【聯合晚報╱美聯社】
荷蘭蕃茄大戰抗議俄國制裁
Dutch stage tomato fight against Russian sanctions
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Hundreds of young Dutch men and women turned Amsterdam's central Dam square into a blizzard of red goop on Sunday, as they pelted each other mercilessly with overripe tomatoes.
數名百荷蘭青年男女周日手下不留情，以過熟的蕃茄彼此互砸，把阿姆斯特丹的中央水閘廣場變成一場紅稠稠的暴雪。
In theory, the event was set up as a protest against Russian sanctions blocking imports of European fresh produce. In practice, most participants turned out to experience the joy of smacking a loved one _ or total stranger _ with tomato pulp at close range.
理論上，這活動是抗議俄國禁止新鮮農產品進口。實際上，大多數參加者享受近距離用蕃茄砸一個親愛的人或完全的陌生人的樂趣。
Tickets to the one-hour fight cost 15 euros each and around 1,000 were sold.
一小時的蕃茄戰，門票每人15歐元，賣出了一千張。
Organizer Joep Verbunt said proceeds will go to tomato growers hurt by the sanctions.
主辦人維本特說，活動收入將捐助因俄國制裁而受損的蕃茄農戶。
The Netherlands vies with Mexico as the world's largest tomato exporter, and it sent $100 million worth to Russia last year.
荷蘭和墨西哥是世界兩大蕃茄出口國，去年對俄國出口值達一億美元。
The participants _ most of whom were wearing white before the fight started _ counted down from 10 to zero. Then a shipping container full of the fruit was emptied into the arena.
參加者(大戰開始前，大多一身白衣)從10倒數到零。然後，一個裝滿蕃茄的船運貨櫃在「戰場」上傾倒一空。
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