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A black Labrador who became known as the "rattling dog" had 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after picking up the white balls "like truffles" when taken for walks on a golf course in Scotland, it was reported Friday.
一隻被稱為「叩叩狗」的黑色拉不拉多，肚子裡的13顆高爾夫球已經被取了出來—牠在被帶到蘇格蘭的一個高爾夫活動時，把小白球當成菌菇給吞了下肚，週五的報導指出。
Owner Chris Morrison had been taking five-year-old Oscar round a golf course in Dunfermline, north of Edinburgh, for several months when he became concerned about a rattling sound emanating from the pet’s stomach.
飼主克里斯．莫里森帶著5歲大的「奧斯卡」到愛丁堡以北的敦佛林的高爾夫球場活動已經有好幾個月了，直到他開始擔心寵物肚子裡發出的叩叩聲。
The vet discovered that 13 balls - each weighing 45 grams - were lodged in his stomach. One of the balls had been there so long it had turned black as it was decomposing.
獸醫在牠的肚子裡發現13顆、每顆45克的小白球。其中一顆因為在肚子裡太久，已經因為（胃酸）分解而呈現黑色。
"He finds golf balls like truffles. He normally brings a few home, but I had no idea he had eaten so many. He’s a black lab so he is a fair size, but to swallow 13 is quite amazing," said Morris.
「牠覺得高爾夫球就跟菌菇一樣，所以通常都會帶幾個回家，但我沒想到牠會吞下那麼多。牠是黑毛拉拉，所以體形差不多就這麼大，但能吞下13顆還是很嚇人」，莫里森說。
Veterinary surgeon Bob Hesketh who opened up Oscar said he had never seen anything like it.
負責替奧斯卡開刀的獸醫包柏．希斯凱斯說他從沒見過這種事。
"It was like a magic trick. I opened him up and felt what I thought was two or three golf balls. But they just kept coming."
「簡直就跟魔術一樣。我打開牠的肚子時，原以為不過是2、3顆球。但球就是拿不完似的。」
新聞辭典
rattle：動詞，發出咯咯聲、使（人）不安。She was rattled by the newly revealed evidence.（新的證據讓她吃了一驚）
emanate：動詞，散發、放射。A sweet scent emanates from the blossoms.（花朵散發芳香）
open up：片語，打開；本文的意思是將奧斯卡的肚子「打開」，也就是開刀的意思。
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