狗的名字叫Yoda，為什麼？中國冠毛犬和吉娃娃犬英文怎麽說？讀這篇就會看到
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17380971
＊新聞標題
'Ugliest dog' in the world, Yoda, dies at 15
＊標題解說
‧ Yoda：星際大戰的重要角色Yoda，是訓練絕地武士的大師，看看它的劇照，和這最醜的狗，Yoda 比比，就知道為何他們都叫 Yoda。
‧ dies at 15：死時15嵗，用現在式，新聞標題寫法，傳達即時發生的印象，尤其是死訊剛剛傳來，報上的標題，都用現在式，正常的文法會用過去式：The dog died at 15.
＊內文解析
█ 擁有「世界上最醜的狗」的主人已宣布她15歲的獲獎寵物死亡。
The owner of the "world's ugliest dog" has announced the death of her 15-year-old prize winning pet.
► 簡化來看：X has announced this.
X=the owner of the world’s ugliest dog
‧ prize winning pet：得獎的寵物
█ 中國冠毛犬和吉娃娃的混種狗，尤達，去年在加州世界最醜狗比賽中得冠而一舉成名 。
Yoda, a Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix, shot to fame last year when she won the World's Ugliest Dog contest in California.
► 簡化來看：Yoda shot to fame last year (when…說明去年發生的事)
逗號隔開的内容（a Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix）可以先不看
‧ a Chinese crested：一隻中國冠毛犬
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Crested_Dog
‧ a Chihuahua：吉娃娃犬
‧ Shot to fame：shoot to fame 的過去式，一下子聲名大噪（動詞片語）
rise/shoot to fame (=become famous quickly):
AlbertFinney rose to fame in the British cinema of the early Sixties.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/fame
‧ Won a contest：贏得比賽，得到冠軍（動詞片語）won 是 win 的過去式
█ 當Terry Schumacher發現尤達的時候，她最初把被遺棄的狗誤以為是隻大老鼠，但這個動物後來竟然以她的容貌贏得了1000美元（638英鎊）
When Terry Schumacher found Yoda ,she initially mistook the abandoned dog for a rat, but the animal went on to win a $1000 (£638) prize for her looks.
‧ mistake X for something else：把 X 誤以爲是另外的某物
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/mistake_2
mistake somebody/something for somebody/something
to think wrongly that somebody/something is somebody/something else
I think you must be mistaking me for someone else.
█ 她身上有幾撮短短的毛，舌頭吐出，並且皮包骨的腿不長毛。
She had short tufts of hair, a protruding tongue and skinny bald legs.
► 簡化來看：She had A, B, and C.
對照Yoda的照片看看，狗的描述和照片所顯現的一不一樣？
‧ short tufts of hair：幾撮短短的毛
‧ tuft：一簇(名詞)
‧ protruding tongue：伸出來的舌頭
‧ bald legs：不長毛的，光禿禿的腿
‧ skinny：很瘦的，皮包骨的（形容詞）
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/skinny
1 (informal, usually disapproving) very thin, especially in a way that you find unpleasant or ugly
skinny legs
█ 獎標的尤達當時面對的是一些其他怪形怪狀的犬族夥伴的激烈競爭
The prize-winner Yoda was up against some tough competition from other bizarre-looking canines
‧ prize-winner：得獎者（名詞）
‧ be up against some tough competition from X：面對來自X 的激烈競爭
‧ bizarre-looking：看起來，外貌奇怪不尋常的（形容詞）
‧ canine：犬科動物（名詞）dog 的正式名稱，canines（複數型）
BBC 在 2011 年的報導
'Yoda' wins world's ugliest dog award
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13916942
█ 吉娃娃和中國冠毛犬的混種狗享有在加利福尼亞州北部的競賽中被加冕為世界2011年最醜狗的醜譽。
A cross between a Chihuahua and a Chinese crested has had the dubious honour of being crowned the world's ugliest dog 2011 in a competition in northern California.
► 簡化來看：
X has had the dubious honor of being crowned Y.
X 有被加冕為Y的醜譽
X=A cross between a Chihuahua and a Chinese crested
Y= the world's ugliest dog 2011
‧ Have the dubious honour of：所有的名譽是非正面的
如：最醜的，最爛的，有反諷的意味，實際上不是美譽，是醜譽
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/dubious
‧ dubious：不是可信的，不好的（形容詞）
that you cannot be sure about; that is probably not good
She had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in England (= it was not an honour at all).
‧ cross：混種（名詞）這個字意思不少，要注意找到合適的意思
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/cross
6 [countable, usually singular] cross (between A and B)
a mixture of two different things, breeds of animal, etc
A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.
‧ Be crowned + 地位/名號
Be crowned the world's ugliest dog 2011 被加冕為世界2011年最醜狗
＊字彙整理
讀狗新聞，學學談論狗的一些術語：
‧ 中國冠毛犬：a Chinese crested
‧ 吉娃娃犬： a Chihuahua
‧ 混种狗：a mix, a cross
‧ 贏得比賽：won the contest（won 用過去式因爲已經贏了）
‧ 把 X 誤以爲另外的東西：mistake X for something else
‧ 老鼠：rat（名詞）
‧ Yoda被加冕為世界2011年度最醜狗：Yoda was crowned the world’s ugliest dog 2011.
‧ 有某醜譽：have the dubious honor of …
‧ 某人面對來自X 的激烈競爭人：be up against some tough competition from X
Yoda was up against some tough competition from bizarre-looking canines.
‧ 犬科動物：canine（名詞）正式用法 = dog
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