生日吃"自己"

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        　　When it comes to birthday treats, most four-year-olds would gleefully try to eat their own bodyweight in cake.
        　　要说生日吃啥大餐，大多数4岁大的孩子恨不得吃下跟自己体重一样分量的蛋糕。
        　　So for Alfie Rose, it was a dream come true when he was presented with a life-sized replica of himself made from chocolate sponge.
        　　而一个叫Alfie Rose的小男孩竟美梦成真了，因为他收到了一个按照他的模样等比例做成的巧克力海绵蛋糕。
        　　It is so realistic, it looks like a waxwork model of the boy himself – only a lot tastier.
        　　这个蛋糕跟Alfie非常形似，像是为他度身打造的蜡像，只是这个“蜡像”更美味。
        　　The cake weighs two stone and was made from a dozen tiers of sponge which were then coated in chocolate and buttercream icing and airbrushed with edible food colouring.
        　　这个蛋糕重2英石(12.7千克)，由很多层海绵蛋糕组成，外面裹上了巧克力酱和奶油糖霜，然后涂上可食用染料。
        　　And because the real Alfie is never far from his favourite monkey cuddly toy, an identical edible monkey forms part of the amazing birthday surprise.
        　　因为Alfie总是将他最爱的毛绒猴子玩偶带在身边，所以一个一模一样的猴子也成了这份生日惊喜的重要部分。
       

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