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An underdog came out on top at the Westminster Kennel¹ Club Dog Show

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Four-year-old Trumpet³ is the first bloodhound to take home the coveted⁴ Best in Show title. And he has something else to toot his horn about: he's a newcomer. Trumpet started competing in January.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. An underdog came out on top at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Four-year-old Trumpet is the first bloodhound ever to take home the coveted best-in-show title. And he has something else to toot his horn about - he's a newcomer. The wrinkly faced canine⁵ just started competing in January. Trumpet comes from a line of record-setters. His great-grandad, Trigger, once held the Guinness World Record for longest ears on a dog. It's MORNING EDITION.

1 kennel   

n.狗舍，狗窝

参考例句：

• Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
• Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

4 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。