中英對照讀新聞》A wild cat native to Africa and Asia is captured in a Chicago suburb一隻原生於非洲和亞洲的野貓在芝加哥郊區被捕獲

◎周虹汶

A wild cat that’s native to Africa and parts of Asia has been captured after roaming around a Chicago suburb.

一隻原生於非洲和亞洲部分地區的野貓，在芝加哥郊區附近閒逛後被捕。

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Authorities used a pole with a cord on the end to lasso and cage the caracal Tuesday from beneath the deck of a home in Hoffman Estates, about 33 miles northwest of Chicago.

當局週二用了一根末端有繩子的桿子，在芝加哥西北方約33英里的霍夫曼莊園一戶人家甲板下套住這隻獰貓並把牠關進籠裡。

The large cat was first spotted in the area last week.

這隻大貓上週首次在該地區被發現。

A Wisconsin animal sanctuary was expected to pick up the unharmed caracal, which will “have a healthy and happy life far away from Hoffman Estates,” police said.

警方說，威斯康辛州一處動物保護區預計接收這隻未受傷的獰貓，牠將「在遠離霍夫曼莊園地方過上健康快樂的生活」。

Native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and India, caracals prey on rodents, other small mammals and birds. It’s not clear how the caracal came to be on the loose in Hoffman Estates.

原產於非洲、中東、中亞和印度，獰貓捕食囓齒類動物、其他小型哺乳動物和鳥類。不清楚這隻獰貓如何來到霍夫曼莊園逍遙法外。

新聞辭典

lasso：名詞，套索。動詞，用套索捕捉。例句：Their goal is to lasso 1, 000 pounds of edibles for the struggling Food Bank.（他們的目標是為陷入困境的糧食銀行提供一千磅的食物。）

prey on：片語動詞，指捕食、傷害、欺騙、坑害弱勢人群。例句：He would attack at night, preying on lone women in their.（他總在夜間出沒襲擊20多歲落單女子。）