓縮的垃圾車裡，幸虧他趕緊以手機報警撿回一命。
麥克．卜薩克警官說︰「他說『我在垃圾箱裡睡著了，垃圾車收垃圾，把垃圾倒入車後方』。」
那名男子只知道他睡著的十字路口所在。週四他打電話給警方調度員時，說垃圾車已開始壓縮垃圾。
卜薩克說︰「他手機電池脫落，隨即失聯。」
警方在一處停車場找到這輛垃圾車。卜薩克說︰「警員走到垃圾車旁重捶車子，有人敲擊回應。」
駕駛把垃圾倒在停車場，警方在垃圾中仔細搜索，找到這名男子，他似乎並未受傷。
男子說他在尋找可回收瓶子時睡著。
「他不是流浪漢，但失業中，想維持生計，」卜薩克說︰「假如我是他，我會上教堂並買樂透，因為今天是他的幸運日。」
在公共垃圾箱尋找有價值的東西並不犯法。有時某些公司還去翻競爭業者的垃圾，以取得商業機密和商業行為的資訊。
美國幾州已考慮限制搜尋垃圾車，主要是為了保護企業，但法律規定一旦被丟入公有垃圾箱或路邊，垃圾就視為公共財產，這時，任何人都可以搜尋垃圾。
（美聯社/翻譯：賴美君）
| Today's Words 今天單字 |
1. dumpster n.
垃圾箱 (le4 se4 xiang1)
例: After the New Year's party, Will cleaned up and took the trash out to the dumpster.
(新年派對過後，威爾打掃並把垃圾丟到外頭垃圾箱。)
2. compact v.i. /v.t.
壓縮 (ya1 suo1)
例: This machine will compact your aluminium cans for you.
(這部機器可以幫你壓扁鋁罐。)
3. dislodge v.i. /v.t.
移出 (yi2 chu1)
例: When the baseball hit his mouth, three teeth were dislodged.
(棒球擊中他的嘴巴，掉了三顆牙齒。)
4. glean v.i. /v.t.
取得 (qu3 de2) (消息、材料等)
例: I am listening to all of his CDs to glean facts about his tastes.
(我在聽他所有的 CD收藏，以了解他的品味。) |
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