Dog-eaten passport cancels Wis. boy’s trip to Peru
護照被狗咬 威州男孩祕魯行泡湯
A Wisconsin teenager using a classic excuse for evading schoolwork missed a class trip to Peru despite his tale being true： The dog ate his passport.
一名威斯康辛州少年用了一個堪稱經典的理由逃避學校作業，讓自己錯過了一趟前往祕魯的班級旅行，儘管他的故事是千真萬確的：狗吃了他的護照。
Officials at Chicago’s O’Hare airport told 17-year-old Jon Meier the chewed-on document was fine, but authorities in Miami rejected it and wouldn’t let him board the southbound aircraft.
芝加哥歐海爾機場的官員告訴17歲的強．米爾，這份被咬過的文件沒問題，但邁阿密當局卻將之駁回，不讓他登上那班南行的飛機。
His family’s 1-year-old golden retriever, Sunshine, chewed a corner of the document, obscuring some numbers. Meier couldn’t get another passport in time to join the trip with his Spanish class from Eau Claire North High School.
他們家養的一歲大的黃金獵犬「陽光」咬了他的護照的一角，導致若干數字模糊不清。米爾趕不及再辦一本護照，以致無法跟他在烏克列北方高中的西班牙文課的同學一起踏上旅程。
Meier says he can’t blame anyone, not even Sunshine： "I love her too much."
米爾說，他不會責怪任何人，甚至不怪「陽光」：「我太愛牠了。」
新聞辭典
chew： 動詞，嚼，咬；深思。例句：Please note： chewing gum or betel nuts are prohibited on the subway trains and platforms.（請注意：在地鐵車廂內與月台上禁止嚼食口香糖與檳榔。）
southbound：形容詞，往南的，南行的。bound，形容詞，打算前往的。inbound/outbound flight，入境／出境班機。例句：The flight is bound for Osaka.（這班飛機飛往大阪。）
in time （for something）/in time to do something：片語，及時去做某事。例句：I hope she gets here in time to listen the concert’s opening number.（我希望她及時趕到這裡以便能聆聽演奏會的開場曲目。）
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