Dogs at Work
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Introduction You probably know that some dogs aren’t just pets—they hold jobs!
导言 有些狗不只是宠物,
Dogs learn fast.
狗学得快.
They also hear and smell better than we do.
他们也比我们更能听到和闻到
This means dogs can do jobs that people can’t.
这说明狗可以做人们不能做的工作。
Service and Therapy Dogs Many dogs work with people to help them feel better.
服务和治疗 狗头 许多狗与人合作帮助他们感觉好些.
These dogs are called therapy dogs.
这些狗被称为治疗犬.
Therapy dogs are trained to comfort people and keep them calm.
治疗犬被训练去安慰人并保持他们平静.
Other dogs help people with disabilities.
其他犬类帮助残疾人.
These dogs are called service dogs.
这些狗被称为服务犬.
Some of these dogs help people who can’t see or hear well.
有些狗帮助那些看不见或听不见的人。
Other dogs pick up dropped items and pull wheelchairs.
其他狗取起被丢弃的物品并拉起轮椅.
Some service dogs can smell when their owner is about to be sick.
有些服务犬会在店主快病了的时候闻到味道.
They warn their owner to take medicine.
他们警告他们的主人吃药。
Search-and-Rescue Dogs Some dogs look for people who are lost.
搜救狗队 有些狗会寻找迷路的人
They are called search-and-rescue dogs.
它们被称为搜救犬.
Many search-and-rescue dogs use their nose to find people who need help.
许多搜救犬用鼻子来寻找需要帮助的人.
Some of these dogs sniff the ground to find people.
其中一些狗嗅到地上找人
Other dogs sniff the air.
其他狗闻到空气。
These dogs can find lost hikers.
这些狗可以找到迷失的徒步者.
They can also find people trapped in buildings that have fallen down.
他们也可以找到被困在倒塌了的建筑物里的人.
Some search-and-rescue dogs work in the water.
一些搜救犬在水中工作.
Water rescue dogs can pull people to safety.
水上救援犬可以把人拉到安全的地方.
They need to be strong swimmers.
他们需要坚强的游泳者。
For this reason, big, strong dogs like the Newfoundland make good water rescue dogs.
由于这个原因,纽芬兰等大型而强壮的狗会使水上救援犬成为好狗.
A 68-kilogram (150 lb.)
68公斤(150磅)
Newfoundland can pull ten people to safety at once!
纽芬兰可以立刻把十个人拉到安全的地方!
Detection Dogs Some dogs use their nose to find things that are hidden.
探测犬 有的狗用鼻子来寻找被隐藏的东西.
They are called detection dogs.
它们被称为探测犬。
Police use detection dogs to find criminals.
警察利用侦测犬来寻找罪犯.
Police also use these dogs after a building burns down.
警察在一栋楼被烧倒后也使用这些狗.
It may be hard to find out whether someone set the fire on purpose.
可能很难知道是否有人故意放火.
The dogs sniff for chemicals that might have been used to start the fire.
狗会嗅到可能用来起火的化学物质
Detection dogs don’t just work in the world of crime.
侦测狗并不只是在犯罪世界工作。
Some of these dogs search for termites in houses and other buildings.
其中一些狗在房屋和其他建筑中寻找白蚁.
Termites ruin buildings by eating wood.
白蚁通过吃木头来破坏建筑物.
They are hard for humans to find, but dogs can sniff them out.
人类很难找到它们 但狗可以嗅出它们
Conclusion From finding termites to pulling wheelchairs, dogs help us in many ways.
结论 从找白蚁到拉轮椅 狗在很多方面帮助我们
Dogs are strong, smart, and friendly, and they have powerful senses.
狗是强壮的,聪明的,友好的,并且有强大的感官.
They are some of the best workers around.
他们是附近最好的工人