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Teens accused of making ostrich impotent
Three teenagers may be on the hook for a hefty fine if a court decides that their festive firecrackers outside an eastern German farm scared the libido right out of an ostrich named Gustav.
2005年年底，居住在德國東部的3個不滿20歲的男孩跑到當地一家農場外面燃放鞭炮，但此舉竟使得農場內一隻鴕鳥在一段時間內喪失了性能力，於是那位農場主便把這幾個莽撞少年告上了法庭。
Rico Gabel, a farmer in Lohsa, northeast of Dresden, is claiming $6,450 in damages for the alleged antics of the three youths, ages 17-18, between Dec. 27 and 29, 2005.
據美聯社3月5日報道，這家農場坐落在位於該國德累斯頓市東北部的洛薩市內，農場主利科·加貝爾表示，那3位年齡在17歲到18歲之間的青少年於2005年12月27日至29日在其農場附近因放鞭炮給他帶來了6450美元的損失，他要求對方就此予以賠償。
According to his lawsuit, the farmer claims that fireworks set off by the boys made the previously lustful Gustav both apathetic and depressed, and thus unable to perform for a half-a-year with his two female breeding partners.
加貝爾表示，那些男孩燃放的鞭炮令原本一向在性方面生龍活虎的古斯塔夫突然變得缺乏性趣且情緒低落起來，以至於在接下來的半年時間裏它始終無法與該農場內的2只雌性鴕鳥親熱。
Before Gustav regained his sex drive in the second half of the year, the farmer estimates he lost out on 14 ostrich offspring — worth $460 apiece.
儘管古斯塔夫在2006年下半年“重振雄風”，但加貝爾估算他還是因此少收穫了14只小鴕鳥，而每隻的價值可達460美元。
The suit is due to be heard next Monday in a regional court in nearby Bautzen, the court said Monday. The teenagers' names were not released.
德國法院3月5日表示，該項訴訟預計將會在12日開庭審理。那3名青少年的名字暫時保密。
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