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When it comes to keeping slim, it's not just humans that struggle. Whether it's through a thoughtless owner, a health problem or a pure freak of nature, critters across the animal kingdom can pile on the pounds.
jiǎn féi shì yì shēng zhī dà jì 。 zhè bù jǐn shì yòng yú rén lèi shè huì ， yě zhào yàng kùn rǎo zhe dòng wù jiè 。 kě néng shì yīn wèi yǒu gè cū xīn dà yì de zhǔ rén 、 kě néng shì qí zì shēn jí bìng dǎo zhì 、 yě kě néng tā tiān shēng jiù shì zhǒng qún zhōng dì yì lèi ， zǒng zhī ， wú lùn rú hé ， dòng wù men yě shì huì fā fú de 。
减肥是一生之大计。这不仅适用于人类社会，也照样困扰着动物界。可能是因为有个粗心大意的主人、可能是其自身疾病导致、也可能它天生就是种群中的异类，总之，无论如何，动物们也是会发福的。
1) Cassie the dog
This poor pooch looks ready to collie-apse. Cassie, seven, was fed on a human diet which saw her balloon to more than 9st. Her lonely, elderly owner treated her as a best friend and the pals dined together on takeaways and Sunday roasts.
zhè tiáo kě lián de zá máo gǒu kàn zhe kuài yào bào zhà le 。 jīn nián suì ， tā yì zhí gēn rén lèi yí yàng chī fàn ， xiàn zài yǐ jīng cháng dào 9 yīng shí （ yuē hé 57gōng jīn ） zhòng 。 tā nà gū dú yòu nián mài de nǚ zhǔ rén bǎ tā dàng chéng zuì hǎo de péng you ， hé tā yì qǐ jìn cān ， wú lùn shì wài mài hái shì chuán tǒng de zhōu rì kǎo ròu dà cān 。
A Dogs Trust centre took Cassie in when the lady fell ill last year - putting her on a new diet and fitness regime. And now clever Cassie has lost half her body weight and is back to her bounding healthiest.
qù nián nǚ zhǔ rén shēng bìng le ， yú shì yì jiā ài quǎn tuō fù zhōng xīn jiē guǎn le 。 tā men wéi tā ān pái le yí gè quán xīn de jié shí jiǎn féi jì huà 。 cōng míng de rú jīn yǐ jiǎn qù yí bàn tǐ zhòng ， huī fù dào liáng hǎo de jiàn kāng zhuàng tài 。
Learn Chinese Words:
减肥 [jiǎn féi] : lose weight
困扰 [kùn rǎo] : puzzle; nag
粗心大意 [cū xīn dà yì]:careless
疾病 [jí bìng]:disease;illness
发福 [fā fú] :grow stout; put on weight