雅思阅读材料之美国猫市长工伤：被恶狗“暗杀”

对于美国阿拉斯加州塔尔基特纳市的“荣誉市长”来说，周末的这场“猫狗大战”少了些政治意味，更符合其字面意思。

Mayor Stubbs the cat is recovering at a veterinarian's office in Wasilla after being injured by a dog Saturday night in the quirky tourist town near Denali National Park.

猫市长斯塔布斯目前正在瓦西拉市的兽医院慢慢康复。周六晚上，猫市长在德纳里国家公园附近古怪的游客区被恶狗咬伤。

Owner Lauri Stec says that Stubbs suffered a fractured sternum and a punctured lung, and already has undergone three hours of surgery.

猫市长斯塔布斯的主人劳里-斯特克说：“斯塔布斯（被狗咬后）胸骨断裂，肺部受到刺伤，并进行了3个多小时的手术。

Stec is planning to file a police report. She says the would-be assassin "needs to go away."

主人斯特克打算向警方报案，她表示这类“暗杀事件”不应该再发生。

Residents didn't like the mayoral candidates years ago, so they encouraged enough people to elect Stubbs as a write-in candidate.

几年前，当地市民因不喜欢当时的市长候选人，而集体选择斯塔布斯作为市长候选人。

Although his position is honorary, Stubbs' popularity is real, earning national stories and subsequent visits from tourists.

尽管它的职位只是荣誉市长，但它的名气确是实实在在的。很多媒体前往报道它的故事，各地游客也接连慕名到访。