《中英對照讀新聞》Shark falls from sky onto California golf course 鯊魚從天而降落在加州高爾夫球場

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Golf club employees in Southern California came to the rescue when a shark dropped out of the sky and flopped around on the 12th tee.

當一尾鯊魚從天而降，在12洞發球處附近拍扭著身體時，南加州高爾夫球俱樂部的員工及時出手搭救。

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San Juan Hills Golf Club operations director Melissa McCormack says a course marshal found the leopard shark Monday afternoon and brought it to the clubhouse. It had puncture wounds where it appeared a bird had snagged it from the Pacific Ocean, about five miles （eight kilometers） away.

聖胡安山高爾夫俱樂部營運主任梅麗莎．麥柯馬克說，一名球場巡場員週一下午發現這條豹紋鯊，然後將牠帶到俱樂部會所裡。牠身上有啄刺傷，顯然一隻鳥從5英里（8公里）外的太平洋叼走牠。

They stuck the approximately 2-pound （1-kilogram） shark into fresh water before somebody remembered it came from the sea, so they got some sea salt from the kitchen and mixed it in.

他們將這尾重約2磅（1公斤）的鯊魚放入淡水，直到某人想起牠來自大海，他們又從廚房拿來海鹽，將之溶進水裡。

Another employee rushed the shark to the ocean where McCormack says it was very still for a few seconds before twisting around and speeding off.（AP）

另一名職員趕緊將鯊魚送到大海，麥柯馬克說，牠在海上直挺挺地靜止數秒，然後周身扭動、快速揚長而去。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

come to the rescue︰動詞片語，及時解圍、營救。例句︰She locked herself out of the house. Her neighbor came to the rescue with a spare set of keys.（她將自己鎖在屋外，鄰居及時以一份備用鑰匙替她解圍。）

stick︰動詞，此處指（隨手）放置。例句︰She stuck a cheque in an envelop.（她順手將支票放進信封。）

speed off︰動詞片語，（以汽車等交通工具）快速離開。例句︰The bank robbers sped off when the police arrived.（在警察到達時，銀行搶匪迅速逃逸。）