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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Leo, Paraplegic Dog From Thailand, Finds New Home In Canada 李奧，泰國下肢癱瘓的狗狗，在加拿大找到新家
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A model has given a homeless puppy a second chance in life after discovering the paralyzed pooch dragging its hind legs across a beach in Thailand.
一名模特兒發現一條癱瘓的狗狗拖著後肢，在泰國的海灘四處爬行後，給了這隻無家幼犬的生命第二次機會。
Meagan Penman, 22, from Ottawa, found the paraplegic dog on a beach in Hua Hin suffering from a broken back and with grisly infected wounds on his legs. But after local animal shelters refused to take the dog, who Meagan named Leo, she made a vow to rescue the poorly pet and take him home to Canada to find him a permanent home.
來自渥太華、22歲的梅根‧潘曼，在（泰國）華欣的海灘發現這隻下肢癱瘓、背骨斷裂、腿部有嚴重感染傷口的狗狗。在當地動物收容所拒絕收治這隻梅根取名為「李奧」的狗兒後，她矢言拯救這隻可憐的寶貝，帶牠回加拿大，為牠找一個永遠的家。
The blonde model raised more than $5,000 on crowd funding websites to pay for veterinary care to treat the dog’s injuries at a clinic in Thailand. And more than three months after she found him, Meagan finally welcomed Leo onto Canadian soil last month.
這位金髮女模在群眾集資網站上募得逾5000美元，支付泰國獸醫院治療狗狗傷勢的費用。在發現牠3個多月後，梅根終於在上個月迎接李奧踏上加國國土。
Meagan said: ’I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into at first but next thing I knew I was in the middle of a huge process that took months to finally pull off. There were times where I was so stressed and frustrated but I would not let myself take no for an answer.’
梅根說：「起初我真的不知道自己捲入什麼狀況，但接下來的事讓我知道，我處在一個要花好幾個月才能功德圓滿的龐大過程中。我有時備感壓力、挫折，但我不讓自己打退堂鼓。」
Leo was later fostered out to Jamie Smith, a Sarnia, Ont. resident who helped him obtain a "doggie wheelchair" so that he could walk again.
李奧後來被安大略省薩尼亞市居民潔美‧史密斯收養，她幫牠取得一個「狗狗輪椅」，讓牠可以再度走路。
新聞辭典
make/take a vow：發誓、鄭重宣告。例句：She made a vow never to lend money to anyone again.（她發誓絕不再借錢給別人。）
pull off：（成功或艱苦地）完成、做成、贏得。例句：She pulled off a million-pound deal.（她好不容易做成一筆百萬英鎊的生意。）
not take no for an answer：堅持不懈、不罷休。例句：I don’t think that is going to be possible, but she doesn’t take no for an answer.（我認為這不可能，但她仍不放棄。）
