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We have an extraordinary relationship with dogs.
我们与狗狗存在着非常特殊的关系
We love them like no other animal on the planet.
我们爱它们胜过地球上其他任何动物
What makes our relationship so special, is perhaps the dog's
可能是因为狗狗懂得分辨我们的情绪
ability to be able to read our emotions so effectively.
这使得它们与我们的关系变得特别
They've been around longer than any other pet.
狗比其他宠物 都更早遍及全球
There are now eight million dogs living in the UK alone.
现在光是英国 就有800万条狗
The dogs are wonderful.
狗是很棒的动物
We've got over 400 breeds across the world
全世界范围 有超过400种狗狗
and every one of them has something special about them.
其中的每一种都有其特别之处
But only now are we beginning to
但直到现在我们才开始明白
realise just how important that relationship could be.
这种关系有多么地重要
New research is revealing ever more
一项新的研究让我们对人与狗之间
intricate connections between human and dog.
的复杂沟通关系有了新的认识
Without that initial starting phase of dog domestication,
如果没有完成对狗的驯化
civilisation just would not have been possible.
人类也就不可能进入文明社会
So why do we love an animal that was once a fearsome predator?
我们为何爱上曾经是可怕肉食者的狗呢
This fire-breathing dragon
这条曾经的喷火龙(喻凶猛的狗)
has turned into a human friend.
现在已经变成了人类的朋友
Could they in some ways be
他们是否在某些方面上
more intelligent than even our closest relative?
比某些与我们最相近的物种更具智能呢
Suddenly, there were dogs
出人意料的是 有些狗
doing something that not even chimps could do.
甚至能完成黑猩猩都无法完成的的事
And in the future, what impact might dogs have on all our lives?
而在将来 狗又会对我们人类有什么影响呢
They're going to help us
它们将能帮助我们
tackle some of the most dangerous diseases of our time,
研究一些当代最危险的疾病
diseases that are killing millions of people every year.
这些疾病每年夺走数百万人的生命

重点解释

What makes our relationship so special, is perhaps the dog's ability to be able to read our emotions so effectively.可能是因为狗狗懂得分辨我们的情绪这使得它们与我们的关系变得特别

be able to:会； 能

We hoped that we should be able to do that.

我们希望我们能这样做。

A good lawyer might be able to get you off.

请位好律师有可能使你免受追究。

This fire-breathing dragon has turned into a human friend.这条曾经的喷火龙(喻凶猛的狗)现在已经变成了人类的朋友。

turn into:变成

The whole thing turned into a bitter quarrel.

整件事酿成了激烈的争吵。

Caterpillars turned into butterflies.

毛虫会变成蝴蝶。

And in the future, what impact might dogs have on all our lives?而在将来，狗又会对我们人类有什么影响呢

impact on:对 ... 产生影响

Her speech made a tremendous impact on everyone.

她的演说对大家震动很大。

How will the war impact on such a poet?

战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响?