《中英對照讀新聞》The sat-nav dog collar that keeps track of Fido wherever he may stray 衛星導航狗環掌握走失狗兒的行蹤

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Dog owners will soon be able to deploy sat-nav technology to track down a missing pet.

狗主人很快就能運用衛星導航科技，找出他們失蹤的寵物。

The lockable collar, on sale from July, is made of anticut material to deter thieves and sends texts to the owner’s mobile telephone if the dog crosses a preset boundary. The owner can log on to a website where, using the sat-nav technology of the collar, they can pinpoint the pet’s location.

這種可鎖的狗頸圈，7月開始販售，是以防賊的耐斷材質製造，而且在狗超出預先設定的界線時，會傳簡訊到狗主人的手機。主人可以登入一個網站，使用頸圈上的衛星導航科技，找到寵物的所在地。

The collar is not cheap at￡200, but its makers, Retrieva, insist that it is worth it. Andrew Stuart, the company’s director, said：“Dog theft is out there but it’s not high on the list of police priorities, for obvious reasons. But for owners or families, if a dog gets lost it is a traumatic experience.”

這種頸圈並不便宜，要價200英鎊，但製造商Retrieva堅稱，它值得這個價錢。這家公司的董事安德魯．史都華說︰「偷狗情事時有所聞，但基於明顯的理由，警方並不把這種事當作優先查辦的案子，不過對狗主人或養狗的人家來說，狗走失是讓人難過的經驗。 」

新聞辭典

sat-nav︰即satellite navigation（衛星導航）。

track︰名詞，行蹤、足跡。例句：We followed his tracks in the snow to a hut.

（我們沿著他在雪地上留下的足跡來到一間小屋旁。）

stray︰動詞，迷路，走散。例句：A policeman took the old man who had strayed home.（警察把迷失在外的老人送回家。）也可當形容詞，指迷路的、走失的，如stray dogs（流浪狗）。

來源：自由時報

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