负责保卫教宗方济各和梵蒂冈国土的卫队获得了新的高科技头盔，它是用塑料材料通过3D打印技术制成的。以前，卫队成员都戴着手工制作的金属头盔。
The helmets were given to the Vatican's Swiss Guard on January 22, the group's 513th birthday. They are the colorfully dressed security force that helps protect the pope.
1月22日是卫队成立的第513年，这些头盔被发给了这支梵蒂冈的瑞士卫队，穿着鲜艳的他们是负责保护教皇的安全部队。
The force numbers about 110 people. Members are required to be male, Catholic, unmarried and have Swiss citizenship, the Catholic website Crux reports. They must be between the ages of 19 and 30, at least 1.7 meters tall, and be willing to serve in the guard for at least two years.
这支部队的人数约为110人。据天主教网站Crux报道，其成员必须是男性、天主教徒、未婚并拥有瑞士公民身份。年龄必须在19到30岁之间，身高不低于1.7米，并愿意在卫队中服役至少两年。
The helmets are part of the Swiss Guard's ceremonial clothing. These official uniforms include yellow, red and blue stripes on the parts covering the arms and legs. Guard members dress this way for official religious services by the pope or for Vatican visits by heads of state.
头盔是瑞士卫队仪仗服的一部分。这些正式制服的手臂和腿部都被红黄蓝的条纹覆盖。卫队成员在教皇的官方宗教仪式或他国元首访问梵蒂冈时这样穿戴。
The new helmets look almost exactly like the old ones, with a round design and colorful bird feathers on top. One major change was added to the new helmets –an image with the coat of arms symbol for Pope Julius II. Pope Julius II first used the security force for his personal protection in 1506.
新头盔看上去几乎与旧款的一样，圆形设计、顶部有彩色羽毛。但是新头盔增加了一项重大变化，多了一个教皇朱利叶斯二世的图像徽章。教皇朱利叶斯二世于1506年首次使用安全部队进行个人保护。
Urs Breitenmoser is a spokesman for the Swiss Guard. He told Reuters one the biggest improvements of the new helmets is that they will not heat up as much as the metal ones. This means the guards will sweat less, he said.
乌尔斯·布莱特莫瑟(Urs Breitenmoser)是瑞士卫队的发言人。他对路透社表示，新头盔的最大改进是它们不会像金属头盔那样升温。他说，这意味着警卫会少出汗。
The new, lighter helmets should also provide relief for guard members wearing the helmets for long periods of time. Swiss news site Swissinfo.ch said the old helmets – which were made in Austria - weighed two kilograms. The new ones - made in Switzerland - weigh just 570 grams.
这款重量更轻的新头盔也让长时间佩戴头盔的卫队成员受益。瑞士新闻网站《瑞士资讯》表示，奥地利生产的旧头盔重达两公斤，而瑞士制造的新头盔只有570克。
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