“The rodents(啮齿动物) have paid for every single bill I’ve ever had – every mortgage(抵押贷款), every car payment, every pint of Guinness(吉尼斯黑啤酒),” says Dr Robert Corrigan. “It’s been a great ride(这是一段美妙的旅程) and I’m still at it.”
“这些啮齿动物为我付清了每一笔账单——每一笔房贷、每一笔车贷、每一品脱吉尼斯黑啤酒，”罗伯特·科里根博士说。“这是一段美妙的旅程，我仍在继续。”
New York-based Corrigan is one of the most respected voices in the world of rodentology(啮齿动物学). Now in his 70s, he has devoted his entire adult life to(将整个成年生活奉献给) studying rats and our relationship with them.
常驻纽约的科里根是啮齿动物学领域最受尊敬的声音之一。如今他已七十多岁，将整个成年生活都奉献给了研究老鼠以及我们与它们的关系。
Last year, he and 10 other scientists published a paper describing the effect of global heating(全球变暖) on rat populations. In 16 cities they found that rat numbers had increased dramatically(急剧增加), and there was a correlation(相关性) between their numbers and rising temperatures.
去年，他与另外10位科学家发表了一篇论文，描述全球变暖对鼠群数量的影响。在16个城市中，他们发现老鼠数量急剧增加，并且老鼠数量与气温升高之间存在相关性。