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bbc learning english story of the week 每周一报 12 december 2012 :driving school for dogs 狗犬驾校
transcript 英语文字稿带中文翻译:
meet monty: a four-legged friend on four wheels.
快来认识认识这个驾四轮车的四腿朋友 monty 吧!
no, it's not a shaggy dog story, this pooch really is driving the car, after being trained by a charity in new zealand.
不,这可不是那种冗长无聊的故事,这条狗在新西兰一家慈善机构受训之后真的学会了开汽车。
six months ago he was abandoned by his owners. but the charity hopes that by showing how intelligent dogs can be, more people will adopt them, putting dogs like monty back in the driving seat.
六个月前它被主人遗弃。不过慈善机构希望通过此举让更多人看看狗犬到底有多么聪明,从而愿意将它们领养回家。让 monty 和所有的狗都能重新驾驭自己的命运。
英语单词:
four-legged friend 四腿的朋友-狗
shaggy dog story 冗长无聊的狗故事
abandoned 被遗弃的
adopt 收养,领养
in the driving seat 掌控,驾驭