Meet Scooter, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog contest
Scooter isn't what many would call a conventional
beauty. The 7-year-old Chinese Crested dog
, with reversed hind legs, is nearly bald
but for a shock of white wispy
hairs. But it's those kinds of peculiarities
that endeared
the pooch
to judges
at the "World's Ugliest Dog" contest
in Petaluma, Calif., where he took home the grand prize on Friday. Scooter's pink, wayward
tongue may be drooping
from his mouth. The contest's title, however, is meant to be tongue-in-cheek
. The nearly 50-year-old event is held to show that these dogs are uniquely beautiful by celebrating "the imperfections
that make all dogs special," and to advocate
for adoption
.
tips
convention:大会;惯例
crest:冠;vi. 到达绝顶
Chinese Crested dog:中国冠毛狗
bald:秃头的
shock:除了震惊,还有一小撮的意思
wispy:细微的
wispy hair:绒毛
peculiarity:特质
peculiar:特殊的;特别的
endear:使受喜爱
pooch:【俚语】狗(a dog)
judge:审判;法官;裁判
contest:竞赛(一起测试,比赛)
wayward:任性的,不稳定的(ward 向;朝着路走,不稳定)
droop:下垂;消沉(同drop)
cheek:脸颊
tongue-in-cheek:开玩笑
advocate:提倡(ad- 去;voc- 说)
adoption:收养
adopt:采用;收养