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。