A file photo of Bob Dylan.A family living near the 67-year-old folk and rock icon's house in the posh California beachside community of Malibu have complained to city officials about an outdoor portable toilet, which is apparently¹ used by guards on Dylan's compound.

Bob Dylan has sung about wind many times -- winds of change, the "Idiot Wind," and the winds that hit heavy on the borderline.

But some of his California neighbors Tuesday were singing a new tune² about what is blowin' in the wind from his Malibu toilet.

A family living near the 67-year-old folk and rock icon's house in the posh California beachside community of Malibu have complained to city officials about an outdoor portable toilet, which is apparently used by guards on Dylan's compound.

Cindy and David Emminger say the toilet wafts⁴ fumes⁵ from waste treatment chemicals, and that the smell carried by breezes from the Pacific Ocean makes their family feel ill.

"It's a scandal - 'Mr Civil Rights' is killing⁶ our civil rights," David Emminger told the Los Angeles Times.

A helicopter from a local television station hovered⁷ over Dylan's property this week, capturing video of the offending toilet.

But Malibu Mayor Andy Stern said other neighbors report smelling nothing from the toilet, and that he has left the matter to the enforcers of the city's code on objectionable odors.

"I really have not involved myself in Bob Dylan's toilet, and by the way I haven't involved myself in anyone else's toilet in Malibu," Stern told the reporters.

A spokesman for Dylan did not return calls.

Dylan, whose latest album "Together Through Life" is due out on April 28, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. His hit songs include "Like a Rolling Stone," "All Along the Watchtower" and "Blowin' In the Wind."

鲍勃•迪伦演唱过很多与“风”有关的歌曲——多变的风（狂野而自由地吹着），“愚蠢的风”，以及侵袭边境的风（歌词）。

而他在加州马里布的一些邻居们感觉到“在风中飘荡的”则是从他家厕所飘出的异味，于是他们于本周二向市政府投诉。

今年67岁的民谣和摇滚歌星鲍勃•迪伦家住加州马里布海滨的一处豪宅。他家附近的一位邻居日前向市政府投诉称，迪伦家保安使用的一个户外可移动厕所散发出难闻的气味。

邻居辛迪和大卫•埃明格尔称，迪伦家厕所里的粪便处理药品散发出阵阵浓烈的异味，被来自太平洋的海风吹到他们家里，让全家人觉得很不舒服。

大卫•埃明格尔在接受《洛杉矶时报》采访时说：“这是个丑闻，‘人权先生’正在侵犯我们的人权。”

当地一家电视台派出的直升机于本周在迪伦家上空拍摄了这个惹祸厕所的视频。

但马里布市市长安迪•斯特恩称，其他邻居并没有反映闻到异味，并表示他已将此事移交给相关执法人员，他们将按照城市异味处理条例予以处置。

斯特恩在接受记者采访时说：“我确实没有参与处理迪伦家的厕所事件，而且我也没有参与处理过马里布的任何厕所事件。”

迪伦的发言人对此不予回应。

鲍勃•迪伦于1988年入选摇滚名人堂。他的最新专辑《一生相随》将于下月28日发行。他的热门歌曲包括《像一块滚石》、《沿着瞭望塔》和《答案在风中飘》。

Vocabulary:

waft³: to convey or send floating through the air or over water. （漂浮）