Oldest Living Dog Celebrates Birthday

活最久的狗慶生

Wen-Chi Liao

【新聞關鍵字】

1. coveted; adj. 夢寐以求的

2. dachshund: n. 臘腸狗

3. thanks to: prep.phr. 歸功於

4. lamb: n. 溫馴

5. hence: adv. 因此

6. cataract: n. 白內障

Chanel turns 21 today, and her birthday present is not only cake but also the coveted Guinness World Records.

Chanel香奈兒今天21歲，她的生日禮物有一個蛋糕，還有夢寐以求的吉尼斯世界記錄。

The dachshund is now 147 years old in human years. And her owner thinks Chanel made it that far thanks to her lamb and rice treats and lots of love.

這隻臘腸狗用人類年齡算現在是147歲，她的主人認為香奈兒可以活到今天是因為她的溫馴、米食及擁有許多的愛。

And just like most elderly persons, the years are catching up on Chanel, hence the need to wear glasses.

就像其他的老人ㄧ樣，年齡顯露在香奈兒身上，因此她需要戴眼鏡。

[Denice Shaugnessey, Chanel’s Owner]:

“She’s probably been wearing these for about four years. She has developed cataracts — and she really only developed the cataracts last year. But they’re good for when your dog is outside."

香奈兒的主人丹妮絲‧蕭尼瑟說：「她戴眼鏡大約四年了，有白內障，而且是去年才發現有白內障的，不過讓你的狗狗到戶外對她的健康是好的。」

The oldest dog ever, before Chanel was an Australian cattle dog which reached 29 years old and was born in 1910.

在香奈兒之前，世界最老的狗是澳洲牛頭狗，高齡29歲，出生於1910年。

本則英語新聞影音出處：新唐人英語新聞

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