Meet Scooter, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog contest

Scooter isn't what many would call a conventional beauty. The 7-year-old Chinese Crested dog, with reversed hind legs, is nearly bald but for a shock of white wispy hairs. But it's those kinds of peculiarities that endeared the pooch to judges at the "World's Ugliest Dog" contest in Petaluma, Calif., where he took home the grand prize on Friday. Scooter's pink, wayward tongue may be drooping from his mouth. The contest's title, however, is meant to be tongue-in-cheek. The nearly 50-year-old event is held to show that these dogs are uniquely beautiful by celebrating "the imperfections that make all dogs special," and to advocate for adoption.

tips

convention：大会；惯例

crest：冠；vi. 到达绝顶

Chinese Crested dog：中国冠毛狗

bald：秃头的

shock：除了震惊，还有一小撮的意思

wispy：细微的

wispy hair：绒毛

peculiarity：特质

peculiar：特殊的；特别的

endear：使受喜爱

pooch：【俚语】狗（a dog）

judge：审判；法官；裁判

contest：竞赛（一起测试，比赛）

wayward：任性的，不稳定的（ward 向；朝着路走，不稳定）

droop：下垂；消沉（同drop）

cheek：脸颊

tongue-in-cheek：开玩笑

advocate：提倡（ad- 去；voc- 说）

adoption：收养

adopt：采用；收养