美國貓市長工傷：被惡狗“暗殺”

For the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, a weekend dogfight was less political, more literal.
對於美國阿拉斯加州塔爾基特納市的“榮譽市長”來說，週末的這場“貓狗大戰”少了些政治意味，更符合其字面意思。

Mayor Stubbs the cat is recovering at a veterinarian's office in Wasilla after being injured by a dog Saturday night in the quirky tourist town near Denali National Park.
貓市長斯塔布斯目前正在瓦西拉市的獸醫院慢慢康復。週六晚上，貓市長在德納裏國家公園附近的遊客區被惡狗咬傷。

Owner Lauri Stec says that Stubbs suffered a fractured sternum and a punctured lung, and already has undergone three hours of surgery.
貓市長斯塔布斯的主人勞裏-斯特克說：“斯塔布斯（被狗咬後）胸骨斷裂，肺部受到刺傷，並進行了3個多小時的手術。

Stec is planning to file a police report. She says the would-be assassin "needs to go away."
主人斯特克打算向警方報案，她表示這類“暗殺事件”不應該再發生。

Residents didn't like the mayoral candidates years ago, so they encouraged enough people to elect Stubbs as a write-in candidate.
幾年前，當地市民因不喜歡當時的市長候選人，而集體選擇斯塔布斯作爲市長候選人。

Although his position is honorary, Stubbs' popularity is real, earning national stories and subsequent visits from tourists.
儘管它的職位只是榮譽市長，但它的名氣確是實實在在的。很多媒體前往報道它的故事，各地遊客也接連慕名到訪。