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【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》Stowaway piglet survives toilet roll orde

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《中英對照讀新聞》Stowaway piglet survives toilet roll ordeal偷渡豬逃過衛生紙卷的折磨

A piglet nicknamed Andrex is recovering after being found in the back of a lorry full of toilet paper at a supermarket.

一隻小名安垂克斯的小豬在超市卡車載滿衛生紙卷的後車廂被找到後,正逐漸康復。

The animal, thought to be two or three weeks old, was discovered in a delivery at a Tesco store in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

這隻大概23週大的小豬,是在德比郡伊卡斯頓的一間德斯高分店送貨處被人發現。

Staff wrapped the piglet in a duvet and called the RSPCA, a Tesco spokesman said.

德斯高發言人說,店員將小豬裹在毯子裡,並且打電話給「防止虐待動物協會」。

He was taken to an animal shelter outside Nottingham , suffering from cuts and bruises to his snout.

安垂克斯被送到諾丁罕市郊一間動物庇護所,鼻子有割傷和瘀傷。

"We will now care for him until he is fit enough to be found a permanent home," said Ella Herring, the shelter’s deputy manager.

「我們會照顧牠,直到牠恢復健康,並找到安定的家為止,」庇護所副主管艾拉.荷琳說。

Tesco said store workers were unsure of how the piglet came to be on the lorry, but thought it may have been a prank.

德斯高說,分店員工不確定小豬是怎麼進到貨車的,但猜想可能是一場惡作劇。

"Staff are used to dealing with the unexpected, but little Andrex’s arrival was a shock," a Tesco spokesman said.

「員工已經習慣處理突發狀況,但小安垂克斯的出現,還是讓他們吃了一驚,」德斯高發言人說。

新聞辭典

ordeal:名詞,嚴峻考驗、苦難折磨。例句︰It is an ordeal for both the people and the nation.(對國家人民來說都是磨難。)

RSPCA:全稱為The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,為英國負責動物領養、救難及醫療的組織。

care for:片語,文中是「照料」之意,也可作「計較、在乎」。例句︰One doesn’t care for food, doesn’t care for his living quality, either.(對吃的東西不計較的人也不在乎生活品質。)

來源:自由時報

 

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