CHINESE MAN SUES WIFE FOR BEING UGLY, AND WINS

VOCABULARY

1. sue (v)- To file a case in court against (a person) for redress of grievances.
ex. The Producer of the movie sued the actress for breach of contract.

2. horrified (Transitive verb)- To cause unpleasant surprise; to shock.
ex. The woman was horrified when she witnessed a terrible accident.

3. resembled (v)- To exhibit similarity or likeness to.
ex. - Peter resembled his twin brother so much, people can't tell them apart.

4. confessed (v)- To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself
ex. The suspect confessed to the crime.

5. radically (adv)-thoroughly; completely; fundamentally
ex. The surgery radically changed the criminal's facial features.


This is not new news, but it bears repeating. The crazy ruling has taken place in China and started after Jian Feng and his wife (who’s still unnamed despite her picture being beamed across websites around the world) got pregnant with their first child. The man described his daughter as ‘incredibly ugly’ when she was born and said she resembled neither him nor his wife.

Northern Chinese resident Jian Feng divorced and sued his wife for $120,000 and won! The story goes that Mr. Feng was deeply in love with his beautiful wife until they had a baby girl.

Feng was horrified at how ugly the baby was and demanded to know who his wife had cheated on him with because the baby resembled neither of the parents. Jian began to accuse her of cheating on him. After months of false accusations, Jian’s wife couldn’t take the strain any more and decided to come clean – no, she hadn’t had an affair, but the reason their daughter looked nothing like her was because in fact she’d spent $100,000 on dozens of plastic surgery procedures to transform her looks. Only she’d never told her husband about her little makeover.

His wife confessed that she had received intense plastic surgery to look radically different. Feng divorced and sued his wife under the terms that she had gotten him to marry her under false pretenses!

Not only did the woman pay $100,000 for the surgery to make her pretty, she had to pay $120,000 to a guy who apparently only loved her for the looks she paid for.

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QUESTIONS

1. What do you think about the story?
2. Do you agree with the actions of the husband?
3. If you were the Judge, how will you decide on this case?
4. If you were the woman, would you tell your future husband about the surgeries before getting married?

Dog without snout taken to US for treatment

VOCABULARY WORDS

1. snout -(n)- the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
ex. The dog stuck its snout under the man's hand and begged to be petted.
2. reconstructive-(adj)-Serving to rebuild, restore, or correct the appearance and function of defective, damaged, or misshaped body structures or parts
ex. The accident victim underwent reconstructive surgery.
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3. motorcade -(n)- A procession of motor vehicles, as in a parade.
ex. US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated during a motorcade in Dallas, Texas in November 22,1963.
4. prosthetic- (n)-The branch of surgery or of dentistry that deals with the replacement of missing parts with artificial structures.
ex. - Lower limb (Leg) prosthetics are devices designed to replace the function or appearance of the missing lower limb as much as possible.
5. veterinary -(n)- Pertaining to the medical and surgical treatment of animals, especially domesticated animals.
ex. They brought the sick dog to the veterinary clinic.


A dog that earned hero status in the Philippines for losing its snout in a motorcycle crash and saving two girls in the process, has been brought to the United States for treatment.

The dog, called Kabang, got its injuries when it walked into the path of a speeding motorcycle just as it was about to hit two young girls crossing a road last December in the Philippines, local media reported.

Kabang, a mixed breed who resembles a German shepherd, got her head caught in the motorcycle's front wheel. The crash ripped off her snout and upper jaw.
A nurse from New York initiated an internet campaign that raised around $20,000 for Kabang to be taken to the US for reconstructive surgery.
"Kabang was able to save the lives of two children. So now she needs our help. It's our turn to save her life," vet Anton Lim said.

After a send-off ceremony that included a motorcade with 300 dogs, a team of Filipino veterinarians brought Kabang to the United States early this week.

Surgeons at the University of California Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital examined the dog ahead of a procedure called maxillofacial reconstructive surgery.

The first of two operations will repair the dental area and the second will fix a wound on Kabang's face.

The doctors have no plans of making a prosthetic snout or replacing the dog's jaw, US media reported the hospital as saying.

Kabang is expected to be in the veterinary hospital for six weeks.

SOURCE: Watch Related Video Here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/pets/9606400/Dog-without-snout-taken-to-US-for-treatment.html

QUESTIONS

1. How did the dog "Kabang" lose his snout?
2. Are you a "Dog Person" or a "Cat Person"?
3. Do you believe in the saying "A dog is a man's best friend"?
4. Do you know of any similar heroic acts by animals?
5. How can we show our love for animals?