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work dog/ 工作犬/ (ɡōnɡzuò quǎn)

A: Yesterday I saw a guide dog patiently accompany a blind person across the street. It really moved me. 

昨天,我在路上看到一只导盲犬耐心陪伴盲人过马路,我突然很感动。

(zuótiān, wǒzài lùshànɡ kàndào yīzhī dǎománɡ quǎn naixīn péibàn mánɡrén ɡuòmǎlù, wǒ tūrán hěn ɡǎndònɡ.)

B: Yeah. Those dogs are cute. Guide dogs go through serious training. They are a type of work dogs. 

是啊,狗狗很可爱。导盲犬是经过严格训练的狗,是工作犬的一种。

(shìā, ɡǒuɡǒu hěn kěài.dǎománɡ quǎn shì jīnɡɡuò yánɡé xùnliàn de ɡǒu, shì ɡōnɡzuò quǎn de yīzhǒnɡ.)

A: Really? In what ways do work dogs help the lives of people?

是吗,工作犬能帮助到人们生活的哪些方面呢？

(shìma, ɡōnɡzuò quǎn nénɡ bānɡzhù dào rénmén shēnɡhuó de nǎxiē fānɡmiàn ne?)

B: Work dogs will stand still when appropriate, help the blind as they take rides, deliver items and can use their sense of smell to detect drugs.

工作犬会适时站立,帮助盲人乘车,传递物品和通过嗅觉帮助缉毒。

(ɡōnɡzuò quǎn huì shìshí zhànlì, bānɡzhù mánɡrén chénɡchē, chuándì wùpǐn hé tōnɡɡuò xiùjué bānɡzhù jīdú.)

A: Are they really this amazing? How many types of work dogs we have?

这么厉害吗,有哪些类型的工作犬呢？

(zhème lìhài ma, yǒu nǎxiē lèixínɡ de ɡōnɡzuò quǎn ne?)

B: The main types are police dogs, guide dogs, drug detection dogs and rescue dog. They are very patient but also fearless. 

工作犬的主要类型有警犬,导盲犬,搜毒犬和救护犬等。它们耐心胆大。

(ɡōnɡzuò quǎn de zhǔyào lèixínɡ yǒu jǐnɡquǎn, dǎománɡ quǎn, sōudú quǎn hé jiùhù quǎn děnɡ.tāmén naixīn dǎndà.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT