A mixed-breed puppy had a tough start to live after losing all four of his paws and the tip of his tail to frostbite.
一隻混種幼犬在凍傷喪失所有4個腳掌與尾巴的尾端後，展開艱困的生活。
Naki’o was left abandoned at a foreclosed Nebraska home when he was a young and was found alone, frozen into a puddle of icy water in the cellar.
納基歐幼年時被遺棄在內布拉斯加州一間喪失抵押贖回權的房子裡，牠被發現時，獨自在地下室一個結冰的水坑中。
He was taken to an animal rescue center and under their care his paws healed to rounded stumps.
牠被送到一個動物救援中心，在他們的照料下，牠的腳掌治療後剩下圓形殘肢。
It was a tough existence for Naki’o, he couldn’t walk and play with other dogs due to the pain it caused him and instead had to crawl along on his belly.
對納基歐來說，這是艱困的生存，因為引發的疼痛讓牠不能走、不能與其他狗狗玩，牠必須靠著肚子爬行。
Fortunately for Naki’o he meet veterinarian assistant Christie Pace. She adopted Naki’o when he was 8-weeks-old and then set about organizing a fundraiser to pay for him to have his two back legs fitted with prosthetics.
納基歐幸運地遇上獸醫助理克莉絲蒂．佩斯。納基歐8週大時，她收養牠，然後著手募款，以支付牠兩條後腿裝設義肢的費用。
He took to these so enthusiastically, that the company who fitted them decided to complete the process free of charge.
牠熱切地適應這兩個義肢，以致為牠裝義肢的公司決定免費完成整個過程。
’When we saw how good he was doing with his back leg prosthetics and how he was struggling to use his front legs it was very simple to say, "He could do much better with all four prosthetics on."’ said Martin Kaufmann, owner of Orthopets, a Denver company that specializes in pet prosthetics.
「當我們看到牠使用後腿義肢的情況良好，而牠又是如何掙扎地使用前腿時，非常單純地就說，『裝上所有4個義肢牠會表現得更好。』」專門從事寵物義肢的丹佛公司Orthopets老闆馬丁．考夫曼說。
Naki’o is the first dog to be fitted with a complete set of bionic paws that work naturally to allow him to run, jump and even swim.
納基歐是第一隻裝上全套仿生腳掌的狗，這套裝置運作自然，讓牠可跑、跳，甚至游泳。
新聞辭典
set about︰開始、著手。例句︰After breakfast, she set about her household duties.（早餐後，她開始做家務。）
take to︰開始從事、形成…習慣、適應。例句︰He took to studying English with great zeal.（他開始以極大的熱情學習英文。）
free of charge︰免費。例句︰If the material is found faulty, we shall replace it free of charge.（如果材料發現有缺點，我們將免費更換。）
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