▍原文

A military dog

who charged through enemy gunfire

to save the lives of British soldiers

fighting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan?

is to be awarded

the animal equivalent?

of the Victoria Cross.

During a raid,?

the Belgian Malinois named Kuno?

tackled a gunman?

and was hit by bullets in both back legs.

After losing one of his paws爪子 as a result,?

he became the first UK military dog 軍犬

to get custom-made prosthetics.

▍語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)?

charge /t?ɑ?rd?/ vi. 猛沖

(run quickly)

gunfire /'g?nfa??r/ n. 炮火

equivalent /?'kw?v(?)l(?)nt/ n. 等量物，等價(jià)物?

(something that has the same value, purpose, job etc. as something else)

· The word has no equivalent in English.

這個(gè)單詞在英語(yǔ)里沒(méi)有對(duì)應(yīng)說(shuō)法。

· Wechat is the equivalent of WhatsApp.

微信相當(dāng)于WhatsApp。

tackle /'t?k(?)l/ vt. 攻擊；處理

(attack or fight)

custom-made adj. 定制的

prosthetics /prɑ?s?θet?k/ n. 假肢（常用復(fù)數(shù)）

▍補(bǔ)充

love me, love my dog: 愛(ài)屋及烏

Every dog has its own day. 凡人皆有得意日。

Let sleeping dogs lie. 別惹麻煩。

like a dog with two tails: 形容“非常高興或興奮”