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Updated: 2005-11-01 09:18

Harry Potter's 'flying' car vanishes

 哈利·波特遭遇偷车贼 “飞天车”不翼而飞

Police think that the thieves were not aware of the car's cinematic value (Yui Mok/PA)
The "flying" Ford Anglia car used by child wizard Harry Potter and his chums to escape numerous close scrapes has vanished from its slot in a West Country film studio.

The blue Ford Anglia 7990 TD used in the Potter films had been parked under tarpaulin at South West Film Studios in St Agnes, Cornwall, when it was stolen between Wednesday and Thursday.

"For those who have not seen the Harry Potter films this is the car that flies in the movie and is very well known," a police spokesman for Devon and Cornwall said.

It is thought the car could not have been driven, leading police to think it must have been spirited away , or more likely, "towed or full lifted from the scene".

"It was not in good condition and could not have been driven away under its own steam," added the spokesman.

"The thieves may not have known its connection with the films, and just thought it was a classic car, or it may have been a Harry Potter freak."

The feisty Anglia often helped Harry and his friend Ron Weasley out of trouble, despite being driven into a tree on one occasion.

The car, owned by Ron's father - a fan of Muggles inventions - also helped Harry and Ron escape a forest of giant spiders.

(Agencies)

哈利·波特和他的伙伴用来逃难的“飞天车”——一辆福特安格里亚车在英国西南部的一个摄影棚不翼而飞。

这辆车牌号为7990TD的蓝色福特安格里亚是电影《哈利·波特和密室》中的道具,停放在英国康沃尔郡圣阿格尼丝地区的西南摄影棚,外用防水油布遮盖,于当地时间上周三至上周四之间失踪。

“即使那些没看过《哈利·波特》电影的人,也知道这辆车非常有名。”德文郡和康沃尔郡的警方发言人称。

由于这辆车无法发动,因此警方推断车可能被盗贼用房车秘密拖走,或更有可能“被拖车拖走或直接用起重机吊走。”

“这辆车已受损,无法正常驾驶,不可能被开走。”这位发言人说。

“小偷也许不知道这辆车和《哈利·波特》有关,仅仅觉得是辆好车;也有可能是哈利·波特迷作案。”

这辆马力十足的福特安格里亚车帮助哈利·波特和他的伙伴荣恩·韦斯利度过了很多难关,尽管有一次撞在了一颗树上。

荣恩的爸爸是个喜欢鼓捣“麻瓜”玩意儿(巫师们把不会魔法的平凡大众称为“麻瓜”)的巫师,这辆福特安格里亚“飞天车”就是他改造而成,曾将哈利·波特和荣恩从森林中的大蜘蛛群中拯救出来。 

(中国日报网站编译)

 

Vocabulary:

spirit away : (偷走,拐走)

feisty: full of spirit or pluck; frisky or spunky(精力充沛的或活跃的;性情活泼的或精神蓬勃的)

 

 

 

 
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