owering over his owners as they sit on their sofa, this the huge Great Dane who could soon be crowned the world’s tallest dog.

　　当坐在沙发上时，这只身材魁梧的大丹犬比与他同坐的主人还要高，而他也可能在不久之后卫冕全球最高狗狗。

　　Three-year-old pet Major is more than seven foot tall and weighs a whopping 12-stone.

　　三岁的宠物狗梅杰身高七英尺有余，体重达到了惊人的12英石。

　　His owners, Brian and Julie Williams from Penmaen, south Wales, say he may look intimidating but he wouldn’t hurt a fly, he’s absolutely great with kids...he’s afraid of his own shadow.

　　他的主人，来自南威尔士Penmaen的布莱恩和朱丽叶·威廉姆斯说：“他可能看上去有点吓人，但他连一只苍蝇都不会去伤害，他是孩子们的亲密友伴... ...他甚至害怕自己的影子。”

　　The huge dog sleeps for 22 hours each day on his adult-sized mattress and eats a special diet mainly consisting of chicken and rice.

　　这只身材魁梧的大丹犬每天得在他那成人床垫上睡上22个小时;同时，他的饮食也很特别，以鸡肉和米饭为主。

　　Mr and Mrs Williams are waiting for confirmation he is the world’s tallest dog and officials from Guinness will visit them and two other dogs bore announcing the new record holder.

　　威廉姆斯夫妇正等候着他被宣布为世界上最高的狗狗。在宣布新的记录持有者之前，吉尼斯的官员将会到造访他们和其它两只狗。

　　The family run a falconry centre where Major has free reign to roam.

　　威廉姆斯一家还经营了一家放鹰狩猎中心，在这里，梅杰可无拘无束地漫步。

　　Major is up against two other Great Danes, Freddy, from Southend in Essex, and Rocco, from Nevada in the US.

　　梅杰对阵的是另外两只大丹犬，其中一只名为弗雷迪，来自艾塞克斯的Southend，另外一只名为罗科，来自美国的内华达州。

　　The previous tallest, ’Giant’ George, died at home in Arizona in the US three years ago.

　　之前最高的“巨型”乔治于三年前在美国亚利桑那州的家中去世。

　　George measured 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder and weighed 17 stone.

　　乔治从爪子到肩膀高43英尺，重17英石。

　　Mrs Williams said: ’He is up against Freddy and Rocco. It’s going to be fun to find out if he’s the tallest - but he’s top dog to us anyway.’

　　威廉姆斯太太表示：“他将对阵弗雷迪和罗科。若他是身高最高的狗，那简直是一件乐事——但是不管怎样，他是我们心目当中的优胜者。”

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