They came big and small, both dogs and people toDulles International Airport in Virginia during a busytravel weekend.

The pups in their pet parents are volunteers with aWashington therapy group called People AnimalsLove (PAL).

The friendly-behaved canines are cooking up somepassengers' days.

“We had a rough morning here in the airport for about, I don't know, five and six hours thismorning with a delay, so this is great.”

This blonde guy is called Labrador.

它们或大或小，在弗吉尼亚州杜勒斯国际机场一个忙碌的旅行周末里，人们与狗狗在这里营造出了一片快乐温馨的氛围。

人们怀里所抱的是华盛顿“爱动物”帮助协会志愿者的狗狗。

这些友善的狗狗正在缓解旅客们旅途的疲劳。

“我们今天早上在机场不是很顺利，航班延误了大概5、6个小时，而这些狗狗们帮了我们。”

这个金色的家伙是拉布拉多犬。

“It's so big and so gentle and it always draws a crowd.”

“Especially parents are always excited to see the dogs because it struck kids a little.”

Like little Aria whose parents are heading to Germany, her dad's station at military base.

“When you are travelling, it's very stressful and I think that just sitting here and petting a dogso that we can relieve the stress.”

This woman just arrived from England.

“It's a very stressful environment, you're running from gate you know, from one place toanother, I think it's quite nice to be able to stop on the way, pet a dog.”

“它很大也特别友善，总是能吸引一群人围观。”

“父母们见到这些狗狗尤为开心，因为它们能吸引小孩子的注意力。”

比如奥莉亚就是这样，她的父母正打算飞往德国前往她父亲所在的军事基地。

“当你在旅行途中时会感到压力，而我觉得坐在这里，抚摸下狗狗，就能倍感轻松。”

这个女人刚从英格兰落地。

“这是个非常紧张的环境,你要争分夺秒从一个地方到另一个地方,能够稍作停留，摸摸狗狗，我认为这是相当不错的体验。”

A quick stop to visit the dogs is also helpful to United Airline staff.

“This therapeutic is pleasing.

It's a great way to brighten your day.”

Including for some pilots who got a surprise visit at the office.

“It's a boy.

I was really stressed until these dogs showed up like the day that right now.”

而对联合航空的机组成员来说，短暂停留和这些狗狗亲昵也帮到他们。

“这样的治愈方法令人感到快乐。

这种很棒的方法会让你的一天都豁然开朗。”

而办公室的飞行员们也遇到了突然造访。

“这是个男孩。

我本来累得筋疲力尽，直到它们出现了，我感觉好多了。”

“There's nothing better than having a friendly face, four legs flopping around the office.”

This volunteer says she and her pup also helped provide emotional support for a dog lover.

“She had the same kind of dog, a golden doodle, that she lost last month, and she started tocry.

And we sat and we chatted a while about her dog and how much she loved her dog, and I thinkit was a nice moment.”

So for people who are being anxiety of hectic travel, the friendly warm from a comforting dogmake them stop and smile.

“没有什么比这样一张友善的面孔，四条腿的动物在办公室里走来走去更好的了。”

这位志愿者表示她与爱犬也为爱狗人士提供情感支持。

“她也养过这样一条金贵犬，但上个月狗狗的丢失让她感到悲伤。

我们聊了一会儿她的狗，听她讲自己多么爱这位伙伴，我觉得这是个不错的时光。”

因此对于那些被旅行搞得焦躁不安的人而言，这里友善的狗狗会使得他们稍作停留，并发出会心的一笑。

重点词汇

1.cook up 编造

例句:She'll cook up a convincing explanation.

她会编造一个很有说服力的解释。

2.head to前往

例句:Though she enjoyed flirting with Matt, it had not entered her head to have an affairwith him.

虽然她喜欢和马特打情骂俏，但是却未曾想过要和他相好。

3.show up 出现

例句:You may have some strange disease that may not show up for 10 or 15 years.

你可能患有某种10年或者15年都看不出什么症状来的怪病。

4.helpful to 有助于

例句:This dictionary is very helpful to your English study.

这部词典对你学习英语很有帮助。