中英雙語閱讀：全美最肥喵星人
We're all heard of fat cats, but Sprinkles here may be America's weightiest – tipping the scales at an more than a shocking TWO STONE. The domestic shorthair has a typically tiny frame and should weigh between 11 and 13 pounds.
我們都聽說過肥貓，但是這隻名叫斯普林克斯的貓咪可能是全美最肥的——它的體重比驚人的兩塊大石頭還要重。家養短毛貓應該是典型的小型貓，原本體重該在11~13磅之間的。
But poor Sprinkles is a mammoth 32 pounds - the same as the average four-year-old boy.
但是可憐的斯普林克斯是隻重達32磅的龐然大物——相當於4歲孩子的平均體重。
The fat feline is now on the road to recovery after being placed on a strict diet and exercise regime by staff at SOS Sea Isle City Cats in New Jersey, US.
這肥貓如今在美國新澤西州海島城貓急救中心工作人員的監督下，嚴格控制飲食減肥並遵循鍛鍊計劃，走上恢復(瘦子)之路。
Her primary caregiver Stacy Olandt, revealed: “This is an obscenely overweight cat, she could not walk when we got her and she is still unable to roll over.
它的首席飼養員史戴西·奧蘭德透露：“這隻貓太重了額，我們剛養她的時候她都不能走路，現在她還是不能翻身。”
“This isn’t just a pudgy cat – this is a medical issue, overweight cat.
“這已經不只是一隻矮胖的貓了——這是一個事關超重肥貓的醫療問題。”
“Our vet has been in practice for more than 40 years and he has never seen such a fat cat. “Sprinkles was found in a foreclosed house before she was taken to New Jersey animal shelter who sent her to SOS.
“我們的獸醫工作了40多年，從來沒有見過這麼肥的貓，” 在被美國新澤西州動物收容所送到急救中心之前，斯普林克斯是在一個拍賣屋裏被發現的。
“We didn’t know anything about her owners,” added Stacy.
“我們不知道它的主人是誰，”史戴西再次說道。
“I think it’s pretty clear that they didn’t know how to properly take care of a cat.
“但是我覺得很明顯他們不知道要怎麼照顧好貓咪。”
Sprinkles' massive weight has led to other health complications for the four year old.
4歲的斯普林克斯因爲太過肥胖已經導致了很多其他的併發症。
Stacy, who is 71, added: “When we first got her she had fleas and ear mites.
71歲的史戴西補充道：“我們第一次見它的時候，它身上還有跳蚤跟耳疥蟲。”
“She has the typical problems of a very overweight human, her joints are compromised, her heart is being stressed and she is simply not very mobile.”
“它有着很典型的像人類那樣的肥胖問題，它的關節都受到連累，它的心臟受壓太重，並且很難移動。”
“We are now hoping that she will get adopted into a home where she can become the centre of attention.”
“如今我們希望有人家能收養她關愛她。”
