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5 {* u' S0 a3 T* { Every Dog Has Its Say
7 P/ z+ E& C: I4 j Kimiko Fukuda,a Japanese girl,always wondered what her dog was trying to say.. g- J- p* a/ ~( u U$ ]
Whenever she put on makeup,it would pull at her sleeve._____(46)When the dog barks,
* y" H" K* B( \3 i+ a3 R she glances at a small electronic gadget (装置).The following“human”translation appears on its
7 s) w5 W4 }( l9 J- k$ E( w. u! `, P screen:“Please take me with you.”“I realized that’s how he was feeling.”said Fukuda./ L0 z {6 ~. t1 w2 t3 h3 d
The gadget is called Bowlingual,and it translates dog barks into feelings.People laughed
; `+ G6 {# l1 B0 N when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog-human translation
6 v6 H1 I# e4 G machine in 2002.But 300,000 Japanese dog owners bought it.______(47)# |0 N7 }$ I8 @, X: }- F3 s5 A
“Nobody else had thought about it,”said Masahiko Kajita,who works for Takara“We
& y& j% M( C9 t- N* R- G spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders;what would it be like if we could
- d/ L ^1 |6 H- Y: p. f understand dogs?”
D: f$ N( k( M" I Bowlingual has two parts.____(48)The translation is done in the gadget using a database(资料库)containing every kind of bark./ n" F7 d* n7 }9 H' L2 s" `! o7 d5 ]" L
Based on animal behaviour research,these noises are divided into six categories:happiness,3 g9 w2 E: S. Y% z' w% ?
Sadness, frustration,anger,declaration and desire._____(49)In this way,the database6 k! U7 e. P1 i$ c% e% F# s9 }
scientifically matches a bark to an emotion,which is then translated into one of 200 phrases.* @9 O" ^' q1 n# Y/ O/ R: m; y
When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently,the dog barked a loud“bow wow”.This
* D% `, \# \% l translated as“Don’t come this way”_____(50)
3 u7 Y$ G# k ~8 e: H The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120 It can store up
V C3 {5 j6 M( }2 ` to 100 barks,even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away.* B7 M- I1 u5 [% m4 w
A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar,which sends information to the gadget; [$ P; X) V6 D- w4 g
held by the owner./ K- ?* k8 x7 b- J
B Nobody really knows how a dog feels' w( n2 f9 U0 q7 c) {
C It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled(嗥叫)and sniffed(嗅)at the$ B5 a( F2 |1 b
visitor
/ p6 l! Y9 C( y3 {5 Z2 K: g [ D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer9 K0 n$ E3 b# T/ D& M/ I
E Now,the Japanese girl thinks she knows! Z- Z8 s( U7 W$ s$ V
F Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like“Let’s play”,“Look at me”,or
: t6 p/ Q8 v' S8 x" O5 Y/ ] “Spend more time with me”. |