《中英對照讀新聞》Singapore hunts for serial cat killer 新加坡緝捕連續殺貓兇手

◎張沛元

Singapore is on the hunt for a serial cat killer who has slaughtered at least 20 felines in the past two weeks. The cats were found dumped in bushes and drains, with their throats slit.

新加坡目前正追緝1名在過去2週至少已屠殺20隻貓的連續殺貓兇手。這些貓被發現遭丟棄於灌木叢中與溝渠裡，喉嚨被割破。

Singapore's Cat Welfare Society said that residents and cleaners on a western part of the island had found several dead, mutilated cats in their neighbourhood. All the cats had their throats slashed, while some of them also had their heads smashed or their throats burnt.

新加坡的貓福利協會表示，該島西區居民與清潔人員已在街坊附近發現許多已死亡、身體殘缺不全的貓。所有貓的喉嚨都被割破，其中有些貓的頭被打爛或喉嚨被燒過。

"It is really disturbing because in terms of frequency, there is nearly one cat getting killed every day," Dawn Kua, director of operations at the Cat Welfare Society, said.

「這非常令人困擾，因為從頻率的觀點來看，幾乎每天都有1隻貓被殺，」貓福利協會的營運主任彤恩．庫亞說。

The Cat Welfare Society and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have also set up a joint reward of S$2,000 ($1,277) for anyone who can help arrest the culprit.

貓福利協會與防止虐待動物協會也已聯手懸賞2000新加坡幣（1277美元），準備賞給任何能協助逮捕這名罪犯的人。

新聞辭典

hunt for：片語，追緝，獵捕；on the hunt for：片語，尋找，尋求。hunt for中的hunt當動詞，on the hunt for中的hunt當名詞。例句：If you're on the hunt for discount household electrical appliances, you're in the right place.（你如果想找折扣家電，你就來對地方了。）

feline：名詞，貓，貓科動物；形容詞，貓科的，像貓一樣的。至於canine則是指狗，犬科動物，犬齒，也可當形容詞。

in terms of：片語，由…的觀點，以…的方式，依據。例句：In terms of saving some money for your annual vacation, I think you'd better not buy that fancy dress.（從為了你每年的假期存錢的觀點來看，我想你最好不要買那件昂貴的洋裝。