“Veterinarians say such a foal is rare, but not unknown. British zoos have reported the birth of several “zeedonks”-offspring of a zebra and a donkey-over the years. ”

“兽医们表示这样的杂交斑马驹虽说不是没有过,但还是很少见。英国动物园前些年曾有过”“斑驴”“,即斑马和驴的杂交后代的报道。”

“The striped half-Shetland, half-zebra foal-dubbed a “zetland” or a “shebra” but as yet unnamed-has flourished since her birth a week ago, and Peet said visitors would be able to view her beginning Monday. ”

“这头带有斑马纹的小马驹身上设得兰矮种马和斑马的血统各半。现在它还没有正式的名字,有人叫它”“斑得兰”“,也有人叫它”“设斑马”“。出生一周,小家伙的长势良好,皮特说游客周一开始可以和它见面。”

”It really was a bit of a shock when we got up one morning and we saw the foal that was there.”

当我们一天早晨醒来,发现多了一头斑马驹的时候,着实吃了一惊。

And he was. Martin was the best surrogate mother a foal could have had. He came every day to feed the baby horse we named Sweet Pea and to clean her stall.

而他确实担当起了母亲的责任。马丁是小马驹能得到的最好的代理妈妈。我们给小马驹取名“甜豆”，马丁每天来喂它，还打扫马厩。

colt, foal

马驹,小马

Mares may not be ridden when they are with foal .

母马怀孕时不能骑。

The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable

那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。

Veterinarians say such a foal is rare, but not unknown

兽医们表示这样的杂交斑马驹虽说不是没有过，还还是很少见。

Muscling his way through the crowd of kids who were watching us feed the foal , he got to the front and started yelling, “Let me feed it! Let me feed it! I want to feed it!”

他把一帮观看我们给小马驹喂奶的孩子使劲推开，来到了前头，开始叫嚷，“让我来喂它!让我来喂它!我要喂它!”

Their mares were in foal ,their cows in calf.

他们的几匹母马和母牛都怀了孕。

The low, muttering sounds of his threatening voice were still audible, when the wounded foal , first rearing on its hinder legs, plunged forward to its knees

他那威胁语气的低语声还没停歇，那匹受伤的小马先是前腿腾空，用后腿直立起来，接着就一头倒在地上。

We sat quietly together, watching the foal sleep and thenMartin said to me,“She’ s my baby now. I’ll be her mama.

我们默默无言地坐在一起，看着熟睡的马驹。马丁对我说，“它现在是我的孩子了，我来当它妈妈。”

We made up some formula and,putting it in a bottle, offered it to the foal .

我们配制了些喂养奶，把它放进瓶子里，喂小马驹吃。但是，它不会吮硬奶瓶。

I showed Martin how to put his hand in the bucket and offer his fingers to the foal . He put his hand in the bucket and thrust his fingers towards the foal’ s mouth.

我做给马丁看，该怎么把手放进桶里，再把手指伸给小马驹。他照样做了，然后把手指伸进小马驹的嘴里。

A young foal with spindly legs

细长腿的小驹子

The foal balked at the high stone fence.

在高高的石围墙面前小马驹停步不前。

In the basketball game,Jerry’s foal played into the opponent’s hands.

在篮球赛中，杰里的犯规给了对方一个自由投篮的机会。

This time, Martin’s facerelaxed into a smile of pure pleasure. Again and again, he put his hand in the bucket and gave it to the foal .

这回，马丁的脸色轻松了，绽开了真正喜悦的笑容。他一次又一次把手伸进桶里，喂马驹奶吃。

No, that’s not true! It was standing close to the stallion, so it’s the stallion’s foal .

不，不对，它就站在我的种马旁边，当然就是种马的小马驹，所以它是属于我的！

Martin was the best surrogate mother a foal could have had.

马丁是小马驹能得到的最好的代理妈妈。

Isolation and identification of the pathogen causing foal candidiasis granuloma

马驹念珠菌性肉芽肿的病原分离与鉴定

Is your father terribly poor, and does he desperately need the foal .

你的父亲是不是非常的贫穷，非常需要这匹小马驹？

in foal

(母马)怀孕

ass foal

驴仔

with foal

(母马)怀孕

mare with foal

n.孕马,怀胎母马

sleepy foal disease

n.驹昏睡病

mare with foal at foot

n.哺乳母马

septic polyarthritis of foal

马驹败血性多发性关节炎

navel septic arthritis of foal

马驹败血性多发性关节炎

per cent of mare bred producing foal

n.配种母马产驹率