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; n% t+ E- q; E6 x) t Every Dog Has His Say
& j2 b$ W- h% \- a q% e8 f# h- Z Kimiko Fukuda always wondered what her dog was trying to say.Whenever she put on
& o8 N* ~" w! e4 R9 y; ~$ z/ Z makeup,it would pull at her sleeve___(46)When the dog barks,she glances at a small
9 ?! T, ~- p* j! d2 T, R, W3 v electronic gadget(装置).The following“human”translation appears on its screen:“Please take$ y; b9 \: W* I
me with you”“I realized that’s how he was feeling.”says Fukuda
5 z# B( s [; l+ g. Y* p$ U The gadget is called Bowlingual,and it translates dog barks into feelings.People laughed3 {4 Z+ L) f3 x t: f
when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog-human translation- X! C6 Z: V# L$ i
machine in 2002.But 300,000 Japanese dog owners bought it.____(47)* |' g: [# K2 K5 S! [' l$ b( c
“Nobody else had thought about it,”said Masahiko Kajita,who works for Takara.“We2 j+ i- C& n9 Z) t
spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders;what would it be like if we could( ^& _+ C$ @+ j q W) d
understand dogs?”
1 F* `, q P- T$ H Bowlingual has two pars____(48) The translation is done in the gadget using a
" v s2 j/ v2 |& Q6 |" @' [ database containing every kind of bark.
/ S% t6 F# l3 U4 U Based 011 animal behaviour research,these noises are divided into six categories:happiness,sadness,frustration,anger,declaration and desire.___(49)In this way, the database7 A7 {% O5 S. Q g& n, a! z
scientifically matches a bark to an emotion,which is then translated into one of 200 phrases.
, Y4 `6 N- ?$ `$ R/ j) e! B0 Z When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently,the dog barked a loud“bow wow”." ?3 k4 b" z4 ~* v% y% S2 Z6 t; Z2 @5 C
___(0) It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled and sniffed(嗅)
# a6 S* C/ d3 c% T9 q/ j at the visitor
+ T# E" R5 J0 @+ G The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120 It can store up5 k9 C8 x5 P8 L' y3 a/ o
to 100 barks,even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away.2 k. g2 q* p: P9 ^
A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar,which sends information to the gadget held by the owner.
" P/ j: X1 {1 e4 O, S' P B Nobody really knows how a dog feels
* @0 G7 W' l% i& x" e C This translated as “Don’t come this way” O0 Y3 h& y' y% y
D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer~
3 t3 ? X$ f* U& }& N" S! _ E Now,the Japanese girl thinks she knows.
6 {# ^* H: N, w; y/ a( G5 K/ M* O F Each one of these emotions is then linked t0 a phrase like“Let’s play”。“Look at me”,or“Spend more time with me” |