Injured turkey taking first steps 受傷火雞邁出康復第一步

重慶市墊江第三中學 譚雪梅

Bill,the turkey,is on the road to recovery,thanks to his one-of-a-kind 1._______!

After first making a trip to the vet for guidance on how to treat the turkey's “bad foot”,his caretakers at the Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge were told that in addition to caring for his injury,Bill needed to lose some 2._______.

Recognizing thatthey'd need to think outside the box to figure out a way to keep Bill active while stillprotecting his 3._______（injury/heart）,they decided to create the first-ever turkey wheelchair,which they made from a Walkin'Wheels wheelchair,originally designed for a dog.In order to make the wheelchair usable,the farm added in a makeshift sling （背 帶 ）,which 4._______（aids/supports） Bill from underneath,enabling him to get in all the exercise he needs without being weighed down.

Explaining exactly how this works on Instagram,the farm designed some signature man-turkey stretchy panties.They helped Bill get his panties on,and then secured his panties to the chair.They're like super Spanx.While the farm were in the process of making “him something more civilized”,Bill hasn't seemed to mind.

The wheelchair has also solved another problem the farm had with quickly turning Bill over to change his bandages,a process which the turkey absolutely 5.________（hated/refused）! He uses his wheelchair several times a day and his caregivers say he's totally relaxed and building enough strength that he's even able to get around on his own a bit.Walkin'Pets recorded the process on Instagram,as they introduced the world to the “first-ever turkey on wheels”!

Documenting Bill's recovery process earlier this week,the farm shared that while Bill is continuing to use the wheelchair for his daily therapy sessions,his strength is definitely returning.

“Three wheelchairs assisted therapy sessions today,” they wrote,alongside a video of Bill walking on the farm. “Bill is the perfect 6.________（patient/volunteer）.”

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Documenting Bill's recovery process earlier this week,the farm shared that while Bill is continuing to use the wheelchair for his daily therapy sessions,his strength is definitely returning.

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【點石成金】句中Documenting Bill's recovery process earlier this week為現在分詞作狀語，that引導的是一個賓語從句。在賓語從句中，while引導時間狀語從句，his strength is definitely returning為賓語從句中的主句部分。