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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Snake on a train: Australian police seize northbound pet python 火車上有蛇：澳洲警察捕獲北上的寵物蟒蛇
◎周虹汶
A pet python called ’Bread’ was confiscated by New South Wales Police on Wednesday after the snake’s owner started showing him off on a train.
一隻叫作「麵包」的寵物蟒蛇，週三遭新南威爾斯州警察沒收，在這隻蛇的飼主開始在一列火車上炫耀牠以後。
Bread, a one-metre diamond python, was pulled out of a backpack by a 20-year-old man on a northbound Central Coast train, with worried passengers calling the police concerned for the snake’s safety.
麵包，長達1公尺的鑽石蟒，在一列北行的中央海岸火車上，被一名20歲男子拉出後背包，導致關切那隻蛇安危的憂心乘客報警。
Police met the man at Woy Woy train station, 80 km north of Sydney, at 1 a.m and took the yellow and black snake when the owner said he didn’t have a permit for it.
警察於凌晨1點在雪梨北方80公里的沃伊沃伊火車站見到這名男子。當這名飼主說自己並沒有養蛇的許可證，警察就把這隻黃、黑雙色的蛇帶走。
The man was expected to be arrested for possessing and displaying protected fauna which carries a penalty of A$300, police said.
警方說，預計這名男子將因持有及展示受保護的動物而被捕，該罪名罰金澳幣300元。
Bread was taken to the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, 50 km north of Sydney, and was in good health. (Reuters)
麵包已被帶到位於雪梨北方50公里處索米斯比的澳洲爬蟲類動物公園，健康狀況良好。（路透）
新聞辭典
confiscate：動詞，指沒收、充公。例句：The customs officer confiscated those smuggled goods.（海關官員沒收了那些走私品。）
permit：動詞，指允許；名詞，許可證、執照。例句：We can go to the movies if time permits.（如果時間允許，我們可以去看電影。）
fauna：名詞，指某地區或某時代的全部動物；動物區系；動物誌。例句：While he was in Taiwan, he studied the local flora and fauna.（他在台灣時，研究了當地的動植物。）
