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{/ c1 ]0 w% f* m Every Dog Has Its Say
, X7 D$ @ _9 @4 C Kimiko Fukuda,a Japanese girl,always wondered what her dog was trying to say
: q! s) G- M) |' c' ~* O Whenever she put on makeup,it would pull at her sleeve. (46)When the dog barks,
# N* Z0 A" }. H3 E* x: w% T7 W W she glances at a small electronic gadget(装置)The following“human”translation appears on its# T8 e; u5 @% r' Q& x
screen:“Please take me with you.“I realized that’S how he was feeling.”said Fukuda.0 G$ x P3 ~) I. f" [ g) ~
The gadget is called Bowlingual ,and it translates dog barks into feelings.People laughed0 A$ c4 P0 ` h
when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog。human translation( Q! F8 d7 ^9 p0 f3 i
machine in 2002 But 300.000 Japanese dog owners bought it. (47)
+ t+ T' N- v, P% ^% v9 g4 _ “Nobody else had thought about it,”said Masahiko Kajita,who works for Takara.“We# Q) c; r* n) c. k/ j: D9 c
spend SO much time training dogs to understand our orders;what would it be like if we could
& U+ @* ]6 E; g& b7 P" R n6 F understand dogs?’’3 o6 e; `( B, z
Bowlingual has two parts. (48)The translation is done in the gadget using a) F% U. J* ]2 z$ D5 u
database(资料库)containing every kind of bark.+ z+ s7 q* i$ R# ~
Based on animal behaviour research,these noises are divided into six categories:happiness,
: K9 s) X; b! z3 i" i0 x' [ sadness,frustration,anger,declaration and desire (49)In this way,the database9 g! I7 b% }. p: w7 ~ q4 v% c h% i
scientifically matches a bark to an emotion,which is then translated into one of 200 phrases.
8 T! Z5 [# P7 M( U* h4 _ When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently,the dog barked a loud“bow WOW”This
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‘Don’t come this way” (50)
' R& ]0 g9 G9 y$ j The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120.It can store up
1 ]6 f' A9 I# v( ]( {; e3 G to 100 barks,even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away.
; j( ^9 ?+ h% C$ b/ t A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar,which sends information to the gadget; b& k; R! f+ Z' a; i4 u2 B6 j5 }7 C
Held by the owner’' `6 p; Z$ M# z6 C' |
B Nobody really knows how a dog feels
" F8 O& T7 l) R/ q- @ C It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled(嗥叫)and sniffed(嗅)at the
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D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer/ T( m9 N0 y( `1 T$ A' H+ c
E Now,the Japanese girl thinks she knows# O- \* @7 P* Y0 u# `
F Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like“Let’s play”,“Look at me”,or
1 c8 A+ { Y p: @; b “Spend more time with me” |