妙子的故鄉翦影

(妙子獨家翻譯報導)
具有明星架勢的麵糰寶寶人氣指數暴高。早在1972年，麵糰寶寶已榮獲「Toy of the Year」人氣大獎。麵糰寶寶代理人表示，麵糰寶寶每週收到約200封麵糰迷寄來的加油信件，及約1,500人次索取麵糰寶寶的簽名寫真。

造型可愛逗趣的麵糰寶寶，以閃閃發亮的藍眼睛及迷人的笑容，風靡全美。全身雪白的麵糰身軀，戴上專業廚師的高帽及領巾，麵糰寶寶以簡學速成的獨家麵糰料理方式（註）和獨一無二的戳點肚臍俏皮動作，成為廚房裡最受歡迎的小廚師。


不幸的，超人氣麵糰寶寶代理人發出了令人傷心的消息。以下是為您做的獨家翻譯報導：


我們將以最憂傷的心傳達下面的消息。
在這裏，請與我們一同記念娛樂界劃時代的偉大象徵。
It is with the saddest heart that we must pass on the following news. Please join us in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community.


麵糰寶寶因重覆性地戳點肚皮，於昨晚不幸死於酵母菌感染及併發症。麵糰寶寶享年71歲，他的身軀安置在略帶潤滑油脂的棺材裡。許多名人前來悼謁致意，出席者包括鬆餅名人Butterworth太太及飢餓傑克、加州葡萄乾、西點界大師Bety Crocker及Hostess Twinkies、及麥片大王Captain Crunch。成堆的麵粉堆疊在麵糰寶寶的墳墓上以表致意。
The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The gravesite was piled high with flours.


糖漿嬸嬸Jemima負責典禮上的頌文。她愛憐的表示，麵糰寶寶是個永遠不知道他是如何被揉捏對待（knead）的男人。麵糰寶寶雖然在演藝界飛快竄起，但在稍後的日子裡，他的人生是一波又一波的起伏（turnovers:在英文裡又為捲酥）。人們不認為麵糰寶寶是個機伶的廚房助手（cookie:在英文裡又可被當做餅干），因為他浪費太多的金錢（dough：在英文裡是麵糰或現金的意思）在不切實際的計劃裏（half-baked schemes）。
Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very 'smart' cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes.


僅管麵糰寶寶的個性帶著些許古怪（flaky：麵糰寶寶其中一種口味是薄片狀的麵包），他仍然是位個性十足的硬漢，足以作為百萬人的表率。麵糰寶寶身後遺下麵糰太太Play和兩位孩子約翰和珍，此外，還有一位他們在烤箱時留下的遺腹子。年老的麵糰爸爸Tart至今仍舊健在。葬禮在3:50舉行，為時約20分鐘。（350度是20烤麵團寶寶時的溫度，20分鐘是烤的時間。）
Despite being a little flaky at times, he still, as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for millions. Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children, John Dough and Jane Dough; plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.


註：簡單又好吃的意大利麵包-
它們（The Pillsbury Company）的產品都是半成品，將發好的麵糰以厚紙罐真空包裝銷售．如果您找得到這種麵糰，只需回家依著上面的指示，準備好額外一些材料，按步驟做好，再放進烤箱就成了．一般台式的箱型烤箱都可以做的。

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