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Who needs maternity clothes when your baby bump looks this good? The works of art have been painted on expectant mother's stomachs by Carrie Preston, 27.
一位名叫凯丽·帕斯顿的27岁画家将准妈妈的肚子画成了艺术杰作。如果孕妇的大肚子能这么好看,谁还去穿孕妇装呀?

The artist has painted more than 130 baby bumps to provide women with a unique memento of their pregnancy. Her intricate designs include birds, animals and film scenes.
这位画家已经为超过130为准妈妈画了肚皮画,以此为她们的孕期留下独特的纪念。她精心设计的图案造型包括鸟类,动物和电影情景等等。

Carrie said she tries to make her pictures personal to the mother-to-be, whether it be related to their favourite book, flower or colour.
凯丽说,她总是竭力为准妈妈创作富有个性化的画作,无论这画作是源于准妈妈最喜欢的图书、花卉还是颜色。

The craze for painting baby bumps started in the U.S. a few years ago and has started to take off in the UK.
孕妇肚皮画的风潮几年前发起于美国,现在已经在英国开始流行。

Carrie thinks belly painting is a wonderful way to show off the special time.
凯丽认为,肚皮画是纪念这一特殊时期的好方法。

Picture perfect

1.Picture perfect: Carrie Preston has painted more than 130 baby bumps including this 'Little Apple' painting, left, and an intricate jigsaw of the globe.
完美图画:凯丽·帕斯顿已经为超过130名准妈妈画了肚皮画,其中包括这幅“小苹果”(左图),还有这幅精致的地球拼图(右图)。

Personal choice

2.Personal choice: The pregnant women might choose to have their favourite bird or animal, like this woman who chose a peacock.
个性选择:准妈妈可以选择她们最喜欢的鸟类或其他动物,例如这位准妈妈选择画一只孔雀。

Out of this world

3.Out of this world: Film scenes are popular requests like this one from E.T.
飞离地球:很多妈妈选择画上电影里的情景,例如这张取自《外星人》的图画。

Artistic

4.Artistic: Animals are popular requests like, from left, this kangaroo, pig, and turtle swimming under the sea.
艺术氛围:动物造型也很受欢迎,例如左图上的袋鼠,中间图画上的小猪,和右边图画上的在海底游泳的海龟。

Wrapped up

5.Wrapped up: Carrie has been belly painting for two years as she believes pregnancy should be celebrated.
礼品包装:凯丽创作肚皮画已经两年了,她相信怀孕是一件值得庆祝的事情。

Moo-mento

6.Moo-mento: Carrie said this mother wanted a cow on her baby bump because she had lived on a farm and her family cared for jersey cows.
超“牛”的纪念:凯丽说,这位准妈妈生活在农场上,一家人以畜养泽西奶牛为生,所以她想在自己肚子上画一只奶牛。

Bear cub

7.Bear cub: This pregnant woman wanted a picture of her favourite Winnie The Pooh story.
小熊:这位准妈妈想要的画取自她最爱的卡通故事,“小熊维尼。”