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英国男子在自家后院建霍比特人洞穴 A British man has figured out a way to bring some movie magic to his own backyard. 英国贝德福德一名男子阿什利·耶茨受《指环王》小说的影响，在自家后院建造出一个霍比特人洞穴。 ? Ashley Yeates, a 30-year-old gardening and construction expert from Bedford, England, constructed a hobbit hole in his garden, modeled after the famous digs of Bilbo Baggins. ? It was around the time that the first Hobbit film was due to be released, Yeates told the Daily News. Id made previous smaller hideaways and I started thinking about taking it to the next level. I like just building things that are going to shock people. ? Yeates made the hobbit hole without a blueprint, drawing on his knowledge of the Lord of the Rings books by J.R.R. Tolkien. ? I had one tiny sketch of bits and bobs, but it came from a vision in my head, Yeates said. There was no direct research, really. Though, of course, we had watched the films. ? The completed hobbit hole can comfortably fit three adults. But when Yeates unveiled the project at a party over the summer, the neighborhood children didnt mind squishing a bit. ? There were about 10 kids in there, running in and out, Yeates said. They loved it so much. ? The project was so successful that Yeates is hoping to build another one. ? I noticed the real hobbit holes go inwards into a hill rather than downwards. If I did get a commission for another one, it would be spectacular, Yeates said. There could be multiple rooms, all kinds of things. Id very much like to make another one. ? Hear that, hobbit fans? Your next home project could make Gandalf proud. 1