5月18日是世界博物馆日。博物馆记录着人类文明的一个个片段，让大家不用穿越时空，就能去感受不同的人文历史。奇妙的是，世界上有不少奇特的博物馆，着实让人大开眼界……

Leila’s Hair Museum

莱拉头发博物馆

These days， the idea of hair jewelry seems strange， but during the Victorian Era， it was common to create and wear jewelry made from hair—especially the hair of loved ones. Leila’s Hair Museum features a variety of hair wreaths and jewelry pieces from the Victorian period and earlier， dating all the way back to 1680. They even have pieces containing hair from Queen Victoria， US presidents and Marilyn Monroe.

在今天看来，头发做成的首饰似乎有点奇怪，然而在维多利亚时代，用头发（尤其是爱人的头发）制作和佩戴首饰的做法十分普遍。莱拉头发博物馆收藏了来自维多利亚时代甚至更早时期的各种头发花环和首饰，最早的藏品可以追溯到1680年。这座博物馆甚至拥有用维多利亚女王、数任美国总统和玛丽莲·梦露的头发做成的藏品。

Giant Shoe Museum

大鞋博物馆

Located in the famous Pike Place Market of Seattle， the Giant Shoe Museum is a single exhibit wall located on the outside of the Old Seattle Paperworks store and brings a lot of business to the shop as a result. To see the museum’s collection， visitors must drop quarters into coin boxes and then look through stereoscope viewing slots that reveal views of a variety of giant shoes including a shoe worn by the world’s tallest man， a real clown shoe and the world’s largest collection of giant shoes.

大鞋博物館位于西雅图著名的派克市场，是老西雅图文书商店外围的一面展示墙，给这家商店带来了不少生意。想看大鞋博物馆收藏品的游客必须往投币箱中投入25分硬币，然后就可以通过狭长的立体镜观看到各种巨大的鞋子，包括世界上最高的人穿过的一双鞋子、一双真正的小丑鞋，还有从世界各地收集的大鞋。

Meguro Parasitological Museum

目黑寄生虫馆

The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to parasites， the Meguro Parasitological Museum would be a great place to do research for that horror film you’ve been working on. The first floor merely shows where different parasites live in Japan， but once you head upstairs， the real horror show starts， featuring samples of parasites including the world’s longest tapeworm—which measures almost 29 feet long—and photos of people and animals infested with parasites.

目黑寄生虫馆是世界上唯一专门收藏寄生虫的博物馆，如果你正在拍恐怖片，这里非常适合你来做调研。第一层只是展示不同的寄生虫分布在日本的什么地方，可是你一旦上了楼，就会目睹真正的恐怖展览，馆藏的寄生虫样本包括近29英尺（约8.8米）长的世界最长绦虫，还有感染寄生虫的人和动物的照片。

Beijing Waterworks Museum

北京自来水博物馆

Here you can study over 300 items to better familiarize yourself with the 100-year-old history of tap water in China. The best thing about this museum is that any of its drinking fountains can provide you with an unforgettable experience of your trip.

在这里你可以观赏到超300件藏品，让你更好地熟悉中国自来水的百年历史。这家博物馆最棒的地方在于游览途中的任何一座自动饮水器都会给你留下难忘的体验。

Word   Study

slot /slɒt/ n. （投放或插入东西的）窄缝，扁口

To see it， you should put some coins in the slot.

reveal /rɪ'viːl/ v. 揭示;显示

He laughed， revealing a line of white teeth.

giant /'dʒaɪənt/ adj. 巨大的;特大的

sample /'sɑːmpl/ n. 样本，样品

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