中英對照讀新聞》Darius, the world’s longest rabbit, is missing 全球體型最長兔子「大流士」不知去向

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One of the biggest bunnies in the world is missing, and authorities don’t think he just hopped away.

世界上最大的兔子之一失蹤了，當局不認為牠是自己跳走的。

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Darius, a Continental Giant rabbit, was last seen on Saturday in his pen in the village of Stoulton, England, about 130 miles northwest of London.

「大流士」是一隻大陸巨兔，最後一次被看見是在週六，在位於倫敦西北約130英里、英格蘭斯圖頓村的圍欄裡。

Measuring 4 feet and 3 inches long, he is the current Guinness record holder as the longest rabbit in the world, a title he’s held since 2010.

牠體長4呎3吋（129公分），自2010年被金氏世界紀錄認證為全球體型最長的兔子，至今仍保有這項頭銜。

Darius’ owner, Annette Edwards, upped the reward for finding the missing bunny to $2,750 on Tuesday.

「大流士」的主人安妮特．愛德華茲週二將賞金提高到2750美元，來尋回走失的兔子。

On Sunday, Edwards tweeted that Darius was stolen and pleaded for his return, saying the rabbit was too old for breeding now.

週日，愛德華茲在推特發文說，「大流士」被偷了，並懇求把牠歸還，稱這隻兔子太老，現在不能繁殖了。

新聞辭典

hop：動詞，指單腳短跳或雙足猛力的動作，也指小鳥、青蛙等的跳躍。例句： I saw some bunnies hop on the grass.（我看到一些小兔子在草地上跳躍。）

enclosure：名詞，圍起來的區域；圍欄。例句：These dairy cows are kept in an enclosure.（這些乳牛被圈養在圍欄裡。）

plead：動詞，為（案件）辯護；懇求。例句： He pleaded for forgiveness.（他請求原諒。）