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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Mexican baby killer whale in tug of love墨西哥殺人鯨寶寶去留引發爭奪戰
◎俞智敏
A newborn killer whale found on a Mexican beach has become the centre of an international controversy over whether she should stay in Mexico or be sent to a U.S. marine theme park.
1隻在墨西哥海灘上被人發現的殺人鯨寶寶，近來成為國際爭議焦點，各方為了她究竟該繼續留在墨西哥，還是應該送往美國的海洋生物主題公園而爭論不休。
Mexican aquarium workers have been feeding the baby named Pascuala around the clock with milk from a tube inserted in her mouth since she was found beached in a Pacific fishing village in April.
自從這隻被取名為「帕斯夸拉」的幼鯨，今年4月被人發現在太平洋海濱的小漁村附近海灘上擱淺後，墨西哥水族館工作人員就日夜輪班，用管子塞進她的嘴裡餵奶。
Pascuala, just over a month old and weighing 183 kg, is still recovering, but if she survives, the aquarium’s owners want to send her to the Sea World park in San Diego, California.
帕斯夸拉剛剛滿月，體重183公斤，目前仍在恢復中，但假如她順利存活，水族館的主人希望把她送到美國加州聖地牙哥的海洋公園。
Her caretakers say there is no tank in Mexico big enough to keep her when she grows and she will die if put back in the sea or kept in an aquarium that is too small for her.
照顧她的工作人員表示，小鯨長大後，墨西哥境內沒有夠大的水槽可容納她，假如把她放回大海或養在太小的水槽裡，她就可能喪命。
Some environmentalists oppose transferring Pascuala to Sea World, however, because it could set a precedent that might enable animal traffickers to export more killer whales, also known as orcas.
不過，部份環保人士則反對把帕斯夸拉送到海洋世界，因為如此一來將創下先例，可能導致動物走私販子把更多殺人鯨（又名虎鯨）出口到外國去。
新聞辭典
tug of love：（主要為英式英語的非正式用法，常見於媒體報導），指（離婚父母）為了子女監護權所展開的法律爭奪戰。形容詞為tug-of-love，如︰a tug-of-love baby，指父母正在爭奪其監護權的小嬰兒。
around╱round the clock：片語，指夜以繼日、不間斷地，如︰This station broadcasts news round the clock.（車站24小時都會播放新聞。）形容詞為around-the-clock。
beach：原指海灘，作動詞時，可指船隻被拖上海岸或在海灘上擱淺，本文中尤指鯨類或海豚在海灘上擱淺，無法動彈。如︰The boat had been beached near the rocks.（那艘船在岩石附近擱淺。）
