《中英對照讀新聞》Don't try to milk Lulu the cow when she's ill 乳牛露露生病時不要對牠擠奶

◎張沛元

It took 25 firefighters, his wife and a son to roll Lulu the cow off Austrian farmer Leopold Zeilinger after she fell on him.

為了把跌落在奧地利農夫齊林格身上的乳牛露露搬開來，共動用了25名消防隊員、他的妻子與一個兒子。

When Zeilinger discovered the 800-kg （1,764-pound） cow was too sick to stand up for milking, he used a winch to suspend her in the air. Part of the gear broke and Lulu toppled onto him.

當齊林格發現這頭800公斤（1764磅）重的乳牛病情嚴重，無法站立接受擠奶時，他便用一具絞盤機把牠吊到空中。未料絞盤機的機件壞了，露露整個倒在他身上。

Zeilinger suffered several broken bones and was airlifted to hospital.

齊林格斷了好幾根骨頭，並被以空運方式送入醫院。

There was no word on Lulu's fate.

至於露露的下場，不得而知。

新聞辭典

milk：動詞，擠奶，榨取；名詞，牛奶。例句：According to the Bible, the Lord promises to bring the Hebrews out of Egypt and into a land flowing with milk and honey.（據聖經記載，上帝承諾將希伯來人帶離埃及，來到一處充滿奶與蜜之地。）

fate：名詞，命運，結局。常用詞彙ill-fated意思是「運氣不佳的，命運多舛的」。例句：If you think you can't change your fate, change your life.（如果你覺得無法改變命運，那就改變你的生活吧。）