🎧 Listen to today’s story
📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| feelings | Emotions like being happy, sad, or angry. | 感觉/情感 |
| still | Not moving. | 静止的 |
| machine | A piece of equipment that does a specific job. | 机器 |
| brain | The part of the body inside the head that thinks. | 大脑 |
| scan | A special picture of the inside of something. | 扫描 |
| differently | In a way that is not the same. | 不同地 |
| treat | A special gift, often food, that makes you happy. | 奖励/零食 |
| clever | Quick to learn and understand things. | 聪明的 |
📖 Read the story
Do you have a pet dog? Many people love dogs. New science says that dogs can understand our feelings. Scientists in Austria studied fourteen dogs. One smart dog was named Kun-Kun. The dogs stayed still inside a special machine. This machine took photos of the dogs’ brains. This is called a brain scan. The dogs looked at pictures of human faces. Some faces were happy and others were angry. The scientists saw that the dogs’ brains worked differently for each face. When the dogs saw a happy face, their brains felt very good. It was like they were getting a delicious treat! Dogs can even understand the feelings of people they do not know. This shows that dogs are very clever. They really are our best friends. So, remember to smile when you see a dog today. Your dog knows how you feel!
✏️ Answer the questions
1. What did the scientists in Austria study?
- A.The way dogs run
- B.How dogs understand human feelings
- C.The food dogs like to eat
- D.How dogs play together
2. How many dogs took part in the study?
- A.Four
- B.Ten
- C.Fourteen
- D.Forty
3. What was the name of the dog mentioned in the story?
- A.Kun-Kun
- B.Austria
- C.Collie
- D.Happy
4. What happened when a dog saw a happy face?
- A.It wanted to sleep
- B.It felt angry
- C.Its brain felt like it got a treat
- D.The machine stopped working
5. Which of these is true about dogs?
- A.They only understand their owners
- B.They cannot see human faces
- C.They are clever and understand people they don’t know
- D.They don’t like smiling people