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A stray1 dog nicknamed2 "Xiaosa" has been following a team of cyclists for 20 days along Sichuan-Tibet Highway. The cyclists said she has given them encouragement all the way to Tibet, and are planning to bring her to their hometown in Central China’s Hubei Province.
It’s more than 1,800 kilometers from Sichuan to Tibet. Xiaosa and her new masters made their way all by themselves. During the 20-day trip, Xiaosa ran 50 to 60 kilometers every day and never fell behind.
A stray dog nicknamed "Xiaosa" has been following a team of cyclists for 20 days along
Sichuan-Tibet Highway.
Xiao Yong, a cyclist, said, "At present it runs 60 km by the farthest, just uphill."
On May 4th, Xiao Yong with his cyclist friends came across the stray dog basking3 in the sun. They threw her a drumstick. To their surprise, the homeless dog latched4 on to them and would not let go.
Xiao Yong, a cyclist, said, "At first we didn’t consider keeping her and thought she just wanted to follow us for a while. But she showed a very strong willpower and followed us all the way here."
A stray dog nicknamed "Xiaosa" has been following a team of
cyclists for 20 days along Sichuan-Tibet Highway.
Throughout the journey, the dog climbed over 12 mountains higher than 4,000 meters and experienced a variety of inclement5 weather.
There were about 300 cyclists on the highway, but most of them could not complete the trip. Many of them hitchhiked or took buses along the way. Only Xiaosa and another three cyclists made it.
Mr Heng, a student in Wuhan, Hubei province, had decided6 to cycle to Llasa as a graduation
trip with friends when he met a lonely dog.
Lu Bo, a cyclist, said, "The dog was very important to us. She brought us a lot of fun and also gave us a lot of encouragement. For example, when some of us fell behind, it would run down the mountain and bark encouragement to follow. It really gave us great strength."
Xiao Yong decided to pick the dog up. He started a blog to broadcast Xiaosa’s journey, drawing about 40,000 fans.
The dog and his friends have built up a massive7 following online after word got out about
their trip.
As many netizens are concerned about Xiaosa’s health condition after the long trip, her new master took her to the vet8.
Yang Bo, vet, said, "Everything is fine with her, including her nose, teeth. She’s not affected9 by altitude sickness."
With such a successful journey under her belt, Xiaoyong decided to send Xiaosa back to Wuhan, his own hometown, by plane. Xiaoyong said he would bring the dog on journeys in the future. With a dream as the direction, he hopes the dog can run her way like Forrest Gump.
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n.走失的家畜,浪子;adj.迷途的,偶然的;vi.迷路,彷徨 | |
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3 basking | |
v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽 | |
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v.理解( latch的过去式和过去分词 );纠缠;用碰锁锁上(门等);附着(在某物上) | |
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n.兽医,退役军人;vt.检查 | |
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