美国国家公共电台 NPR--Florida animal shelters expect an influx of dogs and cats following Hurricane Ian

Florida animal shelters expect an influx¹ of dogs and cats following Hurricane Ian

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Workers at animal shelters are preparing for more surrendered pets to arrive. A planned airlift will fly some of the pets to new homes across the country.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Aside from the human losses, it is not a small thing at all that Hurricane Ian displaced thousands of pets. So one local animal shelter is organizing airlifts. NPR's Scott Neuman has been tracking their efforts.

SCOTT NEUMAN, BYLINE³: On the tarmac of a small airport south of Fort Myers, Sarah Baeckler and a team from the Humane⁴ Society Naples wait for a twin-engine turboprop to taxi up to several waiting SUVs. They are about to do a swap⁵. Dozens of empty dog crates⁶ will be taken off and 40 cats and kittens loaded on, bound for a shelter in Tennessee.

SARAH BAECKLER: After we get the crates off, we'll put the cats on. And they'll be on their way.

NEUMAN: It's the first of two such airlifts on this day. The second plane will fly both cats and dogs. It's not cheap, but the flights are necessary. Some roads are impassable due to flooding. The Humane Society also needs to clear shelter space for an expected wave of new arrivals.

BAECKLER: And then the next phase that we're going to get ready for as soon as we get done with these couple of days is there'll be an influx of surrendered animals from people who - you know, who have other things they have to deal with post-hurricane.

NEUMAN: At the shelter, that influx has already begun. A distraught Theresa Barteau (ph) had to leave her storm-damaged house. It could be months before she's able to move back. Meanwhile, she can't find a hotel that will take her 6-year-old Pitbull-Weimaraner mix, Dolly (ph), until things get sorted out.

THERESA BARTEAU: And, like, just - we're so close to Dolly. And we don't want to see her surrendered. We want to find a place for her...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: No, no.

BARTEAU: ...That we can get her back.

NEUMAN: Barteau has every intention of being reunited with Dolly. But shelter staff say for many others in natural disasters such as Hurricane Ian, circumstances never improve to the point where they're able to reclaim⁷ their pets.

Scott Neuman, NPR News, Naples, Fla.

1 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

5 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

6 crates   

n. 板条箱, 篓子, 旧汽车 vt. 装进纸条箱

参考例句：

• We were using crates as seats. 我们用大木箱作为座位。
• Thousands of crates compacted in a warehouse. 数以千计的板条箱堆放在仓库里。

7 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。