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It was a truly mammoth undertaking, but Duchess the blind elephant will finally be able to see again after receiving what was quite possibly the world's largest ever cataract operation. 给大象做白内障手术，这绝对是项浩大工程……但是这台估计是全世界最大型的手术最终让盲象“女爵”重见光明了。 The 43-year-old Asian elephant, who only has the one eye left, had been able to do little more than distinguish between light and dark for years. But thanks to surgeons at Paignton Zoo, Devon, she should soon be able to see clearly once again. “女爵”是头43岁高龄的亚洲象，多年来，她靠仅剩的一只眼睛来稍稍分清黑夜与白天。感谢德文郡的佩顿动物园的兽医们，她终于很快要重见光明了。 The huge creature was put under by anaesthetists David Burton and Jo Jago for around three hours, while the delicate operation was carried out by consultant opthamologist Jim Carter and assistant John Lewis. After she came round Duchess seemed to be fine and was tenderly rubbing the sore eye with her trunk. 麻醉医生David Burton和Jo Jago将它麻醉了三小时，之后眼科顾问医生Jim Carter和助手John Lewis 开始了这台精细的手术。术后当“女爵”清醒后，她看上去状态不错，并且用鼻子轻轻地揉了揉她酸胀的眼睛。 The zoo’s curator of mammals, Neil Bemment, said although Duchess was groggy after the operation, the signs were looking good. | 
