引發質疑的31歲
Matt and Claire are both dog lovers. They are discussing the death of the “world’s oldest dog” Bobi.
邁特和克萊爾都是愛狗人士。他們正在討論「世界最長壽的狗」鮑比的去世。
death(n.)去世bored to death無聊得要死frightened to death嚇得要死
Matt: Claire, have you heard that the “world’s oldest dog” Bobi just died?
邁特：克萊爾，你有聽說「世界最長壽的狗」鮑比剛剛過世了嗎？
die(v.)死亡die of死於～疾病die from死於～意外
Claire: Yeah, I read about that. The Guinness World Records said that Bobi was 31 years old, right?
克萊爾：對，我讀過那則新聞。「金氏世界紀錄」說鮑比是31歲，對吧？
Matt: Yep. That’s what they said, but many people doubt that is true. The Guinness World Records is currently looking into Bobi’s real age.
邁特：是的，他們是這麼說的，但許多人質疑這是否屬實。《金氏世界紀錄》目前正在調查鮑比的真實年齡。
current(adj.)當前的look into調查=investigatereal(adj.)真實的
Claire: Really? Why don’t they think he was actually 31 years old?
克萊爾：真的嗎？為什麼他們不相信牠實際上是31歲呢？
truly(adv.)如實地、確實地
Matt: Well, there are a few reasons. First, some people don’t believe that the photos of Bobi from 1999 are real, because Bobi’s paws and the dog’s paws in the photo are different colors.
邁特：嗯，有幾個原因。首先，有些人不相信鮑比1999年的照片是真的，因為照片中鮑比的爪子和照片中的狗狗爪子顏色不同。
paw(n.)爪子
Claire: Strange! Why else don’t people believe Bobi’s age?
克萊爾：太奇怪了！人們不相信鮑比的年齡還有其他理由嗎？
else(adv.)其他的
Matt: Many veterinarians say that no dog can live to be 30 years old. Although tests showed that Bobi was old, they couldn’t help figure out his real age. His owner is the one that said he was 31.
邁特：好幾位獸醫說，沒有狗狗可以活到30歲。儘管檢驗顯示鮑比年事已高，但他們無法確定他的真實年齡。牠的主人是宣稱牠31歲。
veterinarian(n.)獸醫can’t help N.／V-ing忍不住、無法避免can’t help but V.忍不住、無法避免figure out弄清楚
Claire: Interesting. Well, I guess we’ll see what they say. But I still really want to believe that Bobi was 31!
克萊爾：真有意思。好吧，那我們就看看他們怎麼說吧。但我還是很想相信鮑比是31歲！