10 Dogs at Work

Dogs at Work written by Pam Holden

帕姆·霍尔顿的《工作中的狗》

Some pet dogs have a job to do, looking after their owner's home or work place. Sometimes a watch dog barks to let its owners know that they have a visitor, or that something unusual is happening. A good guard dog could even save its owners from a dangerous fire or a robber.

有些宠物狗有工作要做，照顾主人的家或工作场所。 有时看门狗会吠叫，让主人知道有人来了，或者发生了不寻常的事情。 一只好的看门狗甚至可以从危险的火灾或强盗中救出它的主人。

guides A guide dog is specially trained to work with a blind or deaf person. Seeing-eye dogs help their blind owners find the right way to go, even crossing busy streets and going into stores. They are allowed to ride on buses and trains, and go into restaurants. These dogs wear a special harness with a handle for their owner to hold as they walk together. A hearing dog's job is to touch its deaf owner with a paw if it hears the telephone, a smoke alarm, or alarm clock. It listens for a knock or the doorbell, a baby's cry, or the ring of a timer on the stove. A hearing dog wears a special yellow coat, so that people know its owner is deaf.

导盲犬是经过专门训练为盲人或聋哑人服务的。 导盲犬帮助失明的主人找到正确的路，甚至穿过繁忙的街道和进入商店。 他们被允许乘坐公共汽车和火车，并进入餐馆。 这些狗戴着一种特殊的带把手的挽具，主人可以牵着它们一起走。 听障犬的职责是，如果听到电话、烟雾警报器或闹钟的声音，就用爪子碰触失聪的主人。 它能听到敲门声、门铃声、婴儿的哭声或炉子上计时器的响铃。 听障犬穿着一件特殊的黄色皮毛，这样人们就知道它的主人是聋子。

farming On farms, dogs work together to round up sheep and cattle. They bark loudly to make the animals move along from one place to another. Farmers whistle to tell the dogs what they want them to do. Farm dogs can run fast and climb up high hills. They are clever at finding lost lambs or calves for the farmers.

在农场里，狗一起围捕牛羊。 他们大声吠叫，使动物从一个地方移动到另一个地方。 农民吹口哨告诉狗他们想让它们做什么。 农场的狗跑得很快，还能爬上高山。 他们很善于为农民寻找丢失的羔羊或小牛。

sled team In very cold places, special kinds of dogs work in snow and ice. These strong dogs can pull sleds over ice and across the smooth snow, carrying people or loads. They are trained to wear a harness and work with other dogs in a team. Sometimes a sled team has ten dogs pulling together and running fast.

在非常寒冷的地方，特殊种类的狗在冰雪中工作。 这些强壮的狗可以拉着雪橇在冰面上和光滑的雪地上，载着人或货物。 他们被训练戴上挽具，与其他狗一起在一个团队中工作。 有时一个雪橇队有十只狗一起拉，跑得很快。

mountain rescue Mountain dogs are clever at finding people who are lost on mountains or caught in an avalanche. These large, strong dogs have thick hair to keep them warm. They can hear and smell things much better than people can. Mountain dogs dig in the snow to rescue skiers and climbers in trouble.

山地犬在寻找在山上迷路或遭遇雪崩的人方面很聪明。 这些大而强壮的狗有厚厚的毛发来保暖。 它们的听觉和嗅觉比人类灵敏得多。 山地犬在雪中挖洞，营救陷入困境的滑雪者和登山者。