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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Squirrel goes on rampage, injures 3 松鼠抓狂，連傷3人
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An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old man dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch.
德國某村落一隻好鬥的松鼠，在被1名72歲的老人用柺杖打死前，攻擊、傷害了3人。
The squirrel first ran into a house in the southern town of Passau, leapt from behind on a 70-year-old woman, and sank its teeth into her hand, a local police spokesman said.
這隻松鼠首先跑進德南城鎮帕紹的1戶住家內，從後方跳到1名70歲老婦的身上，然後狠咬她的手，當地警方發言人表示。
With the squirrel still hanging from her hand, the woman ran onto the street in panic, where she managed to shake it off.
手上還掛著這隻松鼠的該名婦女，倉皇地跑到街上，在街頭成功地甩掉牠。
The animal then entered a building site and jumped on a construction worker, injuring him on the hand and arm, before he managed to fight it off with a measuring pole.
接著這隻動物進入一處工地，跳到一位建築工人身上，在該名工人用一把量測桿擊退牠之前，牠已咬傷了工人的手與手臂。
"After that, the squirrel went into the 72-year-old man’s garden and massively attacked him on the arms, hand and thigh," the spokesman said. "Then he killed it with his crutch."
「之後，這隻松鼠跑進1名72歲男子的花園，並猛烈攻擊他的臂膀、手與大腿，」警方發言人說。「最後他用柺杖了結牠。」
The spokesman said experts thought the attack may have been linked to the mating season or because the squirrel was ill.
該發言人指出，專家認為這起攻擊可能與交配季節有關，或者是因為這隻松鼠病了。
新聞辭典
go（be）on the rampage：亂衝亂跑、狂躁不安。例句︰The Yellow River went on the rampage and flooded the countryside.（黃河氾濫，淹沒了鄉間。）
dispatch：可做動詞、名詞，有派遣、速辦之意，此處指處決、殺死。例句︰We must act with dispatch.（我們務必快速行動。）
in panic：倉皇、驚慌。例句︰She phoned the doctor in panic.（她驚慌地打電話給醫生。）
fight off：擊退。例句︰She fought off the attacker.（她打跑了攻擊者。）
