天使面庞天使心 加美女救助瘫痪狗

 　　Meagan Penman was vacationing in Thailand months ago when she came upon a dog that could only use its front legs to walk.

　　加拿大女子梅根·彭曼几个月之前在泰国旅游的时候，碰到了一只后腿瘫痪、只能用前腿走路的小狗。

　　The dog, which she later named Leo, was malnourished, covered in ticks and dragging himself along, apparently¹ unable to move his hind² legs, according to a YouCaring page.

　　这只后来被梅根取名“里奥”的小狗，当时不仅营养不良，身上有许多寄生虫，而且后腿还无法活动只能靠前腿拖着走。

　　Taking pity on the canine³, she contacted a number of rescue shelters in the area but none could take him.

　　梅根觉得它很可怜，就联系了当地的一些救援组织但没人能够收留它。

　　So Penman set up a GoFundMe page on June 21 in an effort to bring Leo back home to Canada, where he could obtain the "vet⁴ care he needs."

　　于是梅根在6月21日那天在网上创建了“请为我捐钱”的网站，希望有天能带里奥去加拿大接受治疗和照顾。

　　She also set up a Facebook page to update people on her efforts.

　　同时梅根还在Facebook上向大家更新她努力帮助里奥的各种动态。

　　On July 3, after travelling elsewhere, she reunited with the dog on a beach and carried him to a veterinarian. A Facebook post indicated that his knees had been skinned from crawling around.

　　7月3日，结束在其他地方的旅行后，梅根和里奥再次相聚在沙滩上，之后梅根带它去看了兽医。Facebook上的动态称里奥的膝盖由于长期爬行而破皮。

　　X-rays showed that his back was broken, and that he would "never walk again."

　　而且X光片显示里奥的一截脊椎有断裂，这表明它再也无法正常行走了。

　　Leo remained in the veterinarian's care for three months as Penman sought out a family to sponsor him in Canada before he could be adopted.

　　里奥在兽医那里被照顾了三个月，期间梅根为它找了一家人，负责在里奥被领养之前对它进行资助。

　　In the meantime, donations poured in for the dog as people heard about his story.

　　与此同时，人们听了有关里奥的故事之后纷纷捐钱给它。

　　After a number of delays, Leo flew to Canada and back into Penman's care in October.

　　十月份，里奥终于来到了加拿大得到了梅根的照顾。

　　He was later fostered out to Jamie Smith, a Sarnia, Ont. resident who helped him obtain a "doggie wheelchair" so that he could walk again.

　　之后里奥被来自安大略省萨尼亚的杰米·史密斯收养，史密斯给里奥装了一个“狗狗轮椅”，这样里奥就又能正常行走了。

　　Smith also set up a second fundraising page for Leo at YouCaring.com to help pay for long-term veterinary costs.

　　史密斯还为里奥创建了第二个募捐网站，为里奥所需的长期医疗费用筹钱。

　　So much money poured into the fundraising pages that they were shut down, having topped their goals.

　　而由于大量的捐款不断涌入大大超出了预订目标，使得募捐网站不得不被关闭。

　　Penman said the money would go into a "trust fund" for the dog to pay for anything he needed.

　　梅根说这些捐款会被存放在信托基金中，以供支付里奥今后生活所需的一切费用。

　　As for Leo's future, she said that he's "pretty much set for the rest of his days."

　　对于里奥的将来，梅根说“它已经为以后的日子做好了充分准备”。

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 hind   

adj.后面的，后部的

参考例句：

• The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。
• Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。

3 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

4 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。