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Brothers Fred and Hugo Svenleen of Sweden enjoy an ice
cream during the Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg,
Ohio. |
The city of Twinsburg, Ohio, saw double as twins from around the world
converged for the annual Twins Days Festival on August 5.
More than 3,500 twins, triplets and quadruplets come from all across
the United States and as far away as Australia, England and Japan to meet
others in the same genetic boat and -- for at least a few days -- feel
like part of the crowd.
"All the twins, you just relate
to them so well," said Stuart Daniel of one set of twins.
"They understand you. They're just like us."
Stuart and his brother, Phillip, toured the festival in the uniforms
they wear at their jobs as surf life-guards -- bright yellow jerseys, red
swim trunks, sandals, and red-and-yellow swim caps.
The 39-year old brothers said they live and work together, and had even
come close to marrying another
set of twin women. The Australians were on their way to take part in one
of several research studies being conducted at the festival.
Twins such as Jeanette Meadows and her sister Geneva Petitt attended
the event, giving them a chance to mingle with others who were born into
the same situation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
"It's just the fellowship with other twins," said Meadows. "To be
around other people who understand what it means to be a twin."
Festival organizers expected nearly 3,000 sets of twins -- and more
than 40,000 people overall -- to attend the 31st event.
Dr. Kevin Cooper, chairman of dermatology at Case Western Reserve
University, was there for the seventh year in a row to study the onset of
diseases as they pertain to twins.
"Every time we come, we learn something," Cooper said. "It's quite a
resource."
(Agencies) |
8月5日，美國俄亥俄州特溫斯堡市（“雙胞胎之城”）的人數倍增，來自世界各地的雙胞胎們齊聚一堂，參加這里一年一度的雙胞胎節。
美國本地以及從遙遠的澳大利亞、英國和日本而來的3500多對雙胞胎、三胞胎和四胞胎們至少要在這里呆上幾天，和別的雙胞胎們相互認識，共同感受這個雙胞胎大家庭。
雙胞胎之一斯圖亞特·丹尼爾說：“所有的雙胞胎都很好相處。他們善解人意。他們和我們一樣。”
斯圖亞特和他的孿生兄弟菲利普穿著職業沖浪救生員的制服參加雙胞胎節--淡黃色運動衫、紅色泳褲、沙灘涼鞋、頭上戴著紅黃相間的泳帽。
這對39歲的孿生兄弟說，他們在一起生活和工作，而且他們甚至就要和另一對孿生姐妹結婚了。這對澳大利亞的孿生兄弟準備參加節日期間進行的其中一項調查研究。
據《克利夫蘭實話報》報道，孿生姐妹珍妮特·梅多斯和日內瓦·佩提特也參加了此次盛會，她們可以借此機會和別的雙胞胎們交交朋友。
梅多斯說：“和其他那些能彼此理解的雙胞胎互相認識，我們感到了和他們之間的友誼。”
活動的籌辦方原預計會有近3000對雙胞胎--共4萬余人，參加第31屆雙胞胎節。
凱斯西儲大學皮膚學系主任凱文·庫伯博士今年已是連續第七年來特溫斯堡參加雙胞胎節，他的主要目的是研究雙胞胎易患的皮膚病病因。
庫伯說：“每次來這里，我們都能有所收獲。這個節日對于我們來說是個很大的資源。”
(英語點津姍姍編輯)
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