新奇事件簿 流浪狗因棒球重获新生

An abandoned puppy¹ has been given a new home and a new job. The 7-week-old pup was left at the stadium of the Savannah Bananas baseball team in Georgia, USA last week. It was found crying in the parking lot. It had no name tag, collar, microchip, or anything else to identify it. The team posted a message on its website about the dog, but the owner did not come forward. The president of the team, Jared Orton, decided² he would adopt the puppy and named her Daisy. The lucky pup also has a new job. She is now the team's official 'bat dog'. The job of a bat dog is to take baseball bats to players, collect balls on the baseball field and please the crowd.

流浪狗找到新家，获得新工作。上周，7周小狗被遗弃在佐治亚州“avannah Bananas”棒球队体育场。当时它正在停车场哭泣。身上无名牌、项圈，微晶片等身份物件。棒球队在网上发出消息，但狗主人依然了无音讯。球队总裁杰瑞德·奥顿决定收养小狗，并给她起名黛西。这只幸运小狗还有了新工作。她如今是球队的官方“棒球狗”。她的工作就是将棒球棒送到球员手中，捡起场地散落棒球，以及取悦观众。

Mr Orton spoke³ about meeting Daisy for the first time. She looked very tired and a little lost. Orton said: "We took Daisy to the vet⁴ and aside from being hungry and dehydrated, she was in pretty good health." He told reporters that although she has the job of bat dog, she might be a little too small to hold a bat in her mouth. He said: "We aren't sure how big she'll get, so it's hard to say if she'll be able to pick up a bat or just coach first base." He added that she will become a regular feature at the ballpark and will be very popular with fans. She will also greet visitors every day at the team's office. Mr Orton said finding Daisy was her fate. He said: "It was just meant to be that we'd have a team dog as part of our staff."

奥顿谈及他第一次见到黛西的场景。她看起来非常疲惫，还有些迷茫。奥顿表示：“我们带黛西看了兽医，除了有些脱水和饥饿，她身体非常健康。”他对记者表示，尽管她现在有了新工作，但叼棒球棒对她而言还太小。他称：“我们不知道她会长多达，所以很难说她是否会捡棒球棒，或只是充当一垒教练。”称她将成为棒球场的一道风景线，定会大受球迷喜爱。每天到球队办公室“招待”来宾。他称这是黛西的命运。他称：“命中注定我们将有一只“棒球狗”。

1 puppy   

n.小狗，幼犬

参考例句：

• You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
• Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

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。