This city is home to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union and countlesspriceless works of art. But for promotion, Belgium's capital increasingly turns to a tiny, misbehaving boy.
利时首都布鲁塞尔是北大西洋公约组织(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)总部、欧盟(European Union)总部以及无数价值连城的艺术品的驻地。但在宣传方面，布鲁塞尔倒是越来越多地仰赖于一个淘气的小男孩。
The Manneken Pis, one of Brussels' most recognizable statues, has been a requisitetourist stop for centuries. While historic squares like Brussels' Grand Place dot Europe, no metropolis boasts such a well-knownfountain engaged in the same bodily function.
作为布鲁塞尔最著名的雕像之一，"撒尿小童"(Manneken Pis)几百年来一直是游客必到的一个旅游景点。像布鲁塞尔大广场(Grand Place)这样历史悠久的广场在欧洲各地都有，但是这样一尊著名的涉及人体这一特殊机能的喷泉可是别处所无的。
The diminutive 15th-century sculpture is also an icon for locals, who say he embodies their irreverence.
这尊建于15世纪的小型雕像对当地人来说也是一种象征，他们说他代表了他们挑战权威的精神。
'Our symbol is only 2-feet tall and he's peeing,' says Martha Meeze, a spokeswoman for Visit Brussels, the city's tourist office. In Brussels, she said, 'We don't take ourselves too seriously.'
布鲁塞尔旅游官方机构Visit Brussels的发言人玛莎•米兹(Martha Meeze)说："我们城市的标志只有两英尺高，而且他还在撒尿。"她说，在布鲁塞尔，"我们不会把自己搞得太严肃"。
Now, the micturating lad is getting into marketing. Even as society has lowered its tolerance for images of nude children and become hypersensitive about sanitation, the politically incorrectstatue has gained stature.
现在，这个撒尿的小孩又进入了市场营销领域。在社会对裸体儿童图像的容忍度降低、对环境卫生变得高度敏感之时，这尊政治不正确的雕像的地位却是蒸蒸日上。
He appears in logos, ads and as a leitmotif for images of others engaged in his activity
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