英语PK台 第386期:爱狗志愿者救狗勿置法律于不顾

 　　Dog lovers can't ignore law to fulfill¹ goal

　　爱狗志愿者救狗勿置法律于不顾

　　The attempt of some dog lovers to rescue 320 dogs by forcibly stopping the truck carrying them on an expressway in North China's Hebei province and thus causing a massive traffic jam has sparked a heated public debate. Despite their good intention of saving the dogs, the dog lovers' action seriously endangered public safety and has been severely² criticized by netizens.

　　在河北省发生了这样一件事情，爱狗者们因为强行拦下高速公路上的载有320只狗的大卡车而导致了严重的交通堵塞，这一举措近日引发公众的热议。尽管他们拯救这些狗是出于好心，但是他们的举动严重危害了公共安全并且遭到网民的强烈谴责。

　　According to the announcement made by traffic police of Langfang, Hebei, on its official microblog site, on Saturday a truck carrying 320 dogs from Central China's Henan province to Northeast China's Jilin province was forcibly stopped on the highway by three vehicles driven by the dog lovers. The two parties came to blows and even defied the traffic police's order, causing the massive traffic jam on the highway.

　　根据河北省廊坊市交警在其官方微博发表的声明，称在周六，载有320只狗的大卡车从中国河南省开往吉林省的高速路途中，被三辆爱狗志愿者驾驶车辆别停。双方当场发生争执，甚至违抗交警指令，从而导致了高速公路上出现严重堵塞。

　　This is not the first time dog lovers in China have used extreme or violent means to save dogs. Even on some previous occasions, they have forcibly stopped trucks carrying dogs on highways.

　　在中国，其实这已经不是第一次出现爱狗志愿者用一些较激烈的行为来拯救小狗。之前，他们也曾强制拦截过高速公路上那些运狗卡车。

1 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

2 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。