Deaf sheepdog learns how to herd using 'sign language' 失聪牧羊犬通过识别手势指令放羊

Deaf sheepdog learns how to herd using 'sign language' 失聪牧羊犬通过识别手势指令放羊 Play audio file 一只牧羊犬在失去了听力，无法在农场工作后，被农场主弃养并送给了英国皇家防止虐待动物协会（RSPCA），她经过训练，可以理解一系列的手势，从而得以 “回到她热爱的工作岗位上”。 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. 克洛伊说，他们知道佩吉想工作，因而对她开展了漫长的训练，教她如何不依靠语音命令放牧。 With the help of a sheepdog trainer, Peggy learned to understand hand signals and body language. 现已十岁的佩吉印证了那句老话：活到老学到老，同时，她还在 “兼职” 和克洛伊夫妇的另外两只牧羊犬一起放牧。 词汇表 collie 柯利牧羊犬 adopted 被收养 welfare 福利，安康 shepherd 牧羊人 herd 放牧 voice commands 语音指令 sheepdog 牧羊犬 hand signals 手势 body language 肢体语言 thumbs up 竖起大拇指 can teach an old dog new tricks 活到老学到老，来自英语谚语 “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks（年老难学艺）” 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题。 1. The sheepdog trainer helped Peggy learn to understand hand signals and body language.