中英對照讀新聞》Maine woman punches bear that chased her dog and ends up with stitches 緬因州女子拳打緊追她狗狗的熊，結果縫了幾針

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A Maine woman was bitten by a bear in her backyard while defending her pet dog, necessitating a trip to the hospital for stitches, officials said.

緬因州一名婦女在她家後院保護她的寵物犬時遭熊咬，致使必須送醫縫針，官員說。

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Lynn Kelly, 64, was tending her garden when her dog took off into the woods barking at something. In short order, the dog was racing back to the yard with a black bear in hot pursuit, said Mark Latti, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

64歲的琳恩‧凱利正在打理她的花園時，她的狗突然衝進樹林，對著某物狂吠。不一會兒，這隻狗跑回院子，一頭黑熊則緊追在後，緬因州內陸漁業與野生動物局發言人馬克‧拉蒂說。

Kelly stood and made herself appear large, which is recommended in a black bear encounter. But instead of slowly retreating, she proceeded to confront the bear, which is not recommended, Latti said.

凱利站定，讓自己顯得很大，這是與黑熊相遇的建議對策。但她沒有慢慢後退，而是繼續與熊對峙，此舉是不建議的，拉蒂說。

The bear latched onto Kelly’s wrist after she punched the animal on the nose, and she received stitches for the wound at the hospital, he said.

凱利揮拳打了這頭動物的鼻子後，熊咬了她的手腕，而她在醫院接受了傷口縫合，他說。

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in short order：迅速地。例句：We’ll have your meal ready in short order.（我們將很快為你準備好餐點）。

latch onto：咬、抓、纏上。例句：The press have already latched onto the scandal.（媒體已對這起醜聞窮追猛打了）。