导读：泰国的流浪狗很多，随处可见。没见过当地人驱赶或伤害它们，只见过给它们食物和水，由着它们走来走去，互不相扰。而像这位大叔这样10年如一日在异国专门救助流浪狗，的确是真爱无疑。

 

Eleven years ago, Michael J. Baines moved from his home in Sweden to Chonburi in northern Thailand. Michael is a chef, but he quickly learned that the stray dogs and cats in his new town needed to be fed even more than the human residents. He simply couldn’t stand by and watch dozens of abandoned animals starve on the streets. “I feel sad for homeless dogs and want to help them all,” he said. “Especially when I see a lonely dog that does not belong to any pack, probably dumped, which is very common here. I always have food and fresh water in my car, so whenever I see a dog, I stop and give it food and water.”

Over the course of five years, Michael began feeding about 80 stray dogs each and every day. He quickly became known as “the man that feeds dogs,” as he provided sick, malnourished(营养不良的) animals with food, water, and medical care. He paid for all of this out of his own pocket, spending upwards of $1,500 a month and finding homes for 30-40 dogs!

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难句解析

• stray / streɪ / adj. 走失的；无主的
  例句：The stray cat was picked up by a kind girl. 走失的猫被一个善良的姑娘收留了。
• malnourished / ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt / adj. 营养不良的
  例句：About thirty percent of the country’s children were malnourished. 这个国家约有30%的儿童营养不良。
• dedicated / ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd / adj. 专注的；献身的
  例句：She is dedicated to the great career of education. 她致力于伟大的教育事业。
• Especially when I see a lonely dog that does not belong to any pack, probably dumped, which is very common here.
  尤其是当我看到一只孤独的狗不属于任何一个群体，可能被丢弃的，这在这里是很常见的。when引导时间状语从句；that引导定语从句，修饰先行词a lonely dog；which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰前面整个句子。
• They currently care for about 600 dogs every day, specializing in paralyzed or disabled dogs who require wheelchairs or walkers to get around.
  他们目前每天照顾大约600只狗，专门照顾瘫痪或残疾的狗，这些狗需要轮椅或步行机才能走动。specializing现在分词作状语；who引导定语从句，修饰先行词paralyzed or disabled dogs。
• The pictures that the shelter shares on social media are breathtaking.
  庇护所在社交媒体上分享的照片令人叹为观止。that引导定语从句，修饰先行词the pictures。

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