The reality version of the American reality vampire 29-year-old woman is bloodthirsty

2013-04-09 「 2059 words / 4 minute 」
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在美国学习频道(TLC: The Learning Channel)热播的纪实节目《我的怪癖》讲述各种各样古怪的嗜好,例如:一个男人爱上充气娃娃、一个女人爱吃化妆品等。
The current season of TLC's hit show My Strange Addiction has portrayed a variety of wacky obsessions, including a man in love with his inflatable toys and a woman who eats beauty products.
但当季的大结局可能是最奇怪的一期——它讲述了一个纹身艺术家对血的独特嗜好,她每天要喝一公升的血。
But the finale episode could be the weirdest one yet - because it features a tattoo artist whose addiction is drinking a liter of blood every day.
米歇尔29岁,她从青少年时期就开始饮用猪血,现在更是无血不欢。
Michelle, 29, has been downing pig's blood since she was a teenager, and now says she cannot be in a good mood without it.
在节目上她表示,血对于她来说和水一样重要。
'Blood is as important as water to me,' she says during her appearance on the show.
她说:“我喜欢在读书、放松、看电视或画画时喝血。当我喝血的时候,心情会很好。”
'I like to drink blood when I'm reading, when I'm relaxing, when I'm watching TV, when I'm painting,' she explains. 'There's never a bad time for me to drink blood.'
这位来自加利福尼亚州兰开斯特的女士的血瘾是如此之严重,她每天都要抿上一口血才能开始正常的生活。
The Lancaster, California native's addiction is so severe that she says she cannot start her day without a sip of blood.
她说:“饮血让我充满了力量。”
'I drink it and I get energized,' she says of the liquid.
可能大部分人都会被她这一嗜好恶心到,米歇尔却说其实这就像在喝葡萄酒。
While most people might be disgusted by the idea, Michelle says it is in fact very similar to drinking wine.
她说:“这感觉其实是一样的。”
'It definitely has the same ambiance,' she says.
米歇尔非但没觉得血的味道恶心,反而觉得喝起来很舒服,她说:“当血滑过喉咙,那感觉就像是感冒时喝了杯热甜酒。”
And rather than finding the taste repulsive she considers it comforting, saying: 'When I feel it going down my throat, it's like having a cold and drinking a hot toddy.'
要是有天她没能喝上一点血会如何,米歇尔如此回答:“不喝的话我会急躁、发怒,都不想出门了,我只想喝点血。”
If she doesn't get her daily fix, Michelle says: 'I get irritable without it, I get angry, I don't want to leave my house - I want my blood.'
自从10年前第一次有了这个习惯后,米歇尔算了下自己总共已经喝掉1000加仑(约3785升)血,学习频道表示这些量都够装23浴缸了。
She calculates that she has drunk a total of 1,000 gallons of blood since she first took up her habit ten years ago, which TLC notes is enough of the liquid to fill a bathtub 23 times.