School Designed for Dogs

I love going to the park with my dog. It's fun to see him run around with other dogs and enjoy the space outdoors.
看著我的狗狗在室外跑來跑去，真好玩！

I wish I could take my dog everywhere. Not just to parks and beaches, but to indoor places as well… Such as restaurants, museums … and school!
我也想帶狗狗到一些室內的地方，例如餐廳、博物館，還有學校。

But I guess most indoor places won't let dogs in.
但很多地方不准狗進去。

Most places aren't designed for dogs. They are designed for people. And if a place is designed to be better for people, it is probably not that comfortable for dogs.
很多設計給人使用的空間不太適合狗。

But guess what. There is a place in Spain that is designed for dogs. This place is actually a school for dogs.
不過在西班牙，有一所給狗狗上的學校。

Everything there is made to be good for dogs. For example, the floors are made of a material that is comfortable for a dog's feet.
學校裡面地板的材質，不會讓狗的腳不舒服。

Everything is lowered too so dogs can see better when they're walking around.
所有設備的高度都比較矮，讓狗看得更清楚。

Dogs like to bark, and they have very sensitive ears. So the building is also made of material to help make sure noise levels aren't too high.
狗狗很愛叫，聽覺也很敏感，所以他們使用可以減少噪音的材質。

There should be a comfortable school for dogs in Taiwan, I would take my dog there!
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Vocabulary
設計給狗上課的學校，這可稀奇了。

1. Design 設計。
Look at this little house I made. 你看我做的小房子。
Wow, is this designed for dogs? 哇，這是設計給狗狗住的嗎？
Yeah, I designed it myself. 對，我自己設計的。

2. Comfortable 舒服的。
Your dog will find it very comfortable. 你的狗會覺得它很舒服。
I find it comfortable! 我都覺得它很舒服了。

3. Lower 降低。
Would you please lower your speakers? 你可以把擴音器關小聲嗎？
I'm trying to sleep. 我想睡覺。
Sorry. I'll turn it off. 真抱歉，我來把它關掉。

4. Material 材質。
What material is this? 這是什麼材料？
It's glass. 是玻璃。
A glass T-shirt! How special!
玻璃做的T-恤！真特別！

Would you like to take your dog to school?
design 設計
comfortable 舒服的
lower 降低
material 材質
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Quiz

1. Where is the school that is mentioned in the story?
a. Taiwan
b. Spain
c. The U.S.

2. What is special about this school?
a. It's designed for dogs
b. It's designed for people
c. It's designed for insects

3. The building is made of a special material to reduce…
a. The level of noise
b. The number of cats
c. The amount of barking

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. A