时差N小时 洋葱是宠物杀手?

You may already know that chocolate can be lethal¹ to yourpet, but did you know that onions can be toxic² to your catsand dogs too?

也许你已经知道巧克力对宠物的杀伤力，但是你知道小猫小狗吃了洋葱会中毒吗？

And I'm not just talking about their breath.

我不仅仅说的是他们的呼吸。

You see all forms of onions-cooked, raw, dehydrated-containsulfurcompounds.

要知道，新鲜的、脱水的、烹饪的洋葱，无一例外含有硫化物。

When your pet ingests onions, thesecompounds are broken down into what are known as disulphidecompounds;

宠物摄食洋葱，化合物就分解成二硫化物，红细胞膜“中毒”，形成海恩茨氏小体的突起小泡。

These bubbles make the red blood cell more rigid³, and weaken its outermembrane, which means not only that the cell can't flex⁴ and twist as it circulates in the body,but that it is more likely to rupture⁵.

海恩茨氏小体使红细胞僵硬，外膜受损。红细胞在体内循环，无法弯曲和扭转，更易破裂。

Now, the main function of red blood cells is to circulate oxygen throughout the body.

红细胞的主要功能是循环体内的氧气。

Withoutenough of these, the animal becomes anemic, and–if the bone marrow⁶ isn't given enough timeto regenerate⁷ new red blood cells-it may even die.

红细胞的缺失诱发动物贫血；如果骨髓没有及时更新红细胞，动物就会丧命。

This also explains why the effects of oniontoxicity can take a few days to show up, and why even very small amounts of onions can stillhave a cumulative⁸ damaging effect.

这也是洋葱毒性在数日后才得以显现的原因，而极少量的洋葱也能带来极大的危害。

So what can you do to protect your dog or cat?

那么，你如何保护宠物呢？

Make sure to read labels.

请仔细阅读标签。

For example, babyfood, which people use to entice⁹ their sick cats to eat, often contains onion powder.

比如，人们用来喂生病宠物猫的婴儿食品中就常含有洋葱粉。

Also, do notfeed your pet table scraps¹⁰ that contain onions in any shape or form.

也不要喂给宠物任何含洋葱的残羹剩饭。

And it is always if your cat ordog begins vomiting¹¹, acting¹² depressed¹³, or breathes rapidly.

此外，如果你的宠物猫狗出现呕吐、精神沉郁、呼吁紧促等症状。

Don't delay! Take them to the vet¹⁴.

就赶快送去兽医诊所！

1 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

2 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

3 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

4 flex   

n.皮线，花线；vt.弯曲或伸展

参考例句：

• We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
• He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。

5 rupture   

n.破裂；(关系的)决裂；v.(使)破裂

参考例句：

• I can rupture a rule for a friend.我可以为朋友破一次例。
• The rupture of a blood vessel usually cause the mark of a bruise.血管的突然破裂往往会造成外伤的痕迹。

6 marrow   

n.骨髓；精华；活力

参考例句：

• It was so cold that he felt frozen to the marrow. 天气太冷了，他感到寒冷刺骨。
• He was tired to the marrow of his bones.他真是累得筋疲力尽了。

7 regenerate   

vt.使恢复，使新生；vi.恢复，再生；adj.恢复的

参考例句：

• Their aim is to regenerate British industry.他们的目的是复兴英国的工业。
• Although it is not easy,you have the power to regenerate your life.尽管这不容易，但你有使生活重获新生的能力。

8 cumulative   

adj.累积的，渐增的

参考例句：

• This drug has a cumulative effect.这种药有渐增的效力。
• The benefits from eating fish are cumulative.吃鱼的好处要长期才能显现。

9 entice   

v.诱骗，引诱，怂恿

参考例句：

• Nothing will entice the children from television.没有任何东西能把孩子们从电视机前诱开。
• I don't see why the English should want to entice us away from our native land.我不明白，为什英国人要引诱我们离开自己的国土。

10 scraps   

油渣

参考例句：

• Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
• A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。

11 vomiting   

吐

参考例句：

• Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
• Especially when I feel seasick, I can't stand watching someone else vomiting." 尤其晕船的时候，看不得人家呕。”

12 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

13 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

14 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。