夏说英文晨读打卡-英国军犬获得最高勋章-E0831

▍原文

A military dog

who charged through enemy gunfire

to save the lives of British soldiers

fighting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan 

is to be awarded

the animal equivalent 

of the Victoria Cross.

During a raid, 

the Belgian Malinois named Kuno 

tackled a gunman 

and was hit by bullets in both back legs.

After losing one of his paws爪子 as a result, 

he became the first UK military dog 军犬

to get custom-made prosthetics.

▍语言点 

charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/ vi. 猛冲

(run quickly)

gunfire /'gʌnfaɪər/ n. 炮火

equivalent /ɪ'kwɪv(ə)l(ə)nt/ n. 等量物，等价物 

(something that has the same value, purpose, job etc. as something else)

· The word has no equivalent in English.

这个单词在英语里没有对应说法。

· Wechat is the equivalent of WhatsApp.

微信相当于WhatsApp。

tackle /'tæk(ə)l/ vt. 攻击；处理

(attack or fight)

custom-made adj. 定制的

prosthetics /prɑːsˈθetɪk/ n. 假肢（常用复数）

▍补充

love me, love my dog: 爱屋及乌

Every dog has its own day. 凡人皆有得意日。

Let sleeping dogs lie. 别惹麻烦。

like a dog with two tails: 形容“非常高兴或兴奋”