中英雙語閱讀:全美最肥喵星人
We're all heard of fat cats, but Sprinkles here may be America's weightiest – tipping the scales at an more than a shocking TWO STONE. The domestic shorthair has a typically tiny frame and should weigh between 11 and 13 pounds.
我們都聽說過肥貓,但是這只名叫斯普林克斯的貓咪可能是全美最肥的——它的體重比驚人的兩塊大石頭還要重。家養(yǎng)短毛貓應(yīng)該是典型的小型貓,原本體重該在11~13磅之間的。
But poor Sprinkles is a mammoth 32 pounds - the same as the average four-year-old boy.
但是可憐的斯普林克斯是只重達(dá)32磅的龐然大物——相當(dāng)于4歲孩子的平均體重。
The fat feline is now on the road to recovery after being placed on a strict diet and exercise regime by staff at SOS Sea Isle City Cats in New Jersey, US.
這肥貓如今在美國新澤西州海島城貓急救中心工作人員的監(jiān)督下,嚴(yán)格控制飲食減肥并遵循鍛煉計(jì)劃,走上恢復(fù)(瘦子)之路。
Her primary caregiver Stacy Olandt, revealed: “This is an obscenely overweight cat, she could not walk when we got her and she is still unable to roll over.
它的首席飼養(yǎng)員史戴西·奧蘭德透露:“這只貓?zhí)亓祟~,我們剛養(yǎng)她的時(shí)候她都不能走路,現(xiàn)在她還是不能翻身。”
“This isn’t just a pudgy cat – this is a medical issue, overweight cat.
“這已經(jīng)不只是一只矮胖的貓了——這是一個(gè)事關(guān)超重肥貓的醫(yī)療問題。”
“Our vet has been in practice for more than 40 years and he has never seen such a fat cat. “Sprinkles was found in a foreclosed house before she was taken to New Jersey animal shelter who sent her to SOS.
“我們的獸醫(yī)工作了40多年,從來沒有見過這么肥的貓,” 在被美國新澤西州動(dòng)物收容所送到急救中心之前,斯普林克斯是在一個(gè)拍賣屋里被發(fā)現(xiàn)的。
“We didn’t know anything about her owners,” added Stacy.
“我們不知道它的主人是誰,”史戴西再次說道。
“I think it’s pretty clear that they didn’t know how to properly take care of a cat.
“但是我覺得很明顯他們不知道要怎么照顧好貓咪。”
Sprinkles' massive weight has led to other health complications for the four year old.
4歲的斯普林克斯因?yàn)樘^肥胖已經(jīng)導(dǎo)致了很多其他的并發(fā)癥。
Stacy, who is 71, added: “When we first got her she had fleas and ear mites.
71歲的史戴西補(bǔ)充道:“我們第一次見它的時(shí)候,它身上還有跳蚤跟耳疥蟲。”
“She has the typical problems of a very overweight human, her joints are compromised, her heart is being stressed and she is simply not very mobile.”
“它有著很典型的像人類那樣的肥胖問題,它的關(guān)節(jié)都受到連累,它的心臟受壓太重,并且很難移動(dòng)。”
“We are now hoping that she will get adopted into a home where she can become the centre of attention.”
“如今我們希望有人家能收養(yǎng)她關(guān)愛她。”