口香糖牆遭清：全球最噁心旅遊景點要沒了！

Its sticky walls have seen it named as one of the world's most germ-ridden tourist attractions. But officials in Seattle have announced that for the first time in 20 years, they plan to clean all of the gum that has been stuck to a wall at Pike Place Market.
這面黏糊糊的牆被譽爲世界上細菌滋生最多的旅遊景點之一。但西雅圖政府20年來首次正式宣佈，計劃清理黏在派克市場這面牆上的所有口香糖。

The clean-up operation is set to start next Tuesday and has been ordered after claims sugar in the gum has been damaging the bricks.
清理行動將在下週二開始，專家稱口香糖內含糖分正在毀壞牆面，於是就開啓了這一行動。

It is thought that the clean-up will take multiple days but despite plans to remove all the gum, people will be allowed to stick it back on the wall once it has been cleaned.
據估計，此項清理行動將耗時數天，但是，當口香糖全部清理乾淨後，政府還是允許市民重新將口香糖黏回在牆上。

Emily Crawford, a spokeswoman for the Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority told the Seattle Times: 'We're not saying it can't come back
派克市場保護和發展機構發言人艾米麗·克勞福德告訴西雅圖時報記者說：“我們並沒說不會恢復原貌。”

'We need to wipe the canvas clean and keep it fresh.'
“我們需要清理乾淨這塊畫布，保持整潔。”

The tacky display first took shape when theatregoers queueing for the Unexpected Productions' improv comedy show Seattle Theatresports stuck coins and other small objects to the wall using chewing gum more than 20 years ago.
20多年以前，人們去劇院看Unexpected Productions公司演出的即興喜劇演出《Seattle Theatresports》，排隊時用口香糖把硬幣和其他小物件黏在牆上，於是就最初產生了這一黏糊糊的景象。

The gum wall has now grown to be eight feet high and over 54 feet wide with an estimated one million pieces of chewed gum stuck to it.
這面口香糖牆現在已經有8英尺高，54英尺多寬，估計有100多萬塊的口香糖黏在上面。

People even leave brightly-coloured messages on the wall as well as small 'art works' made from left over bubble or chewing gum.
人們還用五顏六色的口香糖和吃過的泡泡糖、口香糖做成一些小的“藝術品”黏在牆上。

Theatre workers twice scraped the wall clean but eventually had to admit defeat. Local market officials declared the gum wall an official 'tourist attraction' in 1999.
戲劇工作人員層兩次試圖從牆上把這些口香糖刮乾淨，但最終以失敗告終。當地市場官員於1999年宣佈這面口香糖牆是一個正式的“旅遊景點”。

It even inspired a scene in the Hollywood film, Love Happens, staring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart.
這面牆甚至還成爲了由影星珍妮佛·安妮絲頓與亞倫·艾克哈特主演的好萊塢電影《愛不勝防》的一幕場景。