雙語故事:世界最大兔子身長1.3米(圖)
【英文原文】
This Easter Bunny weighs a whopping three-and-a-half stone and is four foot three inches long - making him the biggest rabbit ever recorded。
And he still has not reached his full size, with owner Annette Edwards, 59, preparing herself for another six months of growth before he hits full size。
Darius gorges himself on hay throughout the day which seems to have helped give him an unusual chilled temperament around other animals and humans。
Ms Edwards, from Worcester, has bred big bunnies before but Darius has been recognised as the largest rabbit ever recorded。
She said: "I only measured him this weekend and that was when I realised he was much bigger than Alice, who is the current record holder。
"He is so gentle and I wonder if this has helped him grow bigger than the rest. He does run around all the time, so I guess the combination of food and exercise has worked out for him。
"He really is a handsome beast though, there's always a bit of a glint in his eye when you go near him."
Darius is the son of current record holder Alice and the grandson of earlier owner of the crown Amy。
Ralph, owned by Pauline Grant, who hit the headlines at the start of the year is his stepbrother but is dwarfed by his half-sibling。
Ms Edwards had recently started auditions to find a man to hold Alice at personal appearances around the globe。
But now the lucky job applicant will have to have a few more muscles to his name as Darius is much heavier than Alice。
Ms Edwards said: "I think it's nice that the record is being kept in the family. The frightening thing is that Darius is still growing so he could be absolutely massive by the time he reaches full size。
"People ask me what my secret is, but there really isn't one other than just treating them well and really looking after them."
A spokesman from Guinness World Records said: "This is the biggest bunny in the world. Darius is bigger than all the previous record holding rabbits. It's unbelievable that a rabbit could grow to over four-foot long."
【中文譯文】
這隻復活節兔子重達3.5英石(49磅)，長達4英尺3英寸(1.29米)，成爲世界上有史以來體積最大的兔子。
目前他還在長，他的主人，59歲的安妮特•愛德華茲稱他還需要6個月才能發育成熟。
這隻名叫達利斯的兔子整天狂吃乾草，這似乎讓他在與其他動物和人相處時，總是顯現出一種不尋常的“冷酷氣質”。
來自伍斯特的愛德華茲女士以前也餵養過幾只大兔子，但達利斯被認爲是有史以來最大的兔子。
她說：“我這週末纔給他量了一下，當時我意識到他比目前的紀錄保持者愛麗絲要大得多。
“他非常溫順，我想也許正是這種秉性讓他比其他兔子長得大。他總是跑來跑去，所以我覺得食物加鍛鍊是他長胖的主要原因。
“他很漂亮，在你走近他時，你會看見他的眼睛裏閃着光。”
目前世界最大兔子紀錄保持者愛麗絲是達利斯的母親，先前的紀錄保持者艾米是他的祖母。
保林•格蘭特養育的兔子拉爾夫今年年初曾登上新聞頭條，他是達利斯的繼兄弟，但現在已被達利斯給比了下去。
愛德華茲已於近日開始舉行面試，希望找一位能抱着愛麗絲作全球形象展示的男士。
但現在這位應聘者的力氣必須要更大一些，因爲達利斯比愛麗絲要重得多。
愛德華茲說：“這一紀錄能在這個家族中保持下去是一件好事。可怕的是達利斯還在長，所以在他完全發育成熟時絕對是隻巨兔。
“人們問我有什麼祕訣，其實就是好好餵養他們，悉心照料他們，沒有什麼特別的。”
《吉尼斯世界紀錄大全》的一名發言人說：“達利斯是目前世界上最大的兔子。達利斯的體積比之前所有的紀錄保持者都要大。一隻兔子居然能夠長到四英尺多，真是不可思議。”
