大概是因為網絡的無處不在，現在世界各地好像都在流行“快閃”。可能在我們城市的某個區域，此刻正有一群flash mob在活動呢。你會是其中之一嗎？

Flash mob refers to a large group of people who gather in a usually predetermined location, perform an unusual action for a brief time, and then quickly disperse.

快閃族（flash mob）指聚集在一個事先商定好的地點，在短時間內完成一些異常的舉動，然后快速解散并消失的一大群人。

Organizing a "flash mob" basically involves e-mailing a bunch of people with instructions to show up at a certain place for a few moments, then disappear. To protect the planned serendipity of each event, participants aren't told exactly what the mob is supposed to do until just before the event happens.

組織一次“快閃”活動，基本上只需要用電子郵件通知一群人在某個地點出現一會兒，然后消失。為了確保每次活動的新奇性，直到活動開始之前，參加者才會被告知當次活動的內容。

The term flash mob is generally applied only to gatherings organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails, not applied to events organized by public relations firms.

“快閃族”這個詞只適用于那些通過遠程通訊、社會媒介或者轉發郵件組織的集會，公關公司組織的活動不在此列。

Example of a well known flash mob was the April 2006 silent disco in London. At various London Underground stations, people gathered with their portable music devices, and at a set time began dancing to their music. It was reported that more than 4,000 people participated at London Victoria station.

快閃族一個比較有名的例子是2006年4月倫敦的“沉默迪斯科”活動。人們帶著自己的隨身音樂播放設備到達倫敦各個地鐵站，然后在一個事先定好的時間，所有人開始跟著音樂起舞。據報道，當時有4000多人聚集在倫敦維多利亞地鐵站參加快閃活動。

 

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