Scandals, political gaffes1 and rivalries2 are inspiring Halloween costumes this year, from elaborate store-bought designs to do-it-yourself disguises that need little more than a stapler3 and a wicked sense of humor.
丑闻、政客出丑、政敌是今年万圣节服装的灵感之源，不管是从商店里买来的成品道具，还是自己动手做的化装服饰，你需要的只不过是一个订书机，还有一点邪恶的幽默感。
At New York Costumes, a President Barack Obama mask is slightly outselling a mask of Republican presidential
nominee4 Mitt5 Romney, said store manager Tony Bianchi.
Big Bird is sold out, flying off the shelves Romney
vowed6 to defund public broadcasting in a presidential debate earlier this month, said Bianchi and also Ereka Dunn, spokeswoman for Ricky's, another New York costume store.
"Everything is television-driven or scandal-driven," Bianchi said. Costumes go for as much as $250, he said.
Sales of the Joker, the Batman movie
villain7（坏人）, dropped below the newer villain Bane this season, likely a result of being
outdated8 than
blowback（后坐，反吹） from the deadly Colorado theater shooting by a gunman dressed as the Joker,
salespeople9 said.
Ripped-from-the-headlines costumes are popular among do-it-yourselfers who lack cash but have a wealth of
ingenuity10.
One costume creator featured online made a mask to look like "The Beast Jesus," the famously botched
fresco11 retouching done by an aging parishioner at a Spanish church. A photograph of the costume posted this month reportedly got 750,000 hits in two days.
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