Kabosu, the internet-famous Shiba Inu who inspired the “doge” meme, is critically ill with leukemia and liver disease. The 17-year-old dog became one of the most recognized animals on the internet when a 2010 photo of her posing with folded paws and a quizzical expression spread across social media. Netizens soon began photoshopping Kabosu’s face onto everything. The meme was made into an alternative cryptocurrency called Dogecoin. Even Elon Musk is a fan.
Her owner said the dog was “in a very dangerous condition,” but she also thanked Kabosu’s fans for their support, saying she is “getting power from all over the world!”
友善讓你懂 │ 解說：
全球最紅的柴犬病了！狗狗幣（Doge）迷因圖本尊網紅柴犬Kabosu近日患有白血病和肝病，病情危急。Kabosu今年已經17歲了，在2010年時，牠一張雙手交迭、得意微笑，表情相當擬人化的生活照在網路上暴紅，成為全球最紅的動物之一。網友很快就開始將 Kabosu的臉合成到各處，讓牠無所不在。 該迷因更啟發了名為「狗狗幣」的加密貨幣，甚至連馬斯克都是它的粉絲。
她的主人說Kabosu目前「處於非常危險的狀態」，但她也感謝粉絲的支持，說Kabosu「正在從世界各地獲得力量！」
輕鬆帶著走 │ 學習：
Critical一詞一般用法是指「批判的」「嚴謹的」或是「關鍵性的」、「決定性的」例如：
- The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory. 這篇報道尖銳地批評了那家工廠的安全標準。
- This is a critical decision. 這是一項非常重大的決定
在本文則是指「嚴重的」、「危急的」，尤其是指健康與受傷狀況，例句：
- Ten people are said to be in critical condition from the car accident. 那場車禍據說造成10人命危。
本篇其他相關單字，介紹如下：
- shiba inu (n.) 柴犬
- meme (n.) 迷因
- quizzical (adj.) 充滿疑問的
- netizen (n.) 網民
- cryptocurrency (n.) 加密貨幣
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