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「聞」機行事！臺灣首隻電子偵測犬登場 Meet Taiwan’s Very Own Electronic Storage Detection Dog
Meet Taiwan’s Very Own Electronic Storage Detection Dog
#動物 #臺灣 #心靈·療癒
8/1 生活英語
作者 Enjoy Editors
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「聞」機行事！臺灣首隻電子偵測犬登場 Meet Taiwan’s Very Own Electronic Storage Detection Dog
一種新型偵測犬正在幫助臺灣警方。
目錄 / Tips in Use 重點解析 / You Can Do This 英文試金石 / 中文翻譯
升高一銜接單元 ｜本集 精彩教學影片（講解老師：Stephen & Bernice 老師）
A new type of detection dog is helping out police in Taiwan.
It is common to see dogs helping the police sniff out drugs and other illegal materials. In recent years, a new kind of detection dog has been introduced—electronic storage detection dogs. These dogs are trained to recognize the smell of electronic storage devices like smartphones, hard drives, or flash drives.
In September 2023, Taiwan started using its first electronic storage detection dog to help the police find such devices. The dog was named Wafer as a nod to Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. He was donated to Taiwan by an American non-profit organization. Dogs like Wafer can help the police find information that may provide proof of criminal activities.
Wafer is able to detect electronic storage devices by smelling a certain chemical used in most of them. His sense of smell is so strong that he can even sniff out a cellphone in a river. When Wafer is brought to a crime scene, he will begin searching for hidden smartphones or USB drives right away. Since his arrival in Taiwan, he has helped police officers find important evidence in three major criminal cases. With the aid of the electronic storage detection dog, the Taiwanese police can solve cases more quickly and effectively in the future.
單字片語整理
Words in Use
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detection [dɪˋtɛkʃən]
n. 偵測；察覺
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detect [dɪˋtɛkt]
vt. 發現，查出
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drug [drʌg]
vt. 下藥（以使昏迷）
n. 藥（物）；毒品
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recognize [ˋrɛkəg͵naɪz]
vt. 認出；承認，認可
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proof [pruf]
a. 防……的（多用於『名詞 -proof』 的複合字）
n. 證明（集合名詞，不可數）
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criminal [ˋkrɪmən!]
a. 犯法的（= illegal[ɪˋlig!]）； 刑法方面的
n. 罪犯
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a crime scene
n. 證據（集合名詞，不可數）
a. 證明
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sniff out... / sniff... out 聞出⋯⋯
Practical Phrases
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search for sth 尋找某事物
The police have been searching for the missing child for nearly two weeks.
警方尋找那名失蹤兒童已經將近 2 星期了。
Tips in Use 重點解析
形容詞子句化簡為分詞片語的用法
本文最後一段第一句中的 “used in most of them” 為過去分詞片語，由關係代名詞 which 引導的形容詞子句化簡而成，修飾前面的名詞詞組 a certain chemical。
形容詞子句化簡原則如下
在形容詞子句中，若關係代名詞為主詞時，該形容詞子句可化簡為分詞片語，化簡步驟如下：
a. 刪除關係代名詞；
b. 之後的動詞改為現在分詞；
c. 若動詞為 be 動詞，變現在分詞 being 後可省略。
例 The man who lives next door to me is a teacher.
→ The man living next door to me is a teacher.
住在我家隔壁的男人是一名教師。
例 Emma has a bag (which was) made in Korea.
艾瑪有一個韓國製的包包。
本文最後一段第一句可還原如下：
Wafer is able to detect... by smelling a certain chemical which is used in most of them.
根據上述，刪除關係代名詞 which，其後 be 動詞 is 變成現在分詞 being，being 省略後即成本句。
You Can Do This 英文試金石
❶ What idea about Wafer is talked about in the reading?
(A) How he uses his sense of smell to find people.
(B) How he helps the police find electronic devices.
(C) Why the Taiwanese police need his help to solve cases.
(D) Why the American organization donated him to Taiwan.
❷ Which is true about Wafer?
(A) He has not taken part in any cases yet.
(B) He can smell both drugs and electronic devices.
(C) He can’t find electronic devices that are in the water.
(D) He can smell a special chemical used in electronic devices.
❸ What does it mean when someone does something effectively?