Designers of a bra that turns into gas masks and a team who found that named cows produce more milk were among the winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel prizes.

胸罩可以改装成防毒面具，有了名字的奶牛可以产更多的奶，以上都是“另类诺贝尔奖”的获奖课题。

The aim of the awards is to honour achievements that "first make people laugh and then make them think".

“另类诺贝尔奖”的目的就是奖励那些“先让人开怀大笑，继而发人深省”的发明或成就。

The peace prize went to a Swiss research team who determined whether it is better to be hit over the head with a full or empty bottle of beer.

此次的“另类诺贝尔和平奖”授予了瑞士的一个研究小组。该小组通过研究证明了用一瓶啤酒或一只空啤酒瓶打人的脑袋，哪个造成的损害更小些。

The ceremony was organised by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research.

“另类诺贝尔奖”由《不可能研究年鉴》杂志组织。