前几天,英国首相特蕾莎•梅宣布自己将辞去保守党领导人一职(戳回顾)。这一声明,很有可能影响英国脱欧等国际政治问题。然而,这么至关重要的场合,大家的注意力却被另一个男人吸引了。
就在梅姨于唐宁街10号演讲前,一个帅气的“讲台男”,因为调试麦克风成为了网红。
A handsome "podium guy" became an internet sensation after he turned up to test the microphone on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street ahead of Theresa May’s resignation speech.
就是他!
这位高颜值调音小哥名叫Tobius Gough,肌肉饱满的他当时身穿紧身T恤,在镜头前为梅姨讲话调试麦克风。
Tobius Gough became an unexpected hero when the handsome sound engineer turned up on the steps of Number 10 in a tight T-shirt with bulging muscles to test the microphone and stood at the podium in preparation for her speech.
当然,小哥这一身肌肉+轻松愉悦的表情,也和后来梅姨的演讲形成鲜明对比。
推特上已经有了#热辣调音小哥 的话题标签
Twitter was quick to comment on #HotSoundGuy.
网友们自然不会放过这样现成的素材,不来调侃一番简直就是浪费……
先是一波已经被迷倒的粉丝:
“重新看了热辣讲台小哥的视频,我可以确定他至少朝着镜头抛了一次媚眼!”
“讲台小哥身材真好”
“很强壮,很可靠”
另有一波看热闹不嫌事儿大的网友,趁着梅姨要走人的档口直接表态:我们已经决定了,就由你来当下一任首相吧!
As we await the verdict on who will be the next Prime Minister following May’s departure, some people are calling for #HotPodiumGuy to take control.
“这就是他的新证件照啦!”
“请愿,让这个肌肉感满满的工程男取代梅姨吧!”
“我为他投票!”
“就让这个调音工程师当首相,然后继续我们的生活吧”
“这哥们仅仅站在那儿3秒钟,但是我就已经很相信他能完成脱欧大业了!”
突然的走红,让小哥自己也很意外,在接受《每日邮报》网站采访时表示,自己“可不是模特的料”。
Mr Gough himself said he was surprised at the attention he had received, telling MailOnline that he 'isn't model material'.
他说:“不得不说,当时的光线让我看起来很棒,太阳一定是在最正确的角度了。我向大家保证,通常我看上去没那么棒,我也不打算开展模特业务之类的。”
He said: 'I have to say it was great lighting to make me look that good, the sun must have been at the right angle. I can assure people that I don't usually look as well as that - I won't going to be going into the modelling business just yet. '
“我已经36岁了,所以我最好的时光已经是过眼云烟。但是看到社交媒体上的留言还是很有意思。我的手机都被亲戚朋友打爆了。”
'I'm 36 so I think my best days may be well behind me. But it's been very funny reading all the comments on social media.My phone has been lit up all day by messages from friends and family. '
“15年来,我做调音工作成百上千次,跟平常一样。”
'I must have done these sound checks hundreds of times in the 15-years I've been in the business and it's all gone as normal. '
就在大家的目光都集中在小哥身上,八卦魂熊熊燃起的时候,英国《每日邮报》却直接放出猛料:这位肌肉男,他其实……前不久结婚了。
“抱歉了,女士们(先生们),他有主了!让梅姨在自己辞职演讲上黯然失色的讲台男前不久结婚了,所以都散了吧,他妻子如是说”
那么,Gough该如何跟老婆解释他爆红这件事儿呢?
Gough道:“我还没跟她谈过,也很好奇我会收到什么反应。不过她给我发过信息,都是正面看待的。”
He added: 'I've not spoken to her yet and I'm wondering the reaction I'm going to get but she's messaged and taken in it all in good spirits. '
我告诉她:“我的眼里只有她!”
'I told her that I've only got eyes for her!'
其实,除了除了Gough,当天还有一位“重要人物”吸引了大家视线。
就是唐宁街10号的“御猫” Larry。有网友看到,就在梅姨演讲前,工作人员把Larry“请”走了。
Preparing the lectern wasn’t the only piece of housekeeping required before the British Prime Minister emerged, with Larry the cat swiftly removed before proceedings got under way.
不过,既然梅姨要走人,试试Larry行不行?毕竟Larry在唐宁街10号也是老资格,经历了英国政坛多年的波云诡谲。
网友恶搞的“御猫”高仿帐号就说:
“我宣布,我将挺身而出成为下任首相。如果鲍里斯•约翰逊那样的人都能出来选,那人们其实也需要一个更严肃的候选人……”
好吧,都这个节骨眼了,你们英国人,也真是心大……
综合来源:环球时报英文版,BBC,Standard,Daily Mail
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