为了保证参加二十国集团峰会各国领导人的安全,韩国首尔会展中心宣布将用金鱼来监测会议场地卫生间的水质,确保用水安全。
The team safeguarding world leaders at the upcoming G20 summit has received some unlikely new members – in the form of six goldfish.
Managers at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Seoul, South Korea, have enlisted1 the help of the aquatic2(水生的) security guards to check the water purity in the venue's bathrooms, and hope they will be able to alert staff to any fishy3 goings on.
Oh Su-Young, PR manager at the centre, told AFP that the goldfish are simply being used as part of the inspection4 process ahead of the impending5(即将发生的) arrival of the G20 leaders, adding: 'The fish also symbolize6 an eco-friendly water policy, which recycles used water for the restrooms.'
The centre, which shares its water supply with a neighbouring shopping mall and trade centre, recycles nearly 150,000 tons of water a year at an annual saving of 360 million won (322,436 dollars).
This isn't the first time this year that organizers of a major event have enlisted members of the animal kingdom to boost security.
During the Commonwealth7 Games in Delhi, India, police drafted in trained monkeys to patrol the athletes' village and major venues8 where events were held.
The slender long-tailed Langurs were intended to protect both athletes and spectators from the Common Indian Bonnet9 monkey, which is known to attack humans.