嗅觉灵敏的小猎犬

61 嗅觉灵敏的小猎犬
DATE=7-3-01
TITLE=AGRICULTURE REPORT - Beagle Brigade
BYLINE=George Grow

(Start at 1'00") This is Bill White with the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT.
Diseases¹, insects and animals all can threaten agriculture. Often the threat of attack comes from foreign (1) organisms². The United States Department of Agriculture has many ways to protect American agriculture. One of such methods is the (2) Beagle (3) Brigade.
The Beagle Brigade is a group of (4) non-aggressive dogs and their human partners. The dogs work with (5) U-S-D-A inspectors³ and (6) X-ray equipment to prevent the (7) entry of (8) banned agricultural products into the United States. They search travelers' (9) belongings⁴ for banned fruits, plants and meat that could carry harmful organisms.
All dogs have noses that are well built for smelling. Their noses are designed to receive and (10) trap smells.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection⁵ Service chose beagles for use at airports for several reasons. Beagles are (11) intelligent and active dogs. They are (12) loyal⁶ and obey orders. American officials have found that most beagles will remain calm in crowded, noisy areas. They also are (13) gentle with people. And they have an excellent sense of smell.
Experts say beagles can (14) identify smells so weak that even modern scientific technology could not measure them. Beagles also have an excellent (15) ability to identify differences among smells. The part of a dog's brain that receives messages from the (16) nerves⁷ of the nose is highly⁸ developed. This area can store information the way a computer does.
The Agriculture Department established its program with dogs in Nineteen-Eighty-Four. At first, different kinds of dogs were used. Then officials worked with the armed (17) forces in (18) Texas to train Beagle Brigade teams. In Nineteen-Eighty-Seven, the Department opened three training centers and began training its own teams.
Now the Beagle Brigade has more than fifty teams at twenty-one international airports. More teams are being added. Plans are being made to (19) deploy⁹ teams along the American border with (20) Mexico. Plans also call for the use of dogs at some mail centers.
U-S-D-A officials also have provided¹⁰ help to agriculture officials in other countries who want to start their own dog programs. Officials in Australia, Canada, (21) Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand and (22) South Korea have asked for help.
This VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT was written by George Grow. And this is Bill White.

(1) organism [ 5C:^EnizEm ] n.生物体, 有机体
(2) beagle [ 5bi:^l ] n.(一种猎兔用)小猎犬
(3) brigade [brI5^eId] n.旅
(4) aggressive [`nQnE5^resiv ] adj.好斗的, 敢作敢为的, 有闯劲的, 侵略
(5) USDA abbr.United States Department of Agriculture 美国农业部
(6) x-ray [5eksreI] n.X光照片 vt.照X光
(7) entry [ 5entri ] n.登录, 条目, 进入, 入口
(8) ban [ bB:n ] n.禁令 vt.禁止, 取缔(书刊等)
(9) belongings [bI5lRNINz] n.财产, 所有物, 相关事物, 亲戚
(10) trap [ trAp ] n.圈套, 陷阱, 诡计vi.设圈套, 设陷阱 vt.诱捕, 诱骗,
(11) intelligent [ in5telidVEnt ] adj.聪明的, 伶俐的, 有才智的, [计]智
(12) loyal [ 5lCiEl ] adj.忠诚的, 忠心的
(13) gentle [ 5dVentl ] adj.温和的, 文雅的
(14) identify [ ai5dentifai ] vt.识别, 鉴别, 把...和...看成一样 v.确定
(15) ability [ E5biliti ] n.能力, 才干
(16) nerve [ nE:v ] n.神经, 胆量, 勇气, 叶脉 vt.鼓起勇气
(17) force [ fC:s ] n.力量, 武力, 精力, 魄力, 势力, 暴力, [复]军队,
(18) Texas [ 5teksEs ] n.德克萨斯州(美国州名)
(19) deploy [ di5plCi ] v.展开, 配置
(20) Mexico [5meksIkEJ] n.墨西哥(拉丁美洲国家)
(21) Guatemala [ 7^wAti5mB:lE ] n.危地马拉(拉丁美洲), 危地马拉人
(22) South Korea n.韩国

1 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

2 organisms   

n.有机物( organism的名词复数 )；有机体；生物；有机体系

参考例句：

• The organisms can be divided into discrete categories. 有机体可分为许多互不相联的种类。
• The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed. 细胞是构成一切生物的单位。

3 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

5 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

6 loyal   

adj.忠诚的，忠心的

参考例句：

• He is a loyal friend.他是一位忠诚的朋友。
• I judge him to be loyal.我认为他很忠诚。

7 nerves   

n.神经紧张 vt.鼓起勇气

参考例句：

• What he said at the meeting strung her nerves up. 他在会议上的发言使她的神经很紧张。
• At the end of a day's teaching, her nerves were absolutely shattered. 教了一天课，她精疲力竭。

8 highly   

adv.高度地，极，非常；非常赞许地

参考例句：

• It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
• The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。

9 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

10 provided   

conj.假如，若是；adj.预备好的，由...供给的

参考例句：

• Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.如果天气良好，我们的假日将过得非常愉快。
• I will come provided that it's not raining tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就来。