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English to Malay: World Cup Oracle / Ramalan Piala Dunia General field: Other Detailed field: Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Source text - English Do you remember Paul, the Octopus? He was the star of the 2010 World Cup, being able to guess the winner of Germany's matches. He also guessed the winner of the final. His career started with Euro 2008, and saw him go on to correctly predict 11 out of 13 matches. He used to choose between two boxes containing food with the national flags of each team involved in every match. Unfortunately, he died in the end of 2010.
Paul was not alone. Even Harry the Crocodile guessed the 2010 World Cup winner. Moreover, he was able to predict two consecutive Australian Federal Election results. Nevertheless, he never had the appeal of the German octopus. Neither did Mani do better, a Singapore parrot who guessed all the quarters and semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup, because he failed to guess who would have succeeded between Spain and the Netherlands in the final.
Since Paul’s untimely departure, there has been great competition over who will take his crown. During Euro 2012, there were three animals playing this game: Citta, an Indian elephant living in a zoo in Krakow, Poland; Fred, the Ukrainian ferret who can be followed on Twitter; and Funtik, the Ukrainian soothsayer hog able to correctly predict 2 out of 3 matches.
Who will take the place of Paul the Octopus during the next World Cup? Will it be the parrot blessed by Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Square, now a star of the Italian national public broadcaster? Or will it be Nelly, the German elephant who has correctly predicted 30 out of 33 match results to date? And of course, do not underestimate the psychic powers of the panda cub supported by Chinese state media.
The Italian parrot named Amore (Italian for love) will give his prediction by choosing the flag of the winning team on a miniature football field. Nelly prefers to predict winners by kicking a ball into either one of the nets with the flags of the competing countries placed before them. Instead, the panda cub will guess the outcome of matches by picking food from boxes marked with flags during the group matches and by climbing a tree flying a flag in the knockout rounds.
Do you have a pet? Would he or she be able to do better? How? Let them give it a shot!
Translation - Malay Adakah anda ingat Paul, Si Sotong Penilik? Beliau merupakan bintang Piala Dunia 2010 kerana berjaya meneka pemenang perlawanan-perlawanan pasukan Jerman. Beliau turut berjaya meneka pemenang perlawanan akhir. Kerjaya beliau bermula dengan Euro 2008 dan berterusan sehingga beliau berjaya meramal keputusan sebanyak 11 daripada 13 perlawanan. Beliau sering memilih antara dua kotak yang berisi makanan dan bendera kebangsaan setiap pasukan dalam setiap perlawanan. Malangnya, beliau telah meninggal dunia pada hujung tahun 2010.
Paul tidak bersendirian. Malahan, Harry, Si Buaya turut berjaya meneka juara Piala Dunia 2010. Tambahan pula, beliau berjaya meramal keputusan dua Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Australia secara berturut-turut. Walau bagaimanapun, beliau tidak dapat menandingi daya tarikan Si Sotong dari Jerman itu. Begitu juga dengan Mani, si burung nuri dari Singapura yang berjaya meneka semua perlawanan suku dan separuh akhir Piala Dunia 2010 kerana gagal meneka pemenang antara Sepanyol dan Belanda dalam perlawanan akhir.
Semenjak pemergian Paul yang dirasakan terlalu mendadak, persaingan sengit bagi mendapatkan takhtanya telah wujud. Semasa Euro 2012, terdapat tiga ekor haiwan yang bermain dalam permainan ini iaitu Citta, seekor Gajah India yang tinggal di sebuah zoo di Krakow, Poland. Fred, sejenis musang dari Ukraine yang boleh diikuti di Twitter. Dan Funtik, babi peramal dari Ukraine yang berjaya meramal keputusan sebanyak 2 daripada 3 perlawanan.
Siapakah yang akan mengambil tempat Si Sotong, Paul pada Piala Dunia akan datang? Adakah ianya Si Burung Nuri yang diberkati oleh Paus Francis di Dataran Saint Peter, kini bergelar bintang penyiar awam kebangsaan Itali? Atau adakah ianya Nelly, Si Gajah dari Jerman yang sehingga kini telah berjaya meramal keputusan sebanyak 30 daripada 33 perlawanan? Dan semestinya, jangan memandang rendah pada kuasa psikik Si Anak Panda yang disokong oleh media tempatan Cina.
Burung Nuri dari Itali yang bernama Amore (cinta dalam bahasa Itali) akan memberikan ramalannya dengan memilih bendera pasukan pemenang di sebuah padang bola sepak bersaiz kecil. Nelly lebih suka untuk meramal pemenang dengan menendang bola ke dalam salah satu jaring yang mempunyai bendera negara yang bertanding tersedia di hadapan mereka. Sebaliknya, Si Anak Panda akan meneka keputusan perlawanan dengan memilih makanan daripada kotak-kotak yang ditandakan dengan bendera semasa perlawanan pasukan tersebut sedang berlangsung dan dengan memanjat sebuah pokok sambil mengibarkan sebuah bendera pada pusingan kalah mati.
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Biarlah mereka mencuba!
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