巴西一美洲豹参加圣火传递仪式时逃跑被击毙

 An Amazon jaguar 1 has been shot dead by the Brazilian army after participating as a 'mascot 2' for an Olympic torch ceremony in Manaus.

在巴西玛瑙斯的圣火传递活动中，一只作为“吉祥物”参加活动的美洲豹被巴西军方射杀。
During the event the female jaguar - called Juma - was just yards away from the lighting 3 of the Olympic torch, where she was held by a chain around her neck. Following the event she was taken to her zoo cage on a truck but managed to escape.
在活动中，这只名为“朱马”的雌性美洲豹距离点燃的奥运火炬只有数米之远，它脖子上绑有铁链，不能到处走动。活动结束后，它被装上一辆卡车运回动物园，但是它却逃脱了。
A team of vets 4 tried to recapture Juma by firing tranquilizers but they failed to take immediate 5 effect and she reportedly came close to attacking a soldier.
一群兽医试图重新抓捕朱马，给它打了镇静剂，但是药物却没有立即起效，据报道当时它靠近并要攻击一名士兵。
巴西一美洲豹参加圣火传递仪式时逃跑被击毙
The Amazon Military Command - whose symbol is a jaguar - said the animal was shot as a 'safety procedure' to 'protect the soldier'.
据标志就是美洲豹的亚马逊军事指挥部声称，射杀这只美洲豹是一项为了“保护士兵”的“安全措施”。
Juma was a jaguar at CIGS zoo, which is part of the army's jungle warfare-training centre and where many of the animals have been captured by soldiers on patrol.
朱马是CIGS动物园的一只美洲豹，该动物园是军方丛林作战训练中心的一部分，其中许多动物都是由士兵在巡逻过程中捕捉到的。
A guest who attended the event said: 'The jaguar was in a secluded 6 spot, but everyone took pictures with her. When the event was over, Juma was taken to her cage, which was in a truck. It was then she ran away.'
出席活动的一个宾客说道：“这只美洲豹当时在一个隐蔽的地方，但是所有人都和她一起拍照。活动结束后，朱马被带回了它在一辆卡车上的笼子里，随后它便逃跑了。”
Physiotherapist Igor Simoes, who attended the event, added: 'The jaguar played with me and was on my back. However, when she returned to the truck at the end of the ceremony, something happened and she got away.'
出席该活动的理疗医师伊戈尔·西蒙斯补充说道：“这只美洲豹还和我玩耍来着，它还趴在我的背上。但是，当活动结束后它回到卡车上时，发生了什么事儿，然后它就逃跑了。”
A statement issued by Brazil's Amazon Military Command said: 'Efforts were made to capture the animal by firing tranquilizers. But even though the animal was hit, it still advanced towards a soldier that was stationed nearby. As a safety procedure and aiming to protect the soldier and the handlers, a pistol was used to shoot the animal. She died at the scene.'
巴西亚马逊军事指挥部在一份声明中说道：“我们曾试图捕捉这只美洲豹，给它打了镇定剂。但是尽管这只美洲豹被击中了，它仍然向驻扎在附近的一名士兵走去。出于安全考虑，并且为了保护这名士兵和在场的驯兽员们，我们使用手枪对这只美洲豹进行了射击，它当场死亡。”
The shooting of the jaguar was immediately met by an outpouring of anger on social media, with people accusing the army of acting 7 'irresponsibly' and incompetently 8'.
这起美洲豹射杀事件迅速在社交媒体上引起了滔天的怒火，人们指责军方的行为“不负责任”、“无能”。
One said: 'The cat was a victim of human stupidity.'
有人说道：“这只猫咪是人类的愚蠢的受害者。”
Another comment read: 'You could see from the event that the poor animal was so stressed out it should never have been there…this is the saddest thing'.
另一则评论说道：“从这起事件中可以看出，这只美洲豹太紧张了，它本不应该出现在那儿，这是最悲哀的地方。”