世界最長壽狗去世 狗齡147歲

       Karl Shaughnessy nominated Chanel for the title of world's oldest dog after noticing the Guinness World Records book had no record.

　　之前《吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄》并沒有收錄世界最長壽狗的紀(jì)錄，卡爾?肖內(nèi)西注意到之后便提名香奈爾競爭這一頭銜。

　　"Dogs are God's angels sent here to look out for us," Denice Shaughnessy said.

　　丹尼斯說：“狗是上帝派到人間來看護(hù)我們的天使。”

　　A dog from New Iberia, La., named Max, is vying for the record of world's oldest dog. Owner Janelle Derouen said Max marked his 26th birthday on Aug. 9. She said Guinness World Records officials were reviewing documents to verify his age.

　　目前，來自路易斯安那州新伊比利亞的一只名為馬克斯的狗正在競爭世界最長壽狗的紀(jì)錄。它的主人詹妮爾?德勞恩稱，馬克斯于今年8月9日度過了他26歲的生日。她稱吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄的官員們正在審核材料，以證實(shí)其年齡。

　　When asked for the secret to her dog's long life, Derouen said she was shocked he's still with her.

　　在被問及狗長壽的秘訣時(shí)，德勞恩說她自己也感到很驚訝。

　　"I have five kids, and all my kids are grown and gone," she said. "Now my grandkids are playing with this dog."

　　她說：“我有五個(gè)孩子，都長大離開家了，現(xiàn)在我的孫子們又在和它玩。”

　　Vocabulary:

　　wire-haired：having coarse, stiff, wirelike hair（硬毛的）

　　namesake：a person having the same name as another（同名的人，同名物）

　　tinted：帶色彩的

　　adept at：very skilled; proficient; expert（熟練于，在行）