2023年经济学人 英国禁狗的缘由（1）

（单词翻译）

 

 

    The great British public loves two things: dogs and banning things.

    英国公众喜欢两样东西:狗和禁物。

    What happens when the two passions collide?

    当这两种东西激情碰撞时会发生什么?

    To answer that, consider the plight¹ of the Bully² xl, a pooch that can grow to be 60kg.

    要回答这个问题，请考虑一下大型恶霸犬(一种可以长到60公斤重的狗)的困境。

    To fans the creature is a gentle giant.

    对于粉丝来说，大型恶霸犬是一个温和的巨人。

    To campaigners, it is a menace behind a sharp increase in fatal attacks.

    对活动人士来说，它们是致命袭击急剧增加的一个威胁。

    After a man was killed by a pair of the dogs in Staffordshire on September 14th, , the government sided with the campaigners.

    9月14日，在斯塔福德郡的一名男子被怀疑是大型恶霸犬的两只狗咬死后，政府站在了活动人士一边。

    Adopting the solemn manner of a prime minister declaring war, Rishi Sunak said that the Bully xl would be banned by the end of the year.

    里希·苏纳克以首相宣战的庄严姿态宣布，到今年年底，这种狗将被禁止饲养。

    Although they account for barely 1% of all dogs, Bully xl carry out almost half of all reported attacks, says Bully Watch, a campaign group.

    尽管大型恶霸犬只占所有狗的1%，但据“霸凌观察”组织称，几乎一半的攻击事件都是由它们造成的。

    The data are sketchy³, as not all dog bites are recorded.

    数据很粗略，因为并不是所有的狗咬伤都有记录。

    But nor are they are equal.

    但也不是所有的狗咬伤都是一样的。

    Nibbles⁴ from a chihuahua is one thing; a mauling by a monster mutt is another.

    被吉娃娃咬是一回事; 被一只怪物般的混种狗咬伤是另一回事。

    Before the Bully can be banned, however, the government is scrambling⁵ to define it.

    在这种狗被禁之前，英国政府首先必须给它下个定义。

    Only then would it be added to a list of four existing illegal breeds with consequences for anyone who owns, sells, breeds or abandons them.

    然后，这种狗将被添加到现有的四种非法品种名单中,任何拥有、销售、培育或遗弃这些品种的人都将面临后果。