
勇敢的父親
How would you react if you saw your loved one bitten by a shark? In this case, a courageous father just jumped right into action and gave the sea predator a few punches.
如果你摯愛的人被鯊魚咬了,你會怎麼做?在這個案例中,這位爸爸直接跳進海裡,狂揍鯊魚幾拳。
react(v.)反應bite(v.)咬bite-bit-bittencourageous(adj.)勇敢的predator(n.)獵食者punch(n.)拳
A teenage girl named Paige Winter was attacked by a shark at a beach in Fort Macon State Park in North Carolina on June 2nd.
一位少女佩姬維恩特爾(Paige Winter)在6月2日時在北卡羅來萊納州梅肯堡國家公園中的海灘遭鯊魚攻擊,
attack(v.)攻擊
Her father, Charlie Winter, fended off the shark by punching it five times before it let go of his daughter.
她的爸爸查理維恩特爾(Charlie Winter)揍了鯊魚五拳,擊退鯊魚。
fend off擊退punch(v.)用拳猛擊
Paige was hospitalized and has undergone surgery. She ended up losing some of her fingers, and her left leg needed to be amputated, but she was described as being “in good condition” on June 4th.
佩姬被送醫並進行手術,最後她失去了幾根手指、左腿必須截肢,但在6月4日對外聲明她「狀況良好」。
hospitalize(v.)送醫治療undergo(v.)經歷surgery(n.)手術end up最後amputate(v.)截肢、切除
According to The Washington Post, Paige and her father were standing in waist-deep water and chatting when Paige suddenly got pulled under.
根據華盛頓郵報報導,佩姬與父親當時正站在及腰高度的海水中聊天,突然間佩姬就被往下拽。
Once he realized what was happening, Mr. Winter took action and struck the shark repeatedly until it eventually released his girl.
當佩姬的父親搞清楚狀況後,他立刻採取行動、與鯊魚搏鬥直到鯊魚鬆口。
strike(v.)擊打
The teenager said in a statement that “Although I have extensive injuries, including an amputated leg and damage to my hands, I will be okay.”
佩姬維恩特爾在聲明中表示,「雖然我傷得很重,包含左腿截肢與手部的損傷,但我會好起來的。」
extensive(adj.)大面積的、範圍廣的injury(n.)受傷amputate(v.)截肢、切除
She also mentioned that she hopes the public can continue to respect sharks despite the unfortunate incident.
她也在聲明中提及,雖然發生這樣的憾事,希望大眾繼續尊重鯊魚。
respect(v.)尊重unfortunate(adj.)不幸的
Paige still has to undergo several surgeries for her injuries. A Go Fund Me page was set up to raise money for her medical expenses.
佩姬的傷勢仍須再動幾次手術,目前在Go Fund Me也有一個頁面為她的醫療費用募資。
undergo(v.)經歷surgery(n.)手術injury(n.)受傷raise(v.)募集expense(n.)花費
Her family admitted that although Paige is keeping a positive attitude through all of this, her road to recovery will be a long one.
佩姬的家人坦承,雖然佩姬的態度很積極,但要復原仍有好長一段路要走。
admit(v.)承認positive(adj.)積極的attitude(n.)態度recovery(n.)恢復