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World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31
A 31-year-old dog in Portugal that had been ranked as the world’s oldest dog ever has died, his owner said Monday.
The guard dog, called Bobi, died over the weekend in a veterinary hospital, Leonel Costa told The Associated Press.
Bobi lived on a farm in the village of Conqueiros in Portugal with Costa and four cats. He was born on May 11, 1992, when his owner was just 8 years old.
In an interview earlier this year, Costa told the Associated Press that Bobi’s secret to a long life was good food, fresh air and lots of love.
“Bobi eats what we eat,” said Costa. What’s more, Bobi had never been put on a leash.
Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who died in 1939 aged 29 and had held the record for almost a century.
Officials at the Guinness World Records on Monday said they were “saddened to learn of the death of Bobi, the world’s oldest dog ever.” In a statement on their website, they said Bobi lived to be 31 years and 165 days old and died on Saturday.
Bobi was a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog that has an average life expectancy of some 10 to 14 years.
注释：
veterinary: adj; n
表示" 兽医的; 兽医"，means "of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine; a doctor who practices veterinary medicine"，如：veterinary surgeon's services will be necessary to file the teeth correctly. 正确地磨平牙齿，对于一个兽医的服务来说，那是必需的。A veterinary surgeon is a doctor of a sort. 兽医是一类医生。
leash: n
表示" (系狗的)皮带；控制；约束"，means "restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal"，如：Beau was pulling ahead of me with his leash. 博套着皮带拽着我走在前面。
中文简要说明：
全球最高龄狗狗、葡萄牙一头阿兰多獒犬（Rafeiro do Alentejo）「波毕」（Bobi），20日以31岁高龄辞世，饲主表示他一生几乎没有大问题，将他的长寿归功于平静的生活、未系绳，以及吃和人类一样的食物，不过饲主强调，波毕的食物都会先过水，去除调味料。
综合美联社、金氏世界纪录（Guinness World of Record）网站、英国广播公司（BBC）报导，波毕20日于葡萄牙中西部凯鲁斯村（Conqueiros）一家兽医院中辞世，他一共活了31年又165天，相当于人类的217岁。
波毕终其一生和饲主柯斯塔（Costa）一家居住在凯鲁斯村，除了2018年因为呼吸困难突然倒地、送医治疗外，波毕一生几乎没有大问题，他的主人雷欧内．柯斯塔（Leonel Costa）将他的长寿秘密归功于「平静、平和」的居住环境，以及他从来没有被系绳、绑上链子，雷欧内说，波毕很享受在住家外的自然环境中闲逛。
雷欧内也相信波毕特别长寿的另一项秘诀在于饮食，他说波毕只吃「人类食物」，「我们吃什么，他们就吃什么」。不过他强调，给波毕放饭前，食物会先过水，以去除调味料。
事实上柯斯塔家就有好几只相当长寿的狗，波毕的母亲吉拉（Gira）活到18岁，家中另一条狗齐科特（Chicote）活到22岁。一般来说，阿兰多獒犬的平均寿命为10至14岁。
尽管长寿，波毕出生时差点活不下来。原来柯斯塔家养了太多动物了，雷欧内回忆，波毕出生时，他的父母决定将波毕及同胎挖洞活埋，「在当时老一辈人的眼中，这是很寻常的做法」。
雷欧内的父母趁吉拉不在时将所有幼犬带走，却唯独漏了波毕，原来当时波毕躲在一堆木材下，雷欧内的父母才没有发现他。
雷欧内及兄弟们瞒着爸妈，直到爸妈发现波毕的存在时，波毕已经很大了。雷欧内回忆当时爸妈还痛骂、惩罚了他们一顿，「不过这很值得」。
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World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31
A 31-year-old dog in Portugal that had been ranked as the world’s oldest dog ever has died, his owner said Monday.
The guard dog, called Bobi, died over the weekend in a veterinary hospital, Leonel Costa told The Associated Press.
Bobi lived on a farm in the village of Conqueiros in Portugal with Costa and four cats. He was born on May 11, 1992, when his owner was just 8 years old.
In an interview earlier this year, Costa told the Associated Press that Bobi’s secret to a long life was good food, fresh air and lots of love.
“Bobi eats what we eat,” said Costa. What’s more, Bobi had never been put on a leash.
Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who died in 1939 aged 29 and had held the record for almost a century.
Officials at the Guinness World Records on Monday said they were “saddened to learn of the death of Bobi, the world’s oldest dog ever.” In a statement on their website, they said Bobi lived to be 31 years and 165 days old and died on Saturday.
Bobi was a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog that has an average life expectancy of some 10 to 14 years.
注释：
veterinary: adj; n
表示" 兽医的; 兽医"，means "of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine; a doctor who practices veterinary medicine"，如：veterinary surgeon's services will be necessary to file the teeth correctly. 正确地磨平牙齿，对于一个兽医的服务来说，那是必需的。A veterinary surgeon is a doctor of a sort. 兽医是一类医生。
leash: n
表示" (系狗的)皮带；控制；约束"，means "restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal"，如：Beau was pulling ahead of me with his leash. 博套着皮带拽着我走在前面。
中文简要说明：
全球最高龄狗狗、葡萄牙一头阿兰多獒犬（Rafeiro do Alentejo）「波毕」（Bobi），20日以31岁高龄辞世，饲主表示他一生几乎没有大问题，将他的长寿归功于平静的生活、未系绳，以及吃和人类一样的食物，不过饲主强调，波毕的食物都会先过水，去除调味料。
综合美联社、金氏世界纪录（Guinness World of Record）网站、英国广播公司（BBC）报导，波毕20日于葡萄牙中西部凯鲁斯村（Conqueiros）一家兽医院中辞世，他一共活了31年又165天，相当于人类的217岁。
波毕终其一生和饲主柯斯塔（Costa）一家居住在凯鲁斯村，除了2018年因为呼吸困难突然倒地、送医治疗外，波毕一生几乎没有大问题，他的主人雷欧内．柯斯塔（Leonel Costa）将他的长寿秘密归功于「平静、平和」的居住环境，以及他从来没有被系绳、绑上链子，雷欧内说，波毕很享受在住家外的自然环境中闲逛。
雷欧内也相信波毕特别长寿的另一项秘诀在于饮食，他说波毕只吃「人类食物」，「我们吃什么，他们就吃什么」。不过他强调，给波毕放饭前，食物会先过水，以去除调味料。
事实上柯斯塔家就有好几只相当长寿的狗，波毕的母亲吉拉（Gira）活到18岁，家中另一条狗齐科特（Chicote）活到22岁。一般来说，阿兰多獒犬的平均寿命为10至14岁。
尽管长寿，波毕出生时差点活不下来。原来柯斯塔家养了太多动物了，雷欧内回忆，波毕出生时，他的父母决定将波毕及同胎挖洞活埋，「在当时老一辈人的眼中，这是很寻常的做法」。
雷欧内的父母趁吉拉不在时将所有幼犬带走，却唯独漏了波毕，原来当时波毕躲在一堆木材下，雷欧内的父母才没有发现他。
雷欧内及兄弟们瞒着爸妈，直到爸妈发现波毕的存在时，波毕已经很大了。雷欧内回忆当时爸妈还痛骂、惩罚了他们一顿，「不过这很值得」。
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