全通翻譯/翻譯社

◎孫宇青

The love between a man and his dog knows no bounds, but how far would you go to save your "best friend" if they went missing?

人類和狗狗之間的愛無邊無際，但若是「最好的朋友」走失，你會付出多大的心力去尋找呢？

One couple from San Jose in California is searching "to the ends of the Earth" and have postponed their wedding to allow them to focus on finding their beloved dog, Theo, a black and tan Brussels griffon.

美國加州聖荷西的一對情侶，將一直找到「世界盡頭」，甚至為此延遲他們的婚禮，把重心擺在尋找愛犬「泰歐」，一隻黑棕色的布魯塞爾格林芬犬。

Trendee King and her fiancé James Galley have put up posters and fliers all around their local neighborhood, offered a reward of $3,500, placed newspaper ads and even hired a pet detective.

金恩和未婚夫葛雷在社區內四處張貼海報並發送傳單，表明將懸賞3500美元（約10.7萬台幣），也在報紙上刊登尋犬啟事，甚至聘僱一名寵物偵探。

The couple has been searching high and low ever since Theo went missing, calling for their little pooch every day for nearly a month. What’s more, the couple decided to postpone their impending wedding to allow them to focus on finding Theo.

泰歐走失後，這對情侶近一個月來每天到處奔走探詢，呼喚他們的小毛孩回家。不僅如此，他們還決定延後婚禮，專心尋找泰歐。

"There’s just no way I’m going to plan a wedding right now," King said. "It’s impossible, it’s a full-time job [searching for Theo]. We go for 12 hours, 14 hours some days."

金恩說：「我現在不能籌辦婚禮，完全不可能，因為這件事（尋找泰歐）必須全心全意，我們有時一天找上12或14個小時。」

新聞辭典

know no bounds：慣用語，無限；沒有底線。例句：Our executive director’s ambition knows no bounds.（我們執行長的雄心沒有極限。）

high and low：慣用語，到處。例句：The rescue team has searched high and low for the missing child.（救難隊四處搜尋走失的小孩。）

pooch：名詞，狗。例句：Grandma keeps a little pooch as company.（阿嬤養了一隻小狗作伴。）

全通翻譯引用自 http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1112710&day=2017-06-22