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進入中英對照讀新聞》’Guard cat’ credited with preventing would-be robbery 「看門貓」在防範潛在搶案上居功厥偉
密州一名男子養的貓機警提醒主人家中有難，避免憾事發生。示意圖，非當事貓。（路透檔案照）
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68-year-old Fred Everitt from Mississippi said his pet cat Bandit helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life.
來自密西西比的68歲弗雷德‧艾弗里特說，他的寵物貓班迪特幫忙防範家中被強盜闖入，且他可能因此保住一命，也得歸功於這隻花斑貓。
When at least two people tried to break into their home sometime between 2:30 and 3 a.m. on July 25, Bandit did everything she could to alert Everitt of the danger.
在7月25日凌晨2時30分至3時之間，當至少2名強盜試圖闖入他們家時，班迪特盡其所能警告艾弗里特危險將至。
He was first awoken by Bandit’s meows in the kitchen. Then, she raced into the bedroom, jumped onto the bed and began pulling the comforter off of him and clawing at his arms. Everitt knew something was wrong.
他先被廚房裡班迪特的喵叫聲喚醒，之後貓就跑進他的房間、跳到床上，開始拉開他的被子、抓他的手臂。艾弗里特於是察覺不對勁。
He got up to investigate and saw two young men outside his back door. One had a handgun, and the other was using a crowbar to try and pry the door open.
他起身查看，發現2名年輕男子在後門外頭，其中一人拿著手槍，另一人正用鐵橇試圖撬開門。
He said by the time he retrieved a handgun and returned to the kitchen, the would-be intruders had already fled.（AP）
他說，在他去拿手槍回到廚房前，那兩個即將成為強盜的人就逃走了。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
would-be：形容詞，試圖成為...的；未來的。例句：This is an occasion full of would-be doctors.（這是一個準醫生雲集的場合。）
credit：動詞，歸功於。例句：We need to credit Jason with handing in the assignments in time.（我們能夠及時交作業是傑森的功勞。）
pry：動詞，撬動。例句：He pried the glass jar with a screwdriver.（他用螺絲起子撬開玻璃瓶。）
