A family is counting on the fingers of a single hand its hopes for Brazil to win a sixth World Cup championship.

據美聯社報道，一個巴西家族正以他們的手指寄托對巴西六冠王的祝愿。

All the members of the Silva family living In Aguas Claras, a town on the outskirts of the capital of Brasilia, were born with an extra digit on each hand as a result of a genetic condition known as polydactyly.

席爾瓦（Silva）家族住在首都巴西利亞市郊的清水湖。由于共同的多指畸形基因，他們在出生時，兩只手都是6指。

Rather than recoil in the face of stares by curious onlookers, the 14 members of the family spanning four generations seem to embrace their physical difference with pride.

面對外人驚奇的目光，這個橫跨4代的14口之家卻對自己身體上的不同引以為豪。

And that pride never shines more brightly than during the World Cup as they relish the attention of Brazilian media, which have trained cameras on the family as much of the South America nation crosses its fingers hoping the national team will add to its record five World Cup titles.

而他們的自豪在巴西世界杯中變得更加閃耀，并品嘗到了被巴西媒體關注的喜悅。他們把雙手放在巴西國旗上，為巴西六冠王祈福。媒體用相機記錄下了這一時刻。

''Since the last World Cup we wanted Brazil to become hexacampeao,'' said Ana Carolina Santos da Silva, using the Portuguese term for ''six-time champion'' that would be the envy of the soccer world. ''But it didn't happen, so this year we really want Brazil to achieve the sixth.''

安娜·席爾瓦（Ana Carolina Santos da Silva）說：“自從上屆世界杯后，我們就一直盼望巴西第六次奪冠”，她用葡萄牙語“hexacampeao"表達了象征足球界奇跡的“六冠王”。她還說：“上次我們沒有成功衛冕，今年我們希望巴西如愿以償。”

Far from a hindrance, having an extra finger seems to help the Silva family perform domestic chores and pursue musical talents.

六指好像并沒有困擾過席爾瓦家族，反而幫助他們更好地完成家務和展現音樂才華。

Fourteen-year-old Joao de Assis da Silva shows off his dexterity moving up and down his guitar's fret board.

14歲的喬安·席爾瓦（Joao de Assis da Silva）展現了他在彈吉他時，靈巧樂動的手指。

His 8-year-old cousin, Maria Morena da Silva, has musical dreams, too. ''I have never played the piano, but I want to learn, and it might be easier playing with six fingers,'' she says.

喬安8歲的妹妹瑪利亞·席爾瓦（Maria Morena da Silva）也有音樂夢想。她說：“我從未彈過鋼琴，但我想學，我的6個手指可能彈得更容易一些。”

巴西一個家族里有六位家族成員都是六指。圖片來源：路透社