【读新闻学英语】把小猫往天上扔 是谁教这个16岁男孩如此残忍无情？
2017年12月5日 14:28
Police are investigating a video posted to social media showing a teen boy throwing a cat across the street.
社交媒体上的一则视频显示，一名十几岁男孩将一只猫咪扔向街道对面，目前警方正在对此进行调查。
The graphic video, which lasts less than 10 seconds, is said to have been filmed in Ontario, California, and was apparently posted to Snapchat.
据称，这则不足10秒的视频拍摄于加利福利亚州的安大略省，很明显视频是被放上了Snapchat。
Ontario：安大略省
Apparent：显然的
Snapchat：一款社交软件
The 16-year-old identified as Charlie is seen lifting the cat with both hands, then flinging it high into the air.
可以看到，这名经确认名叫Charlie的16岁男孩双手举起猫咪，接着把它扔到了空中。
Identified as：确定为
Fling：抛；掷
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The cat can then be seen hitting the ground, clearly in pain.
猫咪摔到地面上，显然很痛苦。
In pain：痛苦
It has sparked an outrage online with thousands of Internet users demanding justice, the MailOnline reported.
据《每日邮报》报道，这则视频在引发了网友的愤怒之情，数千名网友要求为猫咪讨公道。
Outrage：愤怒；愤慨
Justice：正义；公正
At first unclear if the cat survived the throw, Ontario Police released a statement on Twitter on Saturday night saying the cat was alright.
起初不确定猫咪是否幸存，后来安大略省警方于周六晚在推特上发表声明说，猫咪情况还好。
Survive：幸存
Statement：声明
"We are investigating the animal cruelty to a cat video. We have located the cat & owner. The cat has leg fracture but is going to be ok," the department wrote.
警方写道，“我们正在调查这则虐待猫咪的视频。我们已经找到了猫和它的主人。喵咪腿部骨折，但是它会好起来的。”
Cruelty：残忍；残酷
Fracture：骨折
The cat's owner, Perla, and her mother told NBC4 they refuse to watch the video because it's too upsetting.
猫咪的主人Perla和她的妈妈告诉NBC4说，他们拒绝看那则视频，因为太让人难过了。
Her cat, named Spots, is a stray she found four months ago. After being rushed to an emergency clinic, it was determined that Spots suffered a broken leg.
Perla的猫咪名叫Spots，四岁被发现的时候还是条流浪猫。在被送到急诊时候，医护人员确认Spots断了一条腿。
Stray：流浪的动物
As of Sunday morning, police announced that they know the identity of the 16-year-old but they are not releasing his name due to his age.
周日上午，警方宣布称他们已经知道了这名16岁少年的身份，但是由于年龄原因他们没有公布男孩的名字。
Identity：身份
Release：公布
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
警方没有逮捕任何人，调查还在继续。
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