全通翻譯/翻譯社

◎張沛元

A California couple recently had an unexpected reunion with an old housemate： their pet cat who went missing more than 13 years ago.

一對加州情侶近日與一名老屋友意外重逢：他們走失超過13年的寵物貓咪。

The cat, named George, was last seen by Melinda Merman and Frank Walburg in 1995. He recently resurfaced when the manager of a mobile home park trapped the sickly feline and gave him to an animal hospital.

梅琳達．莫曼與法蘭克．沃伯格最後一次看到這隻名叫喬治的貓咪，是在1995年。這隻病奄奄的貓咪，日前是因為被由移動式房屋停車場的一名經理所設的一具捕獸器困住而重新露面，並被送到一家動物醫院。

A microchip implanted in George allowed him to be traced back to his owners.

喬治身上植入的晶片得以追溯到牠的主人。

Merman says after George went missing she visited animal shelters and wrote to veterinarians in search of the gray, yellow-eyed cat, who now weighs less than half his original 14 pounds （6.4 kilograms）.

莫曼說，她在喬治失蹤後走訪多家動物收容中心與致函獸醫，尋找這隻有著一雙灰黃色眼睛、如今體重不到原本14磅（6.4公斤）一半的貓咪。

But Merman and Walburg say George is eating well and displaying some of his old behavior, like jumping at flickering light on the wall.

但莫曼與沃伯格說，喬治的進食情況不錯，也展現牠的一些老習慣，像是會朝牆上的閃燈跳撲過去。

新聞辭典

reunion：名詞，再會合，再聯合；重聚，重逢。動詞，reunite，使再聯合；重聚。例句："How was your high school reunion?" "Oh, I skipped it."（「你的高中同學會怎樣？」「噢，我沒去啊。」）

resurface：動詞，重新露面；重新浮出。surface，名詞，表面；動詞，在…加表面，使出現。相關片語，scratch the surface，刮表面，意指只知道事情的一小部分。

trap：名詞，陷阱；捕獸器；陰謀詭計。動詞，設陷阱；使落入圈套。例句：One of my favorite plays is The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie.（我最喜歡的舞台劇之一是艾嘉莎．克莉斯蒂寫的「捕鼠器」。）

全通翻譯社引用自 http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english...