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A pet cat that went missing in Colorado five years ago was found wandering in Manhattan, and will soon be sent on a plane to reunite with its former owners, an animal pound spokesman said.
5年前一隻在科羅拉多走失的寵物貓，被發現浪跡於曼哈頓街頭，不久牠將被送上飛機，與牠的前飼主重聚，動物收容所發言人指出。
Workers at the pet shelter traced Willow the cat back to a family in Colorado, thanks to a microchip embedded in the animal’s neck that they checked with a scanner, said Richard Gentles, spokesman for Animal Care & Control of New York City.
拜嵌進貓咪「薇洛」頸部內的晶片之賜，動物收容所的工作人員經掃描器檢查，追查到牠來自科羅拉多州的一個家庭，紐約市動物照護管理中心發言人詹托斯說。
A citizen found the brown, black and white cat recently prowling the streets on the East Side of Manhattan, and the animal was taken to the shelter.
一名市民發現這隻棕黑白三色貓近來在曼哈頓東區的街道四處覓食，接著這隻貓就被帶到收容所。
Animal care workers do not know who was taking care of the cat, but Gentles said one thing is certain -- the pet did not travel half-way across the country on its own. "The cat was in very good condition, clean, a little chunky," Gentles said. "So obviously someone was taking care of her."
動物收容所的工作人員不知道誰照顧這隻貓，不過詹托斯說，有一件事是確定的︰這隻寵物不是自己遊走半個美國。「這隻貓的情況非常好、乾淨、有點胖，」詹托斯說，「所以顯然有人照顧她。」
Willow belongs to a Colorado family called the Squires, and the animal apparently ran away five years ago during a home renovation project, Gentles said.
「薇洛」屬於科羅拉多一個姓斯夸爾的家庭，這隻貓似乎5年前在該家庭進行房屋整修期間逃逸，詹托斯說。
新聞辭典
pound︰名詞，動物收容所、（充公物品等的）留置所。例句︰Redeeming your car from the pound can be expensive.（取回被拖吊的車可能得付許多錢。）
trace back to︰片語，追溯到。例句︰The rumour was traced back to a journalist.（這謠言追究到一名記者身上。）
in （a）good condition︰良好狀況（程度）。例句︰The house is in a good condition outside but inside its condition is poor.（這棟房子的外表很好，但裡面很差。）
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