英国发现了一只雌雄同体的猫咪

 A cats charity is raising money for one of its felines² to have gender³ reassignment surgery, after vets⁵ realised that it was both male and female.

有一家英国猫咪慈善机构正在筹款，目的是为一只喵星人做性别手术，因为他们发现这只喵星人既是雌性又是雄性的。

The unusual feline¹, named Angel by volunteers at Friends of the Cats' Accrington branch, is a hermaphrodite.

这只不同寻常的猫咪雌雄同体，猫咪之友阿克林顿分部的志愿者给它起了名字：安格尔。

Andy Richards, founder⁶ of the charity, which fosters stray and feral cats until new homes can be found, said he has never seen anything like it.

安迪·理查德是猫咪之友该分部的创建者，该慈善机构收养流浪猫和野猫，为它们找到新的家庭。安迪说自己以前从来没看到过类似情况。

英国发现了一只雌雄同体的猫咪

Angel, thought to be around three years old, came to the charity when a friend of Andy's called him to say that a cat had walked into the One Stop Shop on Blackburn Road and refused to leave.

据推测，喵星人安格尔现在大概3岁。安迪的朋友给他打电话，说有一只猫咪走进了布莱克本大街的一站式商店，久久不肯离去。后来这只猫咪才（被送）到了猫咪之友。

Andy, 54, explained: 'Customers kept putting her out but every time the automatic doors opened Angel came back in and sat down.'

54岁的安迪解释说：“每次人们把它赶出去，它都会在自动门开了的时候走回来（坐）蹲在那儿不走。”

When Andy went to pick the cat up, he was confused that he was unable to establish its gender.

当安迪把猫咪接回来的时候，他发现自己搞不清猫咪的性别。

He said: 'I thought I was just being stupid. On taking Angel for a vet⁴ check, the vet informed me, after a long examination, that Angel is both male and female.'

他说：“一开始我还以为是自己太笨了认不出它的性别。但当我把猫咪带到兽医那儿去检查的时候，兽医告诉我经过仔细的检查，发现猫咪安格尔既是雄性的又是雌性的。”

Hermaphroditism is caused by a genetic⁷ mutation⁸ and happens when insufficient⁹ testosterone means a foetus' testes do not develop properly, and it grows ovaries.

雌雄同体多由基因突变引起，因睾丸素不足引发。当睾丸素不足的时候，猫咪胚胎的睾丸就不能正常发育，进而长出卵巢。

Little white and tabby Angel now has to undergo treatment to assign a gender, as hermaphrodite cats can have health problems. The operation will cost around ?1,000, which Friends of the Cats will have to raise.

白色带有斑纹的小安格尔，不得不接受手术来确认性别，因为雌雄同体的猫咪可能会出现健康问题。手术需要大概1000英镑，手术费将由猫咪之友筹集。

1 feline   

adj.猫科的

参考例句：

• As a result,humans have learned to respect feline independence.结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性。
• The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.这种醒觉，简直和猫的脚步一样地轻悄。

2 felines   

n.猫科动物( feline的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Any of several felines, such as the cheetah or the snow leopard. 这片地区是濒临灭绝的雪豹的栖息地。 来自互联网
• Search in the basket of life, you will find it, answered Felines. 它在生命的篮子里＂巴思特女神回答道。 来自互联网

3 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

4 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

5 vets   

abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。 来自互联网
• In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。 来自互联网

6 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

7 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

8 mutation   

n.变化，变异，转变

参考例句：

• People who have this mutation need less sleep than others.有这种突变的人需要的睡眠比其他人少。
• So far the discussion has centered entirely around mutation in the strict sense.到目前为止，严格来讲，讨论完全集中于围绕突变问题上。

9 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。