中英對照讀新聞》One cat’s incredible reunion with its owner after the LA wildfires 洛杉磯野火過後，1隻貓與主人的驚人重逢

名叫艾姬的加州緬因貓，在躲過洛杉磯帕利塞茲野火2個月後，與82歲的主人凱瑟琳‧基弗驚喜重逢。（美聯社）

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It appears the tall tale that all cats have nine lives may be true for a California Maine coon named Aggie.

「貓都有9條命」這個荒誕故事，對1隻名叫「艾姬」的加州緬因貓來說，似乎是真的。

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The beloved feline was feared dead for two months after the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles left her family’s home in ashes. But her owner, 82-year-old Katherine Kiefer, held out some hope.

洛杉磯帕利塞茲野火將艾姬家的房子燒成灰燼2個月後，人們擔心這隻可愛的貓咪已經死了，但牠82歲的主人凱瑟琳‧基弗卻抱有一絲希望。

Over the weekend, Katherine Kiefer got a call from the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter. Her daughter Carolyn Kiefer shared their reunion Saturday in a TikTok video that quickly garnered more than 1 million likes. It shows tears pouring from Katherine Kiefer’s eyes as Aggie curled up in her arms.

週末，凱瑟琳‧基弗接到西洛杉磯動物收容所的電話。她的女兒卡洛琳‧基弗週六在TikTok上的1段影片中，分享他們重聚的喜悅，這段影片很快就獲得超過100萬個讚。影片中，當艾姬蜷縮在凱瑟琳‧基弗的懷裡時，淚水從她的眼中湧出。

“I was very much worried that I was going to wake up and (discover) it had been a dream,” she said.

凱瑟琳‧基弗說：「我非常擔心醒來後會發現這只是一場夢。」

新聞辭典

incredible：形容詞，難以置信的、驚人的、極好的。例句：It seems incredible that no one foresaw the crisis.（令人難以置信的是，沒有人預見到危機會發生。）

garner：動詞，收藏、累積、獲得。例句：Francis Coppola garnered several Oscar awards for “The Godfather”. （法蘭西斯‧柯波拉因為執導的電影「教父」，而獲得數座奧斯卡金像獎。）

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