新东方网校：2012年中石油系统职称英语翻译题目精选(48)

　　48.Dogs-Our Faithful Companies(参考译文：狗—人忠实的伙伴

1.Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends.Almost everyone like dogs because they try hard to please their owners.One of my favorite stories is about a dog who wanted his owner to please him.

1.大多数狗的主人都觉得他们的狗是他们最好的朋友。几乎每个人都喜欢狗，因为它们努力取悦他们的主人。我喜爱的故事之一，就是关于一条想要他的主人取悦它的狗。

 

2.One of my friends has a large German Shepherd named Jack.These dogs are often very intelligent.Every Sunday afternoon,my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park.Jack likes these long walks very much.

2.我的一个朋友有一只叫杰克的大德国牧羊犬。这种狗通常非常聪明。每个星期天下午，我的朋友要带着杰克在公园里散步。杰克非常喜欢这种散步。

 

3.One Sunday afternoon,a young man came to visit my friend.He stayed a long time,and he talked and talked.Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk,but the visitor didn't leave.Jack became very worried about his walk in the park.He walked around the room several times and sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him.But the visitor paid no attention.He continued talking.Finally,Jack couldn't stand it any longer.He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later.He sat down again in front of the visitor,but this time he held the man's hat in his mouth.

3.一个星期天的下午，一个年轻人来拜访我的朋友。他呆了很长一段时间，不停地说呀说。马上就要到我的朋友带杰克去散步的时间了，但是拜访者没有离开。杰克开始担心起它在公园的散步（成为泡影）。它绕着房间走了几趟，然后直接坐在那个客人面前望着他。但是，客人没有注意到。他继续谈话。最后，杰克再也不能忍受了。它走出房间，几分钟后又回来。它再一次坐在客人的前面，但是，这次它把客人的帽子叼在嘴里。

 

4.German Shepherds aren't the only intelligent dogs.Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog.This is a special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things.We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the "eyes" of the blind people and they help them to "see".Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.

4.德国牧羊犬不是唯一的聪明狗。另一种聪明的狗是导盲犬。这是一种特殊的狗，用于帮助盲人沿街行走，以及做某些其它事情。我们称这种狗“导盲狗”就是因为它们是盲人的“眼”，它们帮助他们去“看”。导盲犬一般在特殊学校若干年学习如何帮助盲人。

 

5.One day,a Seeing Eye dog and a blind man got on a bus together.The bus was full of people and there were no seats.One man,however,soon got up and left his seat.The dog took the blind man to the seat,but there was very little space.The dog began to push the people on each side of the seat with his nose.He pushed and pushed until the people moved down,and finally there was enough space for two people.The blind man then sat down and the dog got up on the seat beside him.He lay down and put his head on the blind man's leg.He was very comfortable and soon fell asleep.Everyone on the bus had to smile at the intelligence of the dog in making space for the blind man and,at the same time,making a place for himself.

5.一天，一只导盲犬和一位盲人一起上了一辆公共汽车。车上挤满了人没有空座位。不久，一个乘客站起来，离开他的座位。导盲犬领着盲人到座位旁，但是，这里几乎没有移动空间。那只狗开始用它的鼻子去推空间两侧的人。他一次次推，直到人们移动。最后，这里甚至有足以容纳两人的空间。盲人坐下了，导盲犬跳上坐(应为座)位紧挨着他。它躺下后，把它的脑袋放在盲人的腿上。它非常舒服，很快便睡着了。车上的每一个人都微笑着，看这只聪明的狗为盲人制造空间，同时也为它自己制造空间。

 

6.Dogs have been helping people for a long time.Most dogs are easy to train and are very faithful and loyal to their owners.Dogs which people keep as pets usually stay close to their owners' children to protect them.Some working dogs will even chase away wild animal.They will also find animals,such as sheep,that are lost.Working dogs help ranchers drive animals where they want them to go.

6.狗被用来帮助人们已经很长时间了。大部分的狗很容易训练也非常忠诚和依赖它们的主人。人们视狗如同宠物，狗常常紧随它们主人的孩子，随时保护他们。某些役用犬甚至能够驱逐野兽。狗也可以（用来）寻找动物，例如那些失散的羊。役用犬能帮助农工驱赶牲畜到他们需要它们去的方向。

 

7.Great Danes,Boxers,and Doberman Pinschers sometimes work with the police to help catch criminals.They are in a special part of the police department called the k-9 Corps.K-9 is pronounced the same as canine,which is an adjective that refers to dogs.

7.大丹狗、拳犬、和短毛猎犬，（这些狗）常常为警察工作，帮助抓捕罪犯。这些狗组成警察局的特殊部队，亦称为K-9组。K-9（的英语）发音如同犬，是个意指狗的词。

 

8.Dogs like Saint Bernards have a good sense of smell.They can smell where people have been and can follow their trail.The Swiss have used Saint Bernards for 200 years to help find lost people.In the Unite States,Bloodhounds help find missing people.These dogs can smell something which belongs to a person and then follow that scent to wherever the person is.

8.圣伯纳德种狗有优良的嗅觉。它们能闻到哪里有过人，然后跟踪他的踪迹。两百年来，瑞士人使用圣伯纳德种狗帮助寻找迷路的人。在美国，侦探犬有助于搜索失踪者。这些品种的狗能闻到属于某人的气味，然后跟踪这种气味直到那个人所在的地方。

 

9.Because of their fine sense of smell,many dogs have worked with soldiers and hunters.Foxhounds follow the scent of foxes;hunters then follow the hounds.Beagles and bassets have short legs,so they can hunt in areas where the hushes are close to the ground.They are slow animals,so hunters are to follow them on foot.

9.因为狗有良好的嗅觉，许多狗被用来为士兵和猎人工作。猎狐犬跟踪狐狸的气味，猎人则跟在猎犬后面。猎兔犬和矮脚犬腿短小，它们能够在树丛贴近地面的地方捕猎。它们是跑不快的狗，所以猎人能步行跟踪它们。

 

10.There are some interesting comparisons between humans and dogs in the area of smelling.Human noses have parts called membranes which help us smell.A normal smelling membrane in a human nose is about the size of a quarter.In a dog,that same membrane is much larger.There are also differences in our brains that affect smelling.About five percent of the human brain tells us of the sense of smell.In a dog,that figure is over thirty percent.

10.人和狗之间在嗅觉方面的比较很有趣。人鼻子里有个器官叫鼻隔，用于人的嗅觉。人鼻子里的正常鼻隔面积大约等同25美分硬币。对于狗，同功能的鼻隔面积要大得多。在我们的大脑中还有一些其他的影响嗅觉的不同点。大约百分之五的人脑可以告诉我们嗅觉。对于狗，该数超过百分之三十。

 

11.Dogs can also hear very well.They can hear a much higher sound than a person can.There are special whistles which people use to call dogs.People can't hear the whistles,but dogs can.It is interesting to note that all breeds of dogs have the same superior sense of hearing.In other words,dogs with raised ears hear just as well as dogs with long,floppy ears.

11.狗的听觉也很好。与人相比，狗能听见（频率）高得多的声音。有一种特殊的人们用来召唤狗的狗哨。人们听不见狗哨声，但是狗可以。值得注意的有趣现象是，所有品种的狗有同样优越的听觉。用另一句话说，竖耳朵狗的听觉与长耳朵狗、耷拉耳朵狗毫无区别。

 

12.Most people think of dogs only as pets and faithful companions,but dogs have worked alongside people for thousands of years.In addition to guiding the blind and hunting,they have served in many other areas of work.

12.许多人认为狗仅仅是宠物和忠实的伙伴，其实，狗在人们身边干活已有上千年（历史）。除了引导盲人和捕猎，狗还在其它许多方面（为人）工作。

 

13.Many dogs have been used to transport goods.In parts of Greenland,Canada,and Siberia,dogs are still used to pull sleds.No other means of transportation has yet replaced them.These dogs,such as Huskies and Samoyeds,work in teams of eight to fifteen.They often pull loads as heavy as a ton,and they can cover a distance of forty miles a day.

13.许多狗被用于运输物品。在格凌兰、加拿大、西伯利亚的部分地方，狗仍然被用来拖雪橇。目前，还没有其它运输方式能取代它们。这些狗，像爱斯基摩犬和萨莫耶德犬，通常八至十五只组成一队工作。它们经常拉着载重一吨的雪橇，一天穿越40英里的距离。

 

14.Spaniels and Pointers are the most popular of another type of working dog-the gun dog.These types of dogs search for game.When they find a wild animal or bird,they stop,stand perfectly still,and point their noses in the direction of the game.They are interesting to watch while they wait for their masters to shoot to game.They keep their muscles tense and their tails in straight lines with the rest of their bodies.

14.西班牙狗和斑点狗是最受欢迎的另一类的役用犬：枪狗。这类狗用于做（捕猎）游戏。当它们发现一个野兽或鸟，它们停下，非常安静地立起，面向猎物的方向。它们注意地望着，等待它们的主人去射击猎物。它们保持自己的肌肉紧绷，保持自己的尾巴笔直于身体的其它部分。

 

15.Retrievers have a special function in hunting game.They don't point their noses,but they find the hunted game and carry it back to their masters.Many of these dogs,such as Golden Retrievers and Labradors,have waterproof coats.The Labradors originally came from Newfoundland,where sailors used them to retrieve fish that had escaped from their fishhooks.Retrievers are very gentle animals,and they are becoming popular as pets in many parts of the world.

15.捕兽犬在捕猎游戏中有一种特殊功能。它们不用鼻子指（向猎物），但是，它们能找到猎物，同时把它带回给它的主人。许多这样的狗，例如金毛捕兽犬和拉布拉多狗有防水的皮毛。拉布多猎狗最初来自纽芬兰，那儿的水手用它们去找回从他们鱼钩逃掉的鱼。捕兽犬是非常温顺的动物，在世界上的许多地方他(应为它)们成为日渐受欢迎的宠物。