News Plus慢速英语:墨西哥男子收集哈利波特纪念品成痴 破吉尼斯世界纪录

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这里是NEWS Plus慢速英语。

A Mexico City man is in Hogwarts heaven after his collection of "Harry Potter" memorabilia was named the largest in the world.
墨西哥城一名男子收集的“哈利波特”纪念品被认证为全世界数量之最，他犹如置身霍格沃茨天堂一般。

Menahem Asher Silva Vargas has spent almost 15 years hoarding all things related to British author J.K. Rowling's young-adult wizard-fantasy series, which spawned eight blockbuster films.
曼海姆·阿什尔·席尔瓦·瓦尔多斯用近15年的时间收集了英国作者J.K.罗琳所著的青年魔幻系列图书的所有相关产品，这一系列图书已被改编成八部电影大片。

His collection fills two rooms and counts everything from magic wands and toy figurines to scarves and replica brooms.
他的收藏品塞满两间房，从魔杖、玩具公仔到葛莱芬多围巾和魁地奇比赛扫把的复制品应有尽有。

Guinness World Records officially recognized it recently as the world No. 1, at 3,097 pieces. The old mark was 807.
近日，吉尼斯世界纪录正式认证，3097件收藏品为全世界哈利波特收藏品之最。此前的纪录为807件。

Silva Vargas said he began with no intent to amass a huge collection. But soon it was like being under a spell.
席尔瓦·瓦尔多斯表示，他一开始没想到会收集这么多东西。但是他好像被施了魔法一样难以自制。

He laughingly called his obsession both a blessing and a curse, saying that all his salary and bonuses ended up there.
他笑着说，他这个爱好有好也有坏，他的薪水和工作奖金，几乎全都花在这里。