双语新闻：美国非营利组织提供动物辅助干预，帮助人类和宠物
Every day Juanita Mengel, a 67-year-old woman from the state of Ohio, wakes up and puts on her manufactured leg. The device is called a prosthetic.
来自俄亥俄州的67岁妇女胡安妮塔·门格尔每天醒来都会穿上她那条人造的腿。这种装置被称为假肢。
Then, Mengel does the same for Lola-Pearl, her colorful five-year-old cat. Lola-Pearl is missing her back left leg.
然后，Mengel也为她五岁大的彩色猫Lola Pearl做了同样的事。洛拉·珀尔的左腿不见了。
Mengel has many cats. Most of them have disabilities. But Lola-Pearl is special. She is a therapy cat. And, she and Mengel are partners of a kind. They are among 200 therapy cat teams registered in the United States by the nonprofit group, Pet Partners.
蒙格尔有很多猫。他们中的大多数人都有残疾。但洛拉·珀尔很特别。她是一只治疗猫。而且，她和门格尔是一种伴侣。他们是非营利组织宠物伙伴在美国注册的200个治疗猫团队之一。
The group helps humans and pets alike by setting them up into teams to provide animal-assisted intervention. The teams visit hospitals, nursing homes and schools and assist those in need.
该组织通过组建团队提供动物辅助干预，帮助人类和宠物。这些小组访问医院、疗养院和学校，并帮助那些需要帮助的人。
Taylor Chastain Griffin is national director of animal-assisted interventions at Pet Partners. She said, "A therapy animal is an animal who's been assessed based on their ability to meet new people and not just tolerate the interaction, but actively enjoy it."
Taylor Chastain Griffin是Pet Partners动物辅助干预的国家主管。她说：“治疗动物是根据它们与新朋友见面的能力进行评估的动物，不仅能容忍互动，还能积极享受互动。”
Chastain Griffin is a researcher who studies the effects of therapy cats. She said there needs to be more research done in cat therapy. She said that there is a lot of research on other therapy animals like dogs, and many people are surprised to learn that cats can be therapy animals too.
Chastain Griffin是一位研究治疗猫效果的研究人员。她说，在猫的治疗方面还需要做更多的研究。她说，有很多关于狗等其他治疗动物的研究，许多人惊讶地发现猫也可以成为治疗动物。
"They go into a setting and people are like, 'Whoa, there's a cat on a leash. What's happening? It kind of inspires people to connect in a way we haven't traditionally heard talked about in other therapy animal interventions," Chastain Griffin said.
Chastain Griffin说：“他们走进一个环境，人们会说，‘哇，有一只猫被拴在皮带上。发生了什么？这有点激励人们以一种我们传统上在其他治疗动物干预中没有听说过的方式建立联系。’”
Besides dogs and cats, Pet Partners registers seven other species as therapy animals, including horses, rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, birds, mini pigs, and llamas and alpacas.
除了狗和猫，Pet Partners还登记了其他七个物种作为治疗动物，包括马、兔子、大鼠、豚鼠、鸟类、迷你猪、美洲驼和羊驼。
Mengel said Lola-Pearl showed signs that she would make a good therapy cat soon after the animal joined her family. Mengel took her new cat to a meeting for amputees.
Mengel说，Lola Pearl在加入她的家庭后不久，就有迹象表明她会成为一只很好的治疗猫。Mengel带着她的新猫参加了一个截肢者会议。
"She was so good with people I just knew she would be a good therapy cat. People really were attracted to her, too," Mengel said.
Mengel说：“她和人相处得很好，我就知道她会是一只很好的治疗猫。人们也真的被她吸引了。”
Recently people who attended a support group for amputees were able to meet Lola-Pearl. They petted her as she woke up from a rest. On the side of the cat carrier she rode in was a sign: "Therapy Cat" it read.
最近，参加截肢者支持小组的人们见到了Lola Pearl。当她从休息中醒来时，他们抚摸着她。在她乘坐的猫车的侧面有一块牌子：“治疗猫”。
Mengel was a traveling nurse when she was in a car accident that almost killed her. One of her legs could not be saved.
Mengel是一名旅行护士，她遭遇了一场差点丧命的车祸。她的一条腿无法挽救。
Later, she connected with a friend in the state of Missouri who had a severely injured kitten. Her legs were twisted together. An animal medical specialist worked to repair the damage but, in the end, they had to remove one of the baby cat's legs.
后来，她与密苏里州的一位朋友取得了联系，这位朋友养了一只严重受伤的小猫。她的腿扭在一起。一位动物医学专家努力修复损伤，但最终，他们不得不切除这只小猫的一条腿。
That kitten was Lola-Pearl.
那只小猫叫萝拉·珀尔。
Mengel took Lola-Pearl as her cat after talking with her friend. Despite the difficulties Mengel has faced, she is thankful for Lola-Pearl and their work together.
在和她的朋友交谈后，孟格尔把萝拉·珀尔当成了她的猫。尽管Mengel遇到了困难，但她还是感谢Lola Pearl和他们一起工作。
"It's a really rewarding experience," she said, "I get just as much out of it as the people that I visit."
“这是一次非常有益的经历，”她说，“我从中得到的和我拜访的人一样多。”
来自俄亥俄州的67岁妇女胡安妮塔·门格尔每天醒来都会穿上她那条人造的腿。这种装置被称为假肢。
Then, Mengel does the same for Lola-Pearl, her colorful five-year-old cat. Lola-Pearl is missing her back left leg.
然后，Mengel也为她五岁大的彩色猫Lola Pearl做了同样的事。洛拉·珀尔的左腿不见了。
Mengel has many cats. Most of them have disabilities. But Lola-Pearl is special. She is a therapy cat. And, she and Mengel are partners of a kind. They are among 200 therapy cat teams registered in the United States by the nonprofit group, Pet Partners.
蒙格尔有很多猫。他们中的大多数人都有残疾。但洛拉·珀尔很特别。她是一只治疗猫。而且，她和门格尔是一种伴侣。他们是非营利组织宠物伙伴在美国注册的200个治疗猫团队之一。
The group helps humans and pets alike by setting them up into teams to provide animal-assisted intervention. The teams visit hospitals, nursing homes and schools and assist those in need.
该组织通过组建团队提供动物辅助干预，帮助人类和宠物。这些小组访问医院、疗养院和学校，并帮助那些需要帮助的人。
Taylor Chastain Griffin is national director of animal-assisted interventions at Pet Partners. She said, "A therapy animal is an animal who's been assessed based on their ability to meet new people and not just tolerate the interaction, but actively enjoy it."
Taylor Chastain Griffin是Pet Partners动物辅助干预的国家主管。她说：“治疗动物是根据它们与新朋友见面的能力进行评估的动物，不仅能容忍互动，还能积极享受互动。”
Chastain Griffin is a researcher who studies the effects of therapy cats. She said there needs to be more research done in cat therapy. She said that there is a lot of research on other therapy animals like dogs, and many people are surprised to learn that cats can be therapy animals too.
Chastain Griffin是一位研究治疗猫效果的研究人员。她说，在猫的治疗方面还需要做更多的研究。她说，有很多关于狗等其他治疗动物的研究，许多人惊讶地发现猫也可以成为治疗动物。
"They go into a setting and people are like, 'Whoa, there's a cat on a leash. What's happening? It kind of inspires people to connect in a way we haven't traditionally heard talked about in other therapy animal interventions," Chastain Griffin said.
Chastain Griffin说：“他们走进一个环境，人们会说，‘哇，有一只猫被拴在皮带上。发生了什么？这有点激励人们以一种我们传统上在其他治疗动物干预中没有听说过的方式建立联系。’”
Besides dogs and cats, Pet Partners registers seven other species as therapy animals, including horses, rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, birds, mini pigs, and llamas and alpacas.
除了狗和猫，Pet Partners还登记了其他七个物种作为治疗动物，包括马、兔子、大鼠、豚鼠、鸟类、迷你猪、美洲驼和羊驼。
Mengel said Lola-Pearl showed signs that she would make a good therapy cat soon after the animal joined her family. Mengel took her new cat to a meeting for amputees.
Mengel说，Lola Pearl在加入她的家庭后不久，就有迹象表明她会成为一只很好的治疗猫。Mengel带着她的新猫参加了一个截肢者会议。
"She was so good with people I just knew she would be a good therapy cat. People really were attracted to her, too," Mengel said.
Mengel说：“她和人相处得很好，我就知道她会是一只很好的治疗猫。人们也真的被她吸引了。”
Recently people who attended a support group for amputees were able to meet Lola-Pearl. They petted her as she woke up from a rest. On the side of the cat carrier she rode in was a sign: "Therapy Cat" it read.
最近，参加截肢者支持小组的人们见到了Lola Pearl。当她从休息中醒来时，他们抚摸着她。在她乘坐的猫车的侧面有一块牌子：“治疗猫”。
Mengel was a traveling nurse when she was in a car accident that almost killed her. One of her legs could not be saved.
Mengel是一名旅行护士，她遭遇了一场差点丧命的车祸。她的一条腿无法挽救。
Later, she connected with a friend in the state of Missouri who had a severely injured kitten. Her legs were twisted together. An animal medical specialist worked to repair the damage but, in the end, they had to remove one of the baby cat's legs.
后来，她与密苏里州的一位朋友取得了联系，这位朋友养了一只严重受伤的小猫。她的腿扭在一起。一位动物医学专家努力修复损伤，但最终，他们不得不切除这只小猫的一条腿。
That kitten was Lola-Pearl.
那只小猫叫萝拉·珀尔。
Mengel took Lola-Pearl as her cat after talking with her friend. Despite the difficulties Mengel has faced, she is thankful for Lola-Pearl and their work together.
在和她的朋友交谈后，孟格尔把萝拉·珀尔当成了她的猫。尽管Mengel遇到了困难，但她还是感谢Lola Pearl和他们一起工作。
"It's a really rewarding experience," she said, "I get just as much out of it as the people that I visit."
“这是一次非常有益的经历，”她说，“我从中得到的和我拜访的人一样多。”
