【看新闻学英语 】活最久的狗庆生

Oldest Living Dog Celebrates Birthday
活最久的狗庆生

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【新闻关键字】
1. coveted; adj. 梦寐以求的
2. dachshund: n. 腊肠狗
3. thanks to: prep.phr. 归功于
4. lamb: n. 温驯
5. hence: adv. 因此
6. cataract: n. 白内障

Chanel turns 21 today, and her birthday present is not only cake but also the coveted Guinness World Records.
Chanel香奈儿今天21岁，她的生日礼物有一个蛋糕，还有梦寐以求的吉尼斯世界记录。

The dachshund is now 147 years old in human years. And her owner thinks Chanel made it that far thanks to her lamb and rice treats and lots of love.
这只腊肠狗用人类年龄算现在是147岁，她的主人认为香奈儿可以活到今天是因为她的温驯、米食及拥有许多的爱。

And just like most elderly persons, the years are catching up on Chanel, hence the need to wear glasses.
就像其他的老人ㄧ样，年龄显露在香奈儿身上，因此她需要戴眼镜。

[Denice Shaugnessey, Chanel’s Owner]:
“She’s probably been wearing these for about four years. She has developed cataracts — and she really only developed the cataracts last year. But they’re good for when your dog is outside."
香奈儿的主人丹妮丝‧萧尼瑟说：“她戴眼镜大约四年了，有白内障，而且是去年才发现有白内障的，不过让你的狗狗到户外对她的健康是好的。”

The oldest dog ever, before Chanel was an Australian cattle dog which reached 29 years old and was born in 1910.
在香奈儿之前，世界最老的狗是澳洲牛头狗，高龄29岁，出生于1910年。

本则英语新闻影音出处：新唐人英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_life/2009-05-08/893360365931.html