每日英語跟讀 Ep.K261: About the US - Housing market so hot, burned house going for almost $400K

A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of $399,000. WBZ-TV reported that the listing for the home in Melrose, a suburb of Boston, is evidence of how hot the housing market is.

麻薩諸塞州一間遭大火嚴重毀損的房屋，在市場上喊出39萬9000美元的售價。WBZ-TV電視台報導，這棟位於波士頓郊區梅爾羅斯的房子，證明房市有多麼火熱。

In August, industry groups listed the median sale price of single family homes in the state to be between $535,000 and $552,000.

8月間，工業團體指麻州單戶住宅售價的中位數，介於53萬5000美元至55萬2000美元之間。

The online listing for the burned three-bedroom, 173-square meter home says: "House is in need of a complete renovation or potential tear down and rebuild. Buyer to do due diligence."

針對這棟被燒毀的3房、173平方公尺的房屋，網路公告提醒：「房子需要全面翻修，可能得拆除重建，買方須自行負起調查責任。」

The house suffered an intense fire in August that blew out the front windows, which are now boarded up. Firefighters had to tear out parts of the walls and ceiling of the home to extinguish the blaze.

這棟房子8月間遭惡火吞噬，導致前窗爆裂，現已用木板封住。消防員當時還必須拆除房子的部分牆壁和天花板，才能撲滅火勢。

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Denver Police Hope Therapy Dog Will Break Down Barriers 丹佛警方希望治療犬能打破隔閡

The Denver Police Department’s first therapy dog was originally trained to be a guide dog, but she turned out to be too friendly to focus on helping one person.

丹佛警察部的首支治療犬原本是訓練來作為導盲犬，但結果她太友好以至於無法專注只幫忙一個人。

Now the department is counting on the Black English Labrador Retriever’s outgoing nature to help it break down barriers and start conversations with people in high-crime areas and those wary of the police.

現在該部正仰賴這隻黑色英國拉布拉多尋回犬的外向本性，來協助打破隔閡並開始與高犯罪區域對警察有戒心的人們對話。

Shelby, an eager 19-month-old who will work with the downtown area’s community resource officer, Teresa Gillian, was officially sworn onto the force Thursday by Judge Renee Goble. Goble crouched down in her black robe to get on dog level for the quick ceremony as Shelby’s tail wagged.

雪爾碧，一隻19月大的熱情狗狗，週四在法官雷妮．葛伯主持下正式宣誓加入警隊，將開始和市中心區的社區資源警官泰瑞莎．吉利安合作。身穿黑色長袍的葛伯蹲下身子，平視狗狗，快速舉行儀式，雪爾碧的尾巴則不斷搖晃。

Since arriving in Denver late last month, Shelby has already been accompanying Gillian on her work in the community, which involves visiting schools and senior residents and attending meetings and community events.

自從上月底抵達丹佛以來，雪爾碧已經開始陪伴吉利安從事社區工作，包括造訪學校和年長居民，以及參加會議和社區活動。Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1483949 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1485759