VOA慢速英语：近700只动物被从北卡罗来纳州收容所救出
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Nearly 700 animals in North Carolina are safe after being rescued from a shelter.
近700只动物被从北卡罗来纳州宠物收容所救出，现已安全。
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) saved dogs, cats, horses and pigs from awful living conditions.
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A worker with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals holds a rescued dog, one of hundreds being treated in a warehouse about an hour southwest of Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) |
美国防止虐待动物协会（ASPCA）会将这些狗、猫、马、和猪从肮脏的生活环境中救出。
The ASPCA spokesperson says the animals were dirty, sick, thirsty and hungry.
该协会发言人称这些动物又脏、又饿又渴，已经生病。
The shelter was supposed to help and care for the animals. But many of the animals were sick and neglected.
宠物收容所理应帮助与照顾这些动物，但它们中的大多数已经患病且无人照管。
The state and local sheriff's office investigated the shelter after people complained. They said the animals they adopted were sick and not cared for.
接到人们反映之后，该州与地方治警署对收容所进行了调查。人们称他们所收养的动物都已患病且无人照管。
The ASPCA says it the largest rescue in the history of the organization.
防止虐待动物协会称这是该组织有史以来规模最大的救援行动。
Police arrested the owners of the shelter on charges of animal cruelty.
警察逮捕了收容所主人，指控他虐待动物。
The ASPCA is taking care of the animals in a large warehouse. Ten animal doctors are helping. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!
该协会将这些动物安置在一个大型仓库进行照顾。十名动物医生帮助照看它们。
The animals are part of a crime investigation, so they will be held as evidence until North Carolina decides what to do with them.
这些动物属于犯罪调查的一部分。因此它们将作为证据直至北卡罗来纳州决定如何安置它们。
I'm Dan Friedell.
我是Dan Friedell。
Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on information from Reuters and the Washington Post. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
What do you think should happen to the animals? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section or on our Facebook page.
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Words in This Story
awful– adj. extremely bad or unpleasant
thirsty – adj. needing water
cruelty– n. actions that cause suffering
neglect – v. to fail to take care of or to give attention to (someone or something)
Nearly 700 animals in North Carolina are safe after being rescued from a shelter.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) saved dogs, cats, horses and pigs from awful living conditions.
The ASPCA spokesperson says the animals were dirty, sick, thirsty and hungry.
The shelter was supposed to help and care for the animals. But many of the animals were sick and neglected.
The state and local sheriff's office investigated the shelter after people complained. They said the animals they adopted were sick and not cared for.
The ASPCA says it the largest rescue in the history of the organization.
Police arrested the owners of the shelter on charges of animal cruelty.
The ASPCA is taking care of the animals in a large warehouse. Ten animal doctors are helping. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!
The animals are part of a crime investigation, so they will be held as evidence until North Carolina decides what to do with them.
I'm Dan Friedell.
Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on information from Reuters and the Washington Post. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
What do you think should happen to the animals? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section or on our Facebook page.
______________________________________________________________
Words in This Story
awful– adj. extremely bad or unpleasant
thirsty – adj. needing water
cruelty– n. actions that cause suffering
neglect – v. to fail to take care of or to give attention to (someone or something)
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