导读：马特·欧文斯（Matt Owens）在路旁发现受伤的喜鹊斯沃普（Swoop），将受伤的喜鹊带回家以后，小猫莫格利（Mowgli）就陪着喜鹊一起养伤。喜鹊恢复健康以后，坚定地选择留下。他与马特和莫格利业已成了一家人，他们快乐地生活在一起。

难句解析

• hesitant / ˈhezɪtənt / adj. 犹豫的；踌躇的
  例句：She’s hesitant about signing the contract. 她对是否签这个合同还犹豫不决。
• roam/ rəʊm / v. 闲逛；漫步
  例句：The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land. 绵羊可以在这片地上自由走动。
• cuddle/ ˈkʌdl/ v. 拥抱
  例句：The little boy cuddled up the teddy bear. 小男孩抱起泰迪熊。
• terminal / ˈtɜːmɪnl / adj. 晚期的
  例句：He has terminal lung cancer. 他患有晚期肺癌。
• bittersweet / ˈbɪtəswiːt / adj. 又苦又甜的；苦乐参半的
  例句：I love the bittersweet taste of this fruit. 我喜欢这种水果那种又苦又甜的味道。
• cherish / ˈtʃerɪʃ / v. 珍惜
  例句：I will cherish this gift from you. 我将珍爱你送我的礼物。
• After spending plenty of time caring for his new friend, whom he named Swoop, Matt helped him walk and even fly.
  在花了大量的时间照顾他为之起名斯沃普的新朋友后，马特帮助他（重新）走路，甚至飞行。whom引导非限制性定语从句，修饰his new friend。
• In fact, the day when the two of them met was the very same day when Matt found out his dad had terminal cancer.
  事实上，他们俩相遇的那天正是马特发现他父亲得了晚期癌症的同一天。两个when都引导定语从句，分别修饰the day 和the very same day。

 

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Matt Owens of New Zealand was out minding his own business one day when he came across an injured magpie（喜鹊）on the side of the road. The poor bird looked completely alone, so Matt decided to take him home and bring him back to health.

After spending plenty of time caring for his new friend, whom he named Swoop, Matt helped him walk and even fly. Finally, the time came to set Swoop free back into the wild, but the grateful bird chose to stay with Matt and his cat instead!

In the beginning, Matt was a little hesitant to introduce Swoop to Mowgli because so many cats love to chase birds. But since Swoop was part of their family, Matt sat down with Mowgli and helped the cat accept his new brother.

It worked out perfectly! Today, Swoop not only has a good relationship with Matt, but he’s also great pals with Mowgli. “They’re sort of best mates, and they just hang out with each other all the time,” Matt said. “Usually they’re just roaming around together; the bird’s lying on his back and cuddling with the cat.” Swoop has made Matt’s life better in more ways than one!

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