当地兽医对T夫人进行了全力救治,花去了莱德1000英镑。但兽医认为T夫人可能挺不过去,因为她再也不能活动了。莱德太太37岁的儿子戴尔是一位机械工程师,莱德于是来找儿子帮忙想办法。
He designed the front wheels and used resin to attach them to the front of the shell.
戴尔设计了这副前腿,并用树脂把它粘在T夫人龟壳的前面。
Mrs Ryder said: "She took to them straight away, but she has had to learn how to turn and stop. She can get a good speed up, much faster than before. Mrs T is still quite young for a tortoise. She could go on for another 50 years - all she needs is a new set of tyres every now and again."
莱德说:“她立刻就喜欢上了这副轮子,但她不得不重新开始学习转弯和停下。她加速很快,比以前还快得多。作为一只乌龟,T夫人仍然很年轻,她很可能再活上50年——前提是有人时不时地为她更换轮胎。
Mrs T was in her 60s when she was bought as a pet for Dale when he was eight. It has the run of Mrs Ryder's garden in Pembroke, West Wales, in the spring and summer before being tucked away in the garden shed to hibernate.
戴尔8岁时,T夫人被买来作为他的宠物,那时的T夫人60 多岁。莱德太太的家位于(英国)西威尔士的彭布罗克市。春夏时,T夫人在花园里玩,天气转凉后,她会被送到花园的棚屋里冬眠。
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