Meeting a dogthat can“talk”遇見一只會“說話”的狗

龐先慶

1A lovely pup learned how to tell his owner when he wants to go out and even that he loves them using a dog -friendly soundboard. The nearly one-year-old dog Bunny lives in Tacoma， Washington with his owner Devine.

2He was introduced to a special soundboard just a few weeks after he was born ， when he first moved into the Devine home. Bunny，s soundboard currently has 45 words on it， and a sweet video shared in TikTok shows the pup using it to tell Devine，“Love you， Mom. ”

3Devine said that the first command Bunny learned was“outside”when he needed to make a potty trip. Now he appears to know several other commands. Devine was inspired to try out the soundboard with Bunny after seeing other dog owners use the training method online. She decided to try the method with Bunny after seeing videos of speech language pathologist （病 理 學 家） Christina who had success using the communication technique with her dog， Stella.

4Devine，s soundboard technique gradually developed to be more advanced.“The first soundboard that we used was one that I had made after following Christina ，s guidance on her blog， ”she said.“We used that for several months before I connected with a cognitive scientist Leo Trottier. He was looking for testers for a new device and that is the board we are currently using with Bunny. ”

5In another video posted in TikTok， Devine acknowledged that it，s difficult to say for sure if Bunny actually knows what she is communicating.“I am not a scientist but I recog- nize that large amounts of data need to be collected before I can make a judgment as towhether or not Bunny actually understands what I，m saying， ”she said.

6“I，m also aware that I inevitably skew （歪曲） the data in favor of saying that Bunny is consciously communicating with me， ”she said.“Either way， it，s a fun and exciting experiment to try out with the beloved family pup. ”

1. What is the function of the command“outside”？

A. To make a potty trip.B. To make the pup comfortable.

C. To train the lovely dog.D. To try out the soundboard.

2. Which word best describes Devine，s attitude to Bunny？

A. Friendly. B. Upset.C. Tolerant.D. Angry.

3. What can we infer about trying out the soundboard with Bunny according to Devine？

A. It，s formal. B. It，s risky. C. It，s easy.D. It，s interesting.

4. What is the text mainly about？

A. A dog who can“talk”using a soundboard.

B. A successful dog-training method.

C. An exciting experiment with a lovely pup.

D. An advanced soundboard technique.

語篇研讀

這是一篇現象說明類說明文，其主題語境為“人與社會”范疇中的“社會進步、人 類文明”。文章主要講述了迪瓦恩通過使用對狗友好的音板訓練小狗邦尼學會“說 話”的故事。全文結構如下：

語言學習

Ⅰ. 語料薈萃

Ⅱ. 語句分析

1. In another video posted in TikTok， Devine acknowledged that it，s difficult to say for sure if Bunny actually knows what she is communicating. 在發布在 TikTok 的另一段視頻 中，迪瓦恩承認很難確定邦尼是否真的知道她在說什么。

【點石成金】這是一個主從復合句。Devine 和 acknowledged 分別是主句的主語和 謂語，that 引導的從句作謂語動詞 acknowledged 的賓語，that 從句又含 if 和 what 引導的 兩個名詞性從句，分別作動詞 say 和 knows 的賓語。

2. I am not a scientist but I recognize that large amounts of data need to be collected before I can make a judgment as to whether or not Bunny actually understands what I ，m saying. 我不是科學家，但我認識到，在我能夠評判邦尼是否真的理解我的話之前， （我）需要收集大量數據。

【點石成金】這是一個 but 連接的并列復合句。but 前面的第一個分句是主系表結 構;but 后面的分句中，that 引導的從句作謂語動詞 recognize 的賓語，該賓語從句又含 三個從句，分別是 before 引導的時間狀語從句以及 whether 和 what 分別引導的兩個賓 語從句。

語言運用

Ⅰ. 例句仿寫

根據上面短文中出現過的短語和表達方式，完成下面的句子。

1. 如果你想測試某種東西，請了解其實用性或有效性。

_______________________________________， please find out how useful or effective it is.

2. 有人建議應該鼓勵年輕人義務為社區做一些工作。

_______________________________________do some unpaid jobs for the community.

3. 他們都支持種味道好的豆子，雖然這些豆子生長速度慢，長得也很矮。

_______________________________________， even though they didn，t grow fast or very tall.

Ⅱ. 寫作實踐

假定你是李華，與在中國學習的留學生 Peter 結對學習對方國家的語言。最近， Peter 寫信向你咨詢關于適合狗使用的音板，請你給 Peter 寫一封回信，內容包括：

1. 介紹音板的特點;

2. 表達祝愿。

注意：

1. 詞數 80 左右;

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。