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Every Dog Has Its Say8 Q0 k* K8 _. u1 t" X' [' F; u1 }
Kimiko Fukuda，a Japanese girl，always wondered what her dog was trying to say.2 c* A( N2 ~ [! N
Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve．_____(46)When the dog barks，
6 ^, C0 j) `! c( D she glances at a small electronic gadget (装置)．The following“human”translation appears on its! Y6 `3 L: V& ]$ _8 w% ], [
screen：“Please take me with you．”“I realized that’s how he was feeling．”said Fukuda．! ?5 |& f; V. I! K! N1 {
The gadget is called Bowlingual，and it translates dog barks into feelings．People laughed5 F' K6 ^) @/ F" |9 J
when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog-human translation
6 k' Q2 c9 i% g" |2 u' R3 @$ G machine in 2002．But 300，000 Japanese dog owners bought it．______(47)
8 O+ |: m$ v% ] “Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara“We
- r" Q+ @. I O spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we could
" Z+ y/ j U9 u8 j understand dogs?”8 }" A8 \8 l- F" ^6 K' ^
Bowlingual has two parts．____(48)The translation is done in the gadget using a database(资料库)containing every kind of bark．
* H2 \9 Y, {2 z8 m Based on animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，
: A4 l3 `- Q' B" [& V/ t Sadness, frustration，anger，declaration and desire．_____(49)In this way，the database
' u% `! e: A v1 s6 J% o scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases．
9 r9 b/ s" t, { When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently，the dog barked a loud“bow wow”．This
! ~1 G% H9 T* T5 G) f translated as“Don’t come this way”_____(50)
/ e; t4 W, |$ t2 N! a2 K* | The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120 It can store up
, R( A p( k' c3 f7 X to 100 barks，even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away．
, l, q+ V; U* m2 [: ?: j: u/ n0 b A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar,which sends information to the gadget
: T A8 O- x J& h( L- q held by the owner．
2 p" G; A" l+ w/ y' p4 I/ x" Q3 R B Nobody really knows how a dog feels! Z- }0 J3 \, a) e, D
C It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled(嗥叫)and sniffed(嗅)at the& ]* s5 K6 _, [, F' q& r/ E
visitor: a' M) s: }: g# N w
D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer* J: x4 X- R; ]& j: V \1 I
E Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knows
6 U5 S2 a0 T4 D F Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like“Let’s play”，“Look at me”，or! N! n" J8 O: B9 H
“Spend more time with me”． |
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