Australian sailor and his dog survive two months at sea

An Australian sailor who survived two months in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater is "stable and very well", a doctor says. Sydney resident Tim Shaddock, 51, and his dog Bella left Mexico for French Polynesia in April, but their boat was damaged by a storm several weeks later. They were rescued by a trawler this week after a helicopter spotted them. The doctor aboard the tuna trawler said that the man had "normal vital signs". Mr. Shaddock embarked on his more than 6,000km-long (3,728-mile) voyage from Mexico's city of La Paz - but soon became stranded after his vessel's electronics were cut off by bad weather.

tips

sailor：水手；船员

trawler：拖网渔船（trawl 拖网，用拖网捕鱼）

resident：居民（reside 居住）

helicopter：直升飞机

spot：除了点，还有发现的意思

tuna：金枪鱼

vital：生命的

embark：上飞机；乘船；从事，开始

voyage：航程（voy- = way，道路）

strand：搁浅；绳索的股；海冰；河岸