外媒看中国 救助1300只狗的六旬老妇们

 　　In a mind-boggling gesture of kindness and love for a multitude of animals who need it the most, five elderly women have taken it upon themselves to care for more than 1,300 stray dogs at a canine¹ sanctuary² in China.

　　在中国的一家流浪狗救助站里，5名老妇用难以置信的善意和爱心照料着1300只狗狗。

　　Making sure all the dogs are well fed is no easy job. Every day, the small group of volunteers are up at dawn readying a whopping 880 pounds of food for the animals.

　　喂饱每只狗可不是件轻松的活。每天都有一小队志愿者天不亮就起床，为狗狗们准备重达880磅的食物。

　　Photos show the massive pack of animals eagerly awaiting their meal — sometimes perhaps a bit too eagerly.

　　照片里，一大群狗急切的等着喂食，有些甚至都迫不及待了。

　　外媒看中国 救助1300只狗的六旬老妇们

　　Weng says she and her fellow volunteers, all who are in their 60s and 70s, have each been bitten, though that clearly hasn't deterred³ them from their lifesaving work.

　　翁女士说，她和其他志愿者都已经6、70岁了。虽然她们都被狗咬过，但这一点都不妨碍她们投身救助狗狗的工作。

　　The dedicated⁴ caregivers certainly have their hands full with all those rescued dogs, but they're not the only ones who care about them. The sanctuary is reportedly funded entirely⁵ by donations from folks in the area who support their good work.

　　这些热忱的救助者们每日忙碌，但他们并不是唯一关心流浪狗的人。有报道称这家救助站的资金全部来自支持她们工作的当地居民。

1 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

2 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

3 deterred   

v.阻止，制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。
• Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism. 杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。 来自辞典例句

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

5 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。