This tiny puppy may have been born without front legs but there's no way that is holding her back.
有一只天生没有前腿的小狗，但这并不妨碍它跳跃奔跑。
Hope, the appropriately named two-legged Maltese puppy gets around by using a specially-designed device which features wheels from a model aeroplane.
"希望"这只只有两只腿的马耳他犬拥有一对经过特别设计的"假肢"--模型飞机的轮子。
At first Hope moved around by hopping but experts said her natural mode of moving eventually would damage her bones and spine.
希望一开始只能靠跳跃移动。专家们认为，这种行走方式最终会毁掉她的骨骼和脊椎。
The wheeled device was created by orthotist（矫正器专家） David Turnbill free of charge with makeshift shoulder joints connected to model airplane wheels.
矫正器专家大卫.特恩比尔免费为"希望"设计了这个轮动装置，可拆卸的肩部连接器与模型飞机轮子相连接。
Each of the device's 'arms' can move up or down independently of the other, allowing Hope to pivot and turn.
该装置的每一只"臂膀"都能独立地上下自由移动，使"希望"可灵活转动和掉头。
The spring-loaded prosthetic arms hook to a custom-fitted chest plate to allow Hope to lay down or sit up without removing the prosthetic.
"臂膀"的最上端则装有弹簧，与为"希望"量身定做的胸托相连。这样"希望"不必卸掉"臂膀"和轮子就能自如地躺下或坐起来。
The wheels she uses as front legs took some getting used to and at first the tiny lap dog would tip over to one side.
适应这两条新"长"出来的"滑轮腿"很花了"希望"一段时间，刚开始时，她总是不由自主地向一侧倾斜。
However practice made perfect and now the persistent puppy has mastered the art of wheeling herself around, there is no stopping her.
不过，熟能生巧，经过持之以恒的练习，"希望"已经可以自如地到处走，什么也无法妨碍她。
In fact she can bound across a room at a surprisingly break-neck pace.
实际上，她在房间里撒欢乱跑的速度简直令人吃惊。
'She gets around fine,' said the puppy's rehabilitation （复原）specialist Cassy Englert.
"希望"的康复医生卡西.恩勒特表示："她掌握得很好。
'She never knew anything other than hopping like she did. The hardest thing is teaching her a new way to get around that's going to actually be better for her,' he added.
在此之前她从来不知道除了跳以外还能怎么走，因此教她学会新移动方式是很困难的。"
Hope was taken in by Southern Comfort Maltese Rescue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA when she was six weeks old.
这只名为"希望"的马耳他母狗在6周大时被美国田纳西州查塔努加南部马耳他救护中心所收养。
When the puppy grows bigger she will need to have another device made for her.
当"希望"再长大些时，矫正器专家还要为她打造一个更大的轮动装置，以适应她发育后的体型。
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有一只天生没有前腿的小狗，但这并不妨碍它跳跃奔跑。
Hope, the appropriately named two-legged Maltese puppy gets around by using a specially-designed device which features wheels from a model aeroplane.
"希望"这只只有两只腿的马耳他犬拥有一对经过特别设计的"假肢"--模型飞机的轮子。
At first Hope moved around by hopping but experts said her natural mode of moving eventually would damage her bones and spine.
希望一开始只能靠跳跃移动。专家们认为，这种行走方式最终会毁掉她的骨骼和脊椎。
The wheeled device was created by orthotist（矫正器专家） David Turnbill free of charge with makeshift shoulder joints connected to model airplane wheels.
矫正器专家大卫.特恩比尔免费为"希望"设计了这个轮动装置，可拆卸的肩部连接器与模型飞机轮子相连接。
Each of the device's 'arms' can move up or down independently of the other, allowing Hope to pivot and turn.
该装置的每一只"臂膀"都能独立地上下自由移动，使"希望"可灵活转动和掉头。
The spring-loaded prosthetic arms hook to a custom-fitted chest plate to allow Hope to lay down or sit up without removing the prosthetic.
"臂膀"的最上端则装有弹簧，与为"希望"量身定做的胸托相连。这样"希望"不必卸掉"臂膀"和轮子就能自如地躺下或坐起来。
The wheels she uses as front legs took some getting used to and at first the tiny lap dog would tip over to one side.
适应这两条新"长"出来的"滑轮腿"很花了"希望"一段时间，刚开始时，她总是不由自主地向一侧倾斜。
However practice made perfect and now the persistent puppy has mastered the art of wheeling herself around, there is no stopping her.
不过，熟能生巧，经过持之以恒的练习，"希望"已经可以自如地到处走，什么也无法妨碍她。
In fact she can bound across a room at a surprisingly break-neck pace.
实际上，她在房间里撒欢乱跑的速度简直令人吃惊。
'She gets around fine,' said the puppy's rehabilitation （复原）specialist Cassy Englert.
"希望"的康复医生卡西.恩勒特表示："她掌握得很好。
'She never knew anything other than hopping like she did. The hardest thing is teaching her a new way to get around that's going to actually be better for her,' he added.
在此之前她从来不知道除了跳以外还能怎么走，因此教她学会新移动方式是很困难的。"
Hope was taken in by Southern Comfort Maltese Rescue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA when she was six weeks old.
这只名为"希望"的马耳他母狗在6周大时被美国田纳西州查塔努加南部马耳他救护中心所收养。
When the puppy grows bigger she will need to have another device made for her.
当"希望"再长大些时，矫正器专家还要为她打造一个更大的轮动装置，以适应她发育后的体型。
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- holding [´həuldiŋ]
n.保持，固定，存储 六级词汇 - eventually [i´ventʃuəli] ad.最后，终于 四级词汇
- independently [,indi´pendəntli] ad.独立地；自由地 六级词汇
- surprisingly [sə´praiziŋli] ad.惊人地；意外地 六级词汇
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