菲律賓一名50歲男子應(yīng)該算是世界上最童心未泯的人，他從5歲就開始收集快餐店玩具，至今已擁有2萬個，并在2014年打破了吉尼斯紀(jì)錄。

From the age of 5, Filipino graphic artist Percival Lugue has had a passion for collecting toys from fast-food restaurant chains like McDonald's, Burger King and home-country favourite Jollibee.

菲律賓平面設(shè)計師珀西瓦爾·魯格從5歲起就熱衷于收集麥當(dāng)勞、漢堡王和快樂蜂（菲律賓本土最受歡迎的快餐品牌）等快餐連鎖店的玩具。

Now,the 50-year-old has about 20,000 toys packed from floor to ceiling in his home and holds a Guinness World Record from 2014, when his collection reached more than 10,000 items.

如今這位50歲的男子已擁有約2萬個玩具，家里的玩具從地上堆到了天花板，2014年還因收藏玩具過萬而打破了吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄。

"The toy is like a storyteller in itself," said Lugue, explaining his hobby while sitting among an eclectic mix of toys in his three-storey home.

魯格說：“玩具本身就在述說著故事?！彼谌龑訕羌抑懈魇礁鳂拥耐婢咧虚g解釋著自己的愛好。

eclectic [??klekt?k]: adj. 兼收并蓄的；不拘一格的

"For example, it gives me a glimpse of that particular period when I got it, the story of what's going on, what are the incidents that are attached in the acquisition," he said.

他說：“例如，它可以讓我回想起我拿到玩具的那個特定時期，以及得到玩具時發(fā)生的故事。”

Lugue, who lives in Apalit in Pampanga, a province northwest of Manila, built his home especially to house his collection.

魯格住在位于菲律賓首都馬尼拉西北方向的邦板牙省的阿帕里特，他蓋這座房子就是為了收藏他的玩具。

He likens the excitement that getting new toys gives him to Christmas morning.

他表示，獲得新玩具的興奮心情就像圣誕節(jié)早上的感覺一樣。

He has always played with the toys, but even as a child took good care of them and put them on display "unlike the other kids, who would tear up their toys into smithereens."

他一直都會玩這些玩具，但是從小他就很精心地保管和展示這些玩具，“和其他孩子不同，其他孩子會把玩具撕得粉碎?！?/p>

smithereen [,smie?'ri:n]: v. 把……分割成小碎片

While most of his toys were obtained through personal purchases, some were donated by friends and family.

他的多數(shù)玩具都是通過個人購買獲得，但也有些玩具是朋友和家人捐贈的。

"I would invite my friends to... have lunch at McDonald's... and in one sitting I would be able to complete the whole set," he said.

他說：“我會邀請我的朋友們?nèi)湲?dāng)勞吃午飯，吃一次我就能集齊整套玩具。”

One of his most treasured pieces is a "Hetty Spaghetti" figurine, a mascot from the Jollibee chain that his mother gave him in 1988.

他最珍愛的一個玩具是通心粉女孩海蒂人偶，這是他母親在1988年從快樂蜂買給他的吉祥物。

His dream now is to eventually put his collection on display for the public or even open a museum to "give others a chance to revisit their own childhood memories."

他現(xiàn)在的夢想是有朝一日可以向公眾展示他收藏的玩具，最好能開一家博物館，“讓其他人有機會重溫自己的童年回憶”。

英文來源：路透社

翻譯&編輯：丹妮