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【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》The satnav dog collar that keeps track of

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《中英對照讀新聞》The sat-nav dog collar that keeps track of Fido wherever he may stray 衛星導航狗環掌握走失狗兒的行蹤

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Dog owners will soon be able to deploy sat-nav technology to track down a missing pet.

狗主人很快就能運用衛星導航科技,找出他們失蹤的寵物。

The lockable collar, on sale from July, is made of anticut material to deter thieves and sends texts to the owner’s mobile telephone if the dog crosses a preset boundary. The owner can log on to a website where, using the sat-nav technology of the collar, they can pinpoint the pet’s location.

這種可鎖的狗頸圈,7月開始販售,是以防賊的耐斷材質製造,而且在狗超出預先設定的界線時,會傳簡訊到狗主人的手機。主人可以登入一個網站,使用頸圈上的衛星導航科技,找到寵物的所在地。

The collar is not cheap at£200, but its makers, Retrieva, insist that it is worth it. Andrew Stuart, the company’s director, said:“Dog theft is out there but it’s not high on the list of police priorities, for obvious reasons. But for owners or families, if a dog gets lost it is a traumatic experience.”

這種頸圈並不便宜,要價200英鎊,但製造商Retrieva堅稱,它值得這個價錢。這家公司的董事安德魯.史都華說︰「偷狗情事時有所聞,但基於明顯的理由,警方並不把這種事當作優先查辦的案子,不過對狗主人或養狗的人家來說,狗走失是讓人難過的經驗。 」

新聞辭典

sat-nav︰即satellite navigation(衛星導航)。

track︰名詞,行蹤、足跡。例句:We followed his tracks in the snow to a hut.

(我們沿著他在雪地上留下的足跡來到一間小屋旁。)

stray︰動詞,迷路,走散。例句:A policeman took the old man who had strayed home.(警察把迷失在外的老人送回家。)也可當形容詞,指迷路的、走失的,如stray dogs(流浪狗)。

來源:自由時報

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