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進入中英對照讀新聞》Florida family finds dead snake inside their clothes dryer 佛州家庭在乾衣機中發現死蛇
美國佛羅里達州有條蛇跑進一戶人家乾衣機。圖僅供示意，與此報導內容無直接關聯。（法新社）
◎周虹汶
After their clothes dryer began blowing out a lot of lint, a Florida family called a repair man who discovered a dead snake rather than a jammed motor.
在乾衣機吹出一堆棉絨後，佛羅里達一個家庭打電話找來維修員，他發現一條死蛇而非堵住的馬達。
"I was like oh — that’s what caused the motor to blow," Alyson Pring told Orlando television station WKMG.
艾麗森．普林告訴奧蘭多電視台WKMG，「我說，噢——那就是導致馬達毀掉的東西。」
Repairman Darrell Cobble stopped by to take a look at what was causing the problem, the station reports.
該台報導說，維修人員達雷爾．卡柏順道來看一下是什麼導致問題發生。
"He just stands up, and he walks off. He’s like, ’There’s a dead snake in there,’" Pring said.
普林說，「他就站了起來，然後離開。他就像，『那裡面有一條死蛇。』」
Cobble told the station that while it’s not common, snakes can find their way into dryers. He said there is usually a grate that prevents snakes and other animals from entering the dryer. But Pring’s central Florida home did not have one.
卡柏告訴該台，蛇可以找到進乾衣機的途徑，雖然這並不常見。他說，通常有個防止蛇和其他動物進入乾衣機的罩子。但普林位於佛羅里達中部的住家沒有。
They’ll be keeping an eye out now, Alyson Pring said.（AP）
艾麗森．普林說，他們現在會注意。
（美聯社）
新聞辭典
blow：動詞，指吹動、吹奏、毀掉、輪胎爆裂、揮霍；名詞，指重擊、打擊、吹奏樂器。例句：Divorce was a severe blow to him.（離婚對他是個嚴重打擊。）
jam：動詞，指塞進、堵住、壓碎、不能動彈；名詞，指擁擠、軋住、窘境、擁擠的人群、堵塞物。例句：He was in a jam because he didn’t have enough money to foot the bill.（他的錢不夠買單，很窘。）
keep an eye out：片語動詞，指當心、警惕。例句：Keep your eye out for signposts to Taroko National Park.（注意前往太魯閣國家公園的路標。）
