A super-cute kangaroo and his soft toy rabbit have become inseparable after the spring-heeled marsupial was sent the companion by a kind-hearted fan.
一只超級(jí)可愛(ài)的袋鼠和他的毛絨兔子形影不離，而這只兔子是一位好心的粉絲送給他的。

And there's no better proof of their bond than this adorable picture.
這張可愛(ài)的照片是他們親密關(guān)系最好的證明。

Roger, an alpha male, was rescued as a baby after his mum was hit by a car in 2006.
羅杰是一只雄性袋鼠，他的母親死于2006年的一場(chǎng)車(chē)禍，那時(shí)他還是個(gè)袋鼠寶寶。

Concerned he might get lonely, sanctuary staff gave him the toy to play with.
擔(dān)心他可能會(huì)感到孤獨(dú)，保護(hù)區(qū)工作人員給了他這個(gè)玩具供他玩耍。

And after initially attacking the stuffed bunny, the pair are now inseparable.
最初拿到填充兔子時(shí)，羅杰還曾打它，但現(xiàn)在他們兩個(gè)已經(jīng)密不可分。

Chris Barnes, who works at Alice Springs Kangaroo Sanctuary in Australia, where the kangaroo lives, said: "Roger received the bunny from a fan."
克里斯·巴恩斯在羅杰所在的澳大利亞愛(ài)麗絲斯普林斯袋鼠保護(hù)區(qū)工作，他說(shuō)：“羅杰從一位粉絲那兒得到的這只兔子。”

He added: "I thought Roger would probably like to play with his soft toy.
他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)：“我當(dāng)時(shí)就覺(jué)得羅杰會(huì)喜歡上這個(gè)毛絨玩具的。”

"When I gave it to him he snatched it off me really quickly and proceeded to attack it, giving it a 'bear hug' and wrestling it, even hugging it and kicking out as he would do in kick boxing match, he's an expert kick boxer.
“當(dāng)我遞給他的時(shí)候，他非常迅速地從我手上把它搶走了，并開(kāi)始攻擊它，給了它一個(gè)熊抱，摔它，抱住它，又把它踢開(kāi)，就好像他在進(jìn)行自由搏擊比賽，他真的很擅長(zhǎng)自由搏擊。”

"After about 10 minutes of not giving up his bunny, Roger lost interest in it, but when I tried to take it off him he tried to attack me instead, which is a daily ritual.
“跟他的兔子玩了大約10分鐘后，他對(duì)它失去了興趣，但當(dāng)我試圖從他手中將兔子拿走時(shí)，他反倒想要攻擊我，我也習(xí)慣了（每天挨他的打）。”

"I rescued Roger as an orphan in 2006 from his dead mum on the highway.
“2006年，我在一個(gè)公路上發(fā)現(xiàn)了羅杰，那時(shí)他躺在死去的媽媽身邊，成了一個(gè)孤兒。”

"Baby kangaroos are often found still alive in the pouches of dead kangaroos out on the roadside.
“路邊經(jīng)常能發(fā)現(xiàn)死去的袋鼠，她們的口袋里會(huì)有仍然活著的袋鼠寶寶。”

"Today he is alpha male at The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs and will attack anyone or anything that gets too close to him or his women."
“現(xiàn)在，羅杰是愛(ài)麗絲斯普林斯保護(hù)區(qū)的純爺們，只要有什么人、什么東西敢靠近他或他的女人，他都會(huì)毫不手軟地反擊。”

Vocabulary

marsupial：有袋動(dòng)物

sanctuary：自然保護(hù)區(qū)

alpha male：居統(tǒng)治地位的雄性

（譯者：章丹妮BISTU，編輯：杜娟）