【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》Robber bites off woman’s nose 搶匪咬掉婦人的鼻子

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German doctors have sewn on a 62-year-old woman’s nose after it was bitten off by a robber.

一名62歲婦人鼻子被一名搶匪咬掉後，德國醫師替她縫上。

The woman was delivering newspapers on Sunday morning to homes in the town of Neumuenster, north of Hamburg, when the unidentified assailant demanded one for free, then attacked her.

這名婦人週日上午在漢堡市以北的紐蒙斯特鎮送報時，一名身分不詳的暴徒要求一份免費報，然後就攻擊她。

Police said she cycled to a daughter’s home with the tip of her nose missing. Hospital doctors appealed to police and firefighters to search the road and gardens for the spat-out nose.

警方說，她在缺了鼻尖的情況下騎著腳踏車直奔女兒家。醫院裡的醫師向警消人員求助，請他們搜查道路與花園來找這個被吐出來的鼻子。

The piece was rushed to a hospital, where surgeons put it back in place.

這件東西被緊急送至醫院，由外科醫師把它縫回原位。

"Under the circumstances, she is okay," said hospital spokesperson Christian Zoellner. "It’ll be a while though before we know if the tip of her nose is alive or not."

「在這種情況下，她並無大礙，」醫院的發言人克里斯汀．佐納說。「還得好一陣子我們才能知道她的鼻尖是否沒事。」

Police have no clues about the assailant’s identity.

警方對這名暴徒的身分毫無線索。

新聞辭典

bite off：片語，咬掉、咬下。例句： A taxi driver had part of his ear bitten off in a fight in his cab.（一名計程車司機在自己車上的打鬥中，被咬掉一部分的耳朵。）

sew on：片語，縫合、縫上。例句：Would you please sew on this button?（可以請你把這顆鈕扣縫上嗎？）

under the circumstances：片語，在這種情況下、（情況）既然如此。例句：Under the circumstances, there is little hope for an early settlement.（在這種情況下，及早解決是沒什麼希望的。）

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