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　　Elephant robs motorists in India印度大象"拦路抢劫"

　　An elephant in eastern India has sparked complaints frommotorists who accuse it of blocking traffic and refusing to allow vehicles topass unless drivers give it food.

　　The Hindustan Times said Monday the elephant was scoutingfor food on a highway in the eastern state of Orissa，forcing motorists to rolldown their windows and get out of the car.

　　"The tusker then inserts its trunk inside the vehicle andsniffs for food，" local resident Prabodh Mohanty，who has come across theelephant twice，was quoted as saying.

　　"If you are carrying vegetables and banana inside yourvehicle，then it will gulp them and allow you to go."

　　If a commuter does not wind down his window or resistsopening the vehicle door，the elephant stands in front of the car until thedriver allows him to carry out his routine inspection.

　　Forestry officials told the newspaper that the elephantis old and is therefore looking for easy food.

　　汽车司机投诉印度东部一头大象在公路上"拦路抢劫"，除非司机贡献出车上的食物，否则就别想从它把守的马路上通过。

　　据《印度斯坦时报》5月28日报道，在印度东部的奥里萨邦，这头大象堵在高速公路中央，迫使过往汽车的司机摇下车窗，然后走出车子。

　　"这头大象就会把鼻子伸进车里，将里面的食物吸出来，一卷而光。"当地居民莫汉蒂已经与它有过两次狭路相逢。

　　莫汉蒂说:"如果你的车上有蔬菜和香蕉，它就会全部吞下，然后给你放行。"

　　不过，如果哪个司机不肯摇下车窗或打开车门，非要和这个"大块头"斗斗法，那么它就会一直堵在路上，直到你的耐心耗尽，不得不允许它进行"例行检查"。

　　当地林业部门官员表示，这头大象年事已高，因此就采取了这种便捷的方法来觅食。

　　（欧志彬／编制）