能嗅出花生粉塵的狗狗Dogs help people with severe food allergies live better lives by Lisa Holl Chang
Riley Mers has a deadly allergy to peanuts. Touching a peanut can cause severe hives. Breathing in peanut dust can cause Riley’s throat to close up, resulting in breathing difficulties. Fear of such allergic reactions made Riley avoid school, friends’ homes and church. But that changed when Riley, now 9, met Rock’O – a dog trained to sniff out peanuts.
Dogs can be trained to detect drugs, bombs and many otherthings. That gave Riley's mom an idea: Why not train a dog to detect peanuts? It turns out that some dog trainers were doing just that. One of them is Sharon perry in Texas. She trains dogs to sniff out peanuts- even peanut oil and dust- in six months.
The cost of a trained "peanut dog" can be over US $10,000. To assist families, the Mers together with two dog trainers started Angel Service Dogs. The organization raises money for families who need a trained dog. So far, seven dogs have been placed. Riley now attends school with Rock'O. With his nose for peanuts, Rock'O helps Riley live a freer life.
Grammar
Fear of such allergic reactions made Riley avoid school, friends' home and church.
such=this/ that kind of =like that
Fear of allergic reactions like these made Riley avoid school, friends' homes and church.
I'm not sure about a plan like that.
I'm uncomfortable with such a plan.
We need to be prepared for these kinds of emergencies.
We need to be prepared for such emergencies.
Vocabulary
dust (n)-Use this cloth to wipe the dust off the picture frame.
reaction (n)- 反应cause someone has some action.
Closing your eyes is a natural reaction that occurs when you sneeze.
turns out (phr. v)-结果是,证明是. end up, result.
At the end of the book. It turns out that the bad guy is actually a hero.
*I thought my boss was a cold-hearted person, but he turned out to be a great guy.
*The result of the game turned out to be a great surprise.比赛,结果出现令人大吃一惊的结果.
raise (v)- This bake sale is to raise money for the school library.
sniff (v)- 闻，嗅The police dog sniffed the crime scene for clues.
sniff out (idiom)- 闻出（某种东西的）气味，也可用在抽象的事情
*David can easily sniff out garlic because he doesn't like it.
*After being an agent for years, Susan is good at sniffing out promising stars.看出来谁会红。
hive - （单数名词） 蜂窝，蜂巢，（複数名词)荨麻疹.
*Nathan gets hives every time he eats shellfish. 麻疹
*Kathy broke out in hives after eating blueberries.
break out in hives - 起疹子.Kathy broke out in hives after eating blueberries.
Chat Room
live better lives-过更好的生活live (v) lives (p.n) "ai" 长母音。
live happy lives-过快乐的生活
live normal lives-过正常的生活
live quiet lives-过安静的生活
live (adj)- live fish-活鱼
live volcano-活火山
live recording-现场录音
live broadcast-现场直接转播
Sherry Mers-Founder of Angel Service Dogs
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