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【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》Nappy saves toddler’s life／尿布救嬰兒一命
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Caua Felipe Massaneiro survived the 10-metre fall because his nappy got caught on a security spike embedded in the concrete wall.

卡瓦費利普馬賽內羅從10公尺高摔下卻逃過一死，因為他的尿布勾在水泥牆內嵌的安全牆釘上。

For a moment the boy dangled precariously from the spike, then "the diaper opened and the baby fell to the ground, but at a much slower speed," a police officer said.

一名警官說，這個小男孩一度危險地掛在釘子上，接著「尿布打開，小寶寶掉落在地上，不過是以緩慢許多的速度。」

"The diaper obviously lessened the impact of the fall and saved the baby’s life."

「尿布顯然減輕了下墜的影響，救了小寶寶一命。」

"It was a miracle," said the officer. "He could also have been killed by one of the spikes."

這名警官說：「這是奇蹟。」「他可能也會被其中一支釘子刺死。」

The toddler did not suffer any serious injuries although he remained in hospital being treated for minor fractures.

這個小嬰兒並未受到重傷，不過仍因為輕微骨折待在醫院接受治療。

"Police have opened an investigation to determine how the toddler fell out the window and if parental negligence was one of the causes," said the police officer.

這名警官說：「警方已展開調查，判定這個小嬰兒為何會跌出窗戶，以及父母疏失是否為原因之一。」

Caua’s father told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper："It wasn’t the diaper that saved him. It was God."

卡瓦的父親告訴聖保羅頁報：「救他的不是尿布，是上帝。」

新聞辭典

toddler：名詞，學步的小孩。

nappy：名詞，尿布（意同diaper）。例句：I knew William when he was still in nappies (= when he was a baby).（威廉還在包尿布的時候，我就認識他了。）

dangle：動詞，懸盪，吊掛。例句：His keys dangled from a chain.

（他的鑰匙掛在鑰匙串上。）

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