美机场造世界首个宠物航站楼

 　　Jet-setting stallions and high-flying hounds at New York’s Kennedy airport can look forward to a new luxury terminal that will handle the more than 70,000 animals flying in and out every year.

　　纽约肯尼迪机场（Kennedy airport ）里搭乘飞机的种马和猎犬可以期待搬入一座全新的豪华航站楼了，这一航站楼每年可接待7万多只动物“飞”进“飞”出。

　　The ARK at JFK, its name inspired by Noah’s biblical vessel¹, will more than measure up to terminals for humans: horses and cows will occupy sleek², climate-controlled stalls with showers, and dogs will lounge in hotel suites³ featuring flat-screen TVs. A special space for penguins⁴ will allow them mating privacy.

　　肯尼迪机场的这座动物航站楼名为“方舟”，灵感来自《圣经》中诺亚（Noah）所造的船，规格远超普通航站楼标准：马厩和牛棚十分豪华，气候可控，还可以淋浴；狗狗则居住在配有平板电视（flat-screen TV）的酒店套间里；对于企鹅，还设有特殊空间保障它们亲密接触的隐私。

　　The ARK is billed as the world’s first air terminal for animals.

　　“方舟”号称是世界上第一个动物航站楼。

　　Set to open next year, the $48m, 178,000-square-foot (16,500-square-meter) shelter and quarantine facility will take in every kind of animal imaginable — even an occasional sloth⁵ or aardvark. From The ARK, they’ll head to barns, cages, racetracks, shows and competition venues⁶ in the United States and abroad.

　　“方舟”造价4800万美元，占地17.8万平方英尺（16500平方米），预计2016年对外开放。这座集栖息处和检疫为一体的设施可容纳你能想象得到的任何动物，即便是偶尔来只树懒或非洲食蚁兽也毫无问题。它们将从“方舟”启程前往美国及海外的畜棚、兽笼、赛马场、展览以及比赛场馆。

　　美机场造世界首个宠物航站楼

　　Many arriving animals are quarantined for a period of time (for horses, it’s normally about three days) to make sure they’re not carrying contagious⁷ diseases. And The ARK is designed to make their stay as pleasant as possible, with hay-lined stalls for up to 70 horses and 180 head of cattle, plus an aviary⁸ and holding pens for goats, pigs and sheep.

　　很多来到这里的动物需进行一段时间的隔离，以确保它们不携带任何传染性疾病，马匹的隔离期约为三天。“方舟”的设计使动物们尽可能舒适地居住。舍棚中的干草可供应70匹马和180只牛。另外还有大型鸟舍以及猪圈和羊圈。

　　For dog owners, The ARK will offer a 20,000-sqf (1,860-sqm) luxury “resort” run by the company Paradise 4 Paws, complete with bone-shaped splashing pools, massage⁹ therapy and “pawdicures with colored nail pawlish.” Dogs can watch flat-screen TVs and their owners can check in on them via webcam.

　　“方舟”会给宠物犬提供由Paradise 4 Paws公司运作的占地20000平方英尺（1860平方米）的奢华“度假胜地”，这里有骨头形状的戏水池，按摩以及“美爪修爪”的服务。狗狗们可以在这里看平板电视，它们的主人则可以通过网络摄像头查看它们的情况。

　　Cats will have their own trees to climb. And all animals will have access to a 24-hour clinic run by Cornell University’s veterinary college.

　　猫咪们则有供攀爬的树。所有的动物都可以在康奈尔大学（Cornell University）兽医学院管理的24小时无休诊所接受治疗。

　　Even animals that don’t need to be quarantined — a huge dog that can’t fit in the cabin and has to travel as cargo¹¹, for example — will be held at thefacility until departure or pickup¹² by its owner.

　　即便是无需隔离的动物，比如说一只无法装入客舱、需要放在货舱内的大型犬，也可以在动身或主人领取前待在“方舟”航站楼里。

　　“A lot of our design making is in collaboration¹³ with veterinarians and consultants¹⁴ to help minimize the amount of stress placed on the animal,” said Cliff Bollmann, a leading airport architect working on The ARK for the San Francisco-based architecture firm Gensler.

　　“方舟”的主设计师克里夫·伯尔曼（Cliff Bollmann）说：“我们的很多设计是与兽医和顾问合作完成的，目的是将动物承受的压力降到最低。”克里夫·伯尔曼是总部位于圣弗朗西斯科的晋思建筑（Gensler）的机场设计师。

　　When completed, the facility is subject to approval by the US Department of Agriculture. Animals will be charged fees — still being determined¹⁵ depending on services — that will help fund the terminal. High-end dog “suites” could top $100 per night.

　　“方舟”建成后需通过美国农业部批准。动物们会被收取相应费用，费用将根据服务来收取，具体金额尚未确定。这些资金将用来帮助航站楼运营。高端的狗狗“套房”收费可能超过每晚100美元。

　　Transporting animals by air is not aimed at low-income owners. A flight to London for a dog can cost about $1,000, plus a crate¹⁶, airport fees and vet¹⁰ certifications. And moving a horse can add up to at least $10,000.

　　动物空运并不面向低收入宠物主人。一只宠物犬“飞”到伦敦需要花费约1000美元，外加一个货箱，机场费以及兽医许可。而空运一只马前前后后则至少需要10000美元。

　　Vocabulary

　　stallion：种马

　　stall：(马厩或牛棚里圈养一个动物的)小隔间

　　sloth：树懒

　　aardvark：非洲食蚁兽

　　aviary：大型鸟舍

1 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

2 sleek   

adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢

参考例句：

• Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。
• The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。

3 suites   

n.套( suite的名词复数 )；一套房间；一套家具；一套公寓

参考例句：

• First he called upon all the Foreign Ministers in their hotel suites. 他首先到所有外交部长住的旅馆套间去拜访。 来自辞典例句
• All four doors to the two reserved suites were open. 预定的两个套房的四扇门都敞开着。 来自辞典例句

4 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 sloth   

n.[动]树懒；懒惰，懒散

参考例句：

• Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
• The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。

6 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

7 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

8 aviary   

n.大鸟笼，鸟舍

参考例句：

• There are many different kinds of birds in the aviary.大鸟笼里有很多不同种类的鸟。
• There was also an aviary full of rare birds.那里面还有装满稀有鸟类的鸟舍。

9 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

10 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

11 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

12 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

13 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

14 consultants   

顾问( consultant的名词复数 )； 高级顾问医生，会诊医生

参考例句：

• a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
• There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。

15 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

16 crate   

vt.(up)把…装入箱中；n.板条箱，装货箱

参考例句：

• We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱。
• The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.工人们把货物严紧地包装在箱子里。