中英对照读新闻》Stolen pitbull reunited with family thanks to 2,000-mile volunteer relay 拜2000哩的义工接力之赐 失窃的比特犬与家人团圆
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开车接力送狗的义工之一，在车内抱着斗牛犬宙斯。（取自网路）(photo:LTN)◎张沛元
A pitbull named Zeus was stolen from his Butte, Montana family two months ago. When the alleged dognapper was captured in West Virginia, Zeus was still with him.
一只名叫「宙斯」的比特犬，2个月前被从位于蒙大拿州巴特的家人身边偷走。当掳狗犯在西维吉尼亚州落网时，宙斯还在他身边。
Fortunately for Zeus and his family, he was microchipped. His family was found, but getting him home wasn’t that easy. Many airlines have banned pitbulls from flying.
对宙斯及其家人而言，所幸宙斯身上有晶片，得以找到牠的家人，但把宙斯送回家并非易事。许多航空公司禁止搭载比特犬。
A network of dog-loving volunteers came into play and put together a relay of drivers to give Zeus a lift back home： 15 volunteers traveling 2,000 miles across nine states in four days.
一个爱狗义工网络因此介入，拼凑出一个让宙斯搭便车回家的驾驶人接力队：15名义工在4天内横越9个州行驶2000英里。
A Kansas City radio station got wind of the trip and did a live report on Facebook during one of the handoffs.
堪萨斯城的一家广播电台得知这趟送狗之旅后，在其中一段接力送狗过程中做了「脸书」直播。
新闻辞典
put together：惯用语，把…组装在一起，拼组，整理出，拼凑成。
give someone a lift：惯用语，（1）让某人搭便车；（2）帮某人打气（让人心情愉快受到鼓舞）。例句：（1）Giving a lift to strangers could put you in trouble.（让陌生人搭便车可能会让你惹上麻烦。）（2）My friends came to see me when I was in hospital - it really gave me a lift.（我朋友在我住院时来看我—这真的让我精神为之一振。）
get wind of something：听到…的风声；得知…秘密消息。例句：I don’t want my colleagues to get wind of the fact that I’m quitting.（我不想让我的同事知道我将要离职。）
