CCTV9英语新闻：香港宠物巴士为宠物主人们带来方便
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：CCTV9英语新闻2014年07月
Every Sunday, a different pet-friendly park in the city.
"Of course there is a need for this service, there are no other public facilities to take our pets around except for taxis or private cars, and renting a van is very expensive," Koey Yau, pet owner in Hong Kong said.
Pets are forbidden on almost all public transport in Hong Kong. Access to pet-friendly places is difficult. Taxis are too expensive for long-distance travel.
"A dedicated 1 pet bus service provides pet owners a cheaper way to bring their pets to places other than areas just near their own homes. This service also allows the pets and pet owners to go to more places like dog parks to explore and play together," Kamric to Kamwai, 99 bus founder 2 said.
The company’s one bus does two or three round trip routes a day.
The founder admits it has not been an easy journey, as he’s still relying solely 3 on the collected bus fare to cover operational costs. But he thinks the benefits still outweigh 4 the shortcomings, and is optimistic.
"We hope the 99 Bus will help change the mindset of many Hong Kong people towards pets in public areas, and encourage them not to discriminate 5 against pet owners using public transportation. And ultimately 6 we hope we can achieve the goal of humans and pets being able to share open space equally," Kamric said.
But the service’s future is still uncertain, as a long-term sponsor is needed to help offset 7 the costs of running a regular service. Extra funding would also help the company add more facilities on the bus to make the pets even safer.
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dedicated
adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的
参考例句：
He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
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Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
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solely
adv.仅仅，唯一地
参考例句：
Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。
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outweigh
vt.比...更重，...更重要
参考例句：
The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。
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discriminate
v.区别，辨别，区分；有区别地对待
参考例句：
You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.你必须学会把事实和看法区分出来。
They can discriminate hundreds of colours.他们能分辨上百种颜色。
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ultimately
adv.最后地，最终地，首要地，基本地
参考例句：
It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy.缺乏维生素C最终能道致坏血病。
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offset
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
参考例句：
Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
- Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
- The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。
- The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
- One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。
- You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.你必须学会把事实和看法区分出来。
- They can discriminate hundreds of colours.他们能分辨上百种颜色。
- It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
- Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy.缺乏维生素C最终能道致坏血病。