万花筒 Kaleidoscope 2007-01-23&24, 被埋还能活的狗狗

A distressing¹ sound greeted Malisa Vendorpool and her fiancé Robert when they returned home Saturday night.

"We came back home around ten thirty, ten forty-five, and, I heard an animal barking and howling. "

The couple heard the noises throughout the night and into the next morning, when Melisa's fiancé went into the backyard to check it out.

"So he started walking around, trying to figure out where it was coming from, cause he realized obviously it wasn't coming from that neighbor over there. "

That's Melisa's fiancé realized the noise was coming from the other side of this fence. When he hopped² up and looked over, he saw much to his shock, a dog buried alive.

"And I quickly determined³ that we needed to call Animal Control and call dispatch and then send, you know, send the officer out. "

"It's was a dog whose muzzle⁴ was just sticking out of the ground barely enough to breathe."

Animal Control officer Ginger⁵ Lee and the neighbors went into the backyard of this Jackson Street home dug out this 5-year-old male bullmastiff and got it to the emergency veterinarian.

"So he is doing much better today. He couldn't do anything for himself yesterday when the officers got him out. It was questionable⁶ of whether he's been live it at the first time."

"The dog appears to be on the mat, but why he was ever buried and by whom is still under investigation⁷. "

"I have never seen anything like this and I have been in this business for 11 years. I have seen a lot of cruelty cases --- this situation were someone could do this, and to me it was unfathomable."

Greg Neumann Channel Tree News.

1 distressing   

a.使人痛苦的

参考例句：

• All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. 所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. 这样浪费粮食令人痛心。

2 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 muzzle   

n.鼻口部；口套；枪(炮)口；vt.使缄默

参考例句：

• He placed the muzzle of the pistol between his teeth.他把手枪的枪口放在牙齿中间。
• The President wanted to muzzle the press.总统企图遏制新闻自由。

5 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

6 questionable   

adj.可疑的，有问题的

参考例句：

• There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
• Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。