《中英對照讀新聞》81-year old Los Angeles woman found living with about 120 pet rats. 81歲的洛杉磯老嫗被發現與約120隻寵物老鼠一同生活
◎張沛元
81-year old Los Angeles woman found living with about 120 pet rats.
81歲的洛杉磯老嫗被發現與約120隻寵物老鼠一同生活
Officers seized more than 100 pet rats, dozens of rabbits and other animals including several birds from the home of an 81-year-old woman, who was later treated at a hospital for what appeared to be bites, authorities said.
當局表示，幹員們在一名81歲老婦家中查扣超過100隻寵物老鼠、許多隻兔子，以及包括鳥類在內的其他動物；顯然遭動物咬傷的老婦，稍後在醫院接受治療。
"The woman had no food in the house for herself and seemed disoriented," said Annette Ramirez, an officer with the city’s Animal Services Department. "Her arms were covered with open wounds apparently caused by animal bites." Animal control officers discovered the scene while investigating a report of unkempt conditions at a home in suburban Wilmington. In all, they found about 120 rats, 25 rabbits, six parakeets, a dog, a quail and a cockatiel, she said.
「這名婦女家中沒有給她自己吃的食物，而且她看似迷惘，」該市動物服務部幹員拉米瑞茲說，「她（老婦）的手臂上，佈滿顯然是被動物咬傷的開放性傷口。」動物管制幹員是在有人舉報一棟位於威名頓郊區的房舍過於髒亂，進行調查時發現了這個景象。她（拉米瑞茲）說，他們總共發現120隻老鼠、25隻兔子、6隻鸚哥、1條狗、1隻鵪鶉，以及1隻小冠鸚鵡。
The woman, identified as Wanda Langstom, was overwhelmed by how quickly the rats reproduced, Ramirez said.
拉米瑞茲說，老鼠的迅速繁衍速度，令這名老婦汪達．藍斯東不知所措。
"She said it just started with two but it got out of hand," Ramirez said.
拉米瑞茲說：「她說，一開始只養2隻，但後來就控制不了了。」
新聞辭典
disorient：動詞，失去方向；迷惘。orient，定…的方位；以…為方向；適應熟悉。orientation：定位；方向；熟悉；迎新介紹學校。例句：Orientation is mandatory for all new students.（所有新生都要參加新生訓練。）
in all：片語，總計，全部。
out of hand：片語，無法控制；立即；處於已完成狀態。例句：The situation got out of hand very quickly.（情況很快就無法控制。）
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