一只牧羊犬在失去了聽(tīng)力，無(wú)法在農(nóng)場(chǎng)工作后，被農(nóng)場(chǎng)主棄養(yǎng)并送給了英國(guó)皇家防止虐待動(dòng)物協(xié)會(huì)（RSPCA），她經(jīng)過(guò)訓(xùn)練，可以理解一系列的手勢(shì)，從而得以 “回到她熱愛(ài)的工作崗位上”。

Peggy, an eight-year-old collie, was taken in by the charity's Mid Norfolk and North Suffolk branch in 2018, where she was adopted by their animal welfare manager Chloe Shorten, whose husband also happens to be a shepherd.

2018年，當(dāng)時(shí)八歲的柯利牧羊犬佩吉被送到這家慈善機(jī)構(gòu)的中諾福克和北薩?？朔植浚⒈荒抢锏膭?dòng)物福利經(jīng)理克洛伊·肖頓收養(yǎng)，她的丈夫恰好是一位牧羊人。

Chloe said they knew Peggy wanted to be working, so they started the long process of teaching her how to herd without relying on voice commands.

克洛伊說(shuō)，他們知道佩吉想工作，因而對(duì)她開(kāi)展了漫長(zhǎng)的訓(xùn)練，教她如何不依靠語(yǔ)音命令放牧。

With the help of a sheepdog trainer, Peggy learned to understand hand signals and body language. A thumbs up, for example, means 'good girl'. 

在一位牧羊犬訓(xùn)練師的幫助下，佩吉學(xué)會(huì)了理解手勢(shì)和肢體語(yǔ)言。例如，豎起大拇指的意思是 “好姑娘”。

Now aged ten, Peggy's still proving that you can teach an old dog new tricks and works part-time with the couples' two other sheepdogs. 

現(xiàn)已十歲的佩吉印證了那句老話(huà)：活到老學(xué)到老，同時(shí)，她還在 “兼職” 和克洛伊夫婦的另外兩只牧羊犬一起放牧。

詞匯表

collie 柯利牧羊犬
adopted 被收養(yǎng)
welfare 福利，安康
shepherd 牧羊人
herd 放牧
voice commands 語(yǔ)音指令
sheepdog 牧羊犬
hand signals 手勢(shì)
body language 肢體語(yǔ)言
thumbs up 豎起大拇指
can teach an old dog new tricks 活到老學(xué)到老，來(lái)自英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ) “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks（年老難學(xué)藝）”

閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問(wèn)題。

1. True or false? Chloe and her husband taught Peggy how to herd by following voice commands.

2. What breed is Peggy?

3. What did the sheepdog trainer help Peggy learn?

4. If you want to say 'good girl' to Peggy, what hand signal should you use?

答案  

1. True or false? Chloe and her husband taught Peggy how to herd by following voice commands.
False. Chloe and her husband taught Peggy how to herd without relying on voice commands.

2. What breed is Peggy?
Peggy is a collie.

3. What did the sheepdog trainer help Peggy learn?
The sheepdog trainer helped Peggy learn to understand hand signals and body language. 

4. If you want to say 'good girl' to Peggy, what hand signal should you use?
A thumbs up.