Well-known Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has been invited to take part in the World Championships of Sand Sculpture to be held in Vancouver.
知名的印度沙雕藝術家蘇達山帕奈克，應邀參加在溫哥華舉行的世界沙雕錦標賽。
He is one of only 14 sand artists who have been invited to the event which will feature former international championship winners. "I have chosen the theme of HIV/Aids for this event," he told the BBC.
這項活動是以歷屆國際錦標賽冠軍為號召，只有14位沙雕藝術家受邀，他是其中之一。帕奈克告訴英國廣播公司：「我選了後天免疫缺乏症候群作為這次沙雕的主題。」
Last year, Mr Patnaik emerged as winner in the Berlin sand sculpture competition, Sandsation 2005. Mr Patnaik says the growing menace of Aids in India made him decide on it as the theme.
去年，帕奈克先生在柏林2005沙雕展的沙雕競賽中獲勝。帕奈克先生說，在印度，愛滋病威脅日益升高，這使他決定拿它作為主題。
"HIV/Aids is a major killer the world over. Even in India, it is fast emerging as a major menace," he said. "I would make an eight-feet-tall image of Lord Ganesha, the Hindu elephant god of learning, with a group of people praying to Him to eradicate the scourge of HIV/Aids from the world."
他說：「後天免疫缺乏症候群是全球主要殺手，即便在印度，它也是極速竄起的主要威脅。」他還說：「我要塑造1個2.4公尺高的象頭神，也就是印度教的學習之神，眾人向祂祈求免除全球的愛滋病災難。」
eradicate：動詞，根絕、消滅。The government is making efforts to eradicate racial discriminating. 政府正在努力消除種族歧視。
scourge：名詞，苦難的根源、災禍。Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.
天花曾是世界的大患。
王潔予譯
