059 赶车人和雪橇队

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Dog sledding — it's an exciting sport, but lots of hard work!

狗拉雪橇——这是一项令人兴奋的运动，但也需要付出很多辛苦！

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That's Kerry's team over there

那边是克里（Kerry）的雪橇队。

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They are ready to start the race

他们已准备好开始比赛了。

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Haze is the leader of the pack

黑兹（Haze）是这群雪橇犬的领头犬。

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He is an Alaskan husky

他是一只阿拉斯加哈士奇。

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Any type of dog can be a sled dog

任何种类的狗都可以成为雪橇犬。

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Okay, almost any type; some are too small!

好吧，几乎任何种类；有些狗太小了！

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Some popular sled dogs are Alaskan malamutes, Siberian huskies, and Eskimo dogs

一些受欢迎的雪橇犬品种有阿拉斯加雪橇犬、西伯利亚哈士奇和爱斯基摩犬。

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Sled dogs must be very strong

雪橇犬必须非常强壮。

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For example, look at Carmen

比如，看看卡门（Carmen）就知道了。

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She can pull over 350 kilograms by herself!

她自己就能拉动350多公斤！

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" Okay, guys! Are you ready to run?"

"好了，伙计们！准备好跑了吗？"

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That's Kerry. He's the musher

那是凯里。他是赶橇人。

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The musher is the driver of the sled

赶橇人就是驾驶雪橇的人。

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It's very important for the musher and the pack to trust each other

赶橇人和雪橇犬团队彼此信任，这点非常重要。

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Mushers usually don't have trouble getting the dogs to pull the sled

让狗狗们拉雪橇，对赶橇人来说通常不难。

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Most of the time, it's hard to get the dogs to stop pulling!

大多数时候，难的是让狗狗们停下来！

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Before a competition, the dogs train for months

比赛前，狗狗们要训练好几个月。

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Kerry trains his team by having them pull his car!

凯里训练他的团队，是让它们拉他的汽车！

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" Come on, team! Faster, Haze!"

"来吧，队员们！再快一点，黑兹！"

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Since sled dogs train so hard, they need lots of food

因为雪橇犬训练非常辛苦，它们需要大量食物。

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A normal dog usually eats about 1,500 calories a day, or less

普通狗通常每天吃大约1500卡路里，或者更少。

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But sled dogs eat about ten thousand calories a day!

但雪橇犬每天大约吃一万卡路里！

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That's a lot of food!

那可是好多食物啊！

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Although sled dogs are tough, they have sensitive feet

尽管雪橇犬很强壮，它们的脚却很敏感。

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Kerry, the musher, ties booties on their feet

赶橇人凯里给它们的脚上绑上小靴子。

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These booties protect the paws and keep them warm

这些小靴子保护爪子，让它们保持温暖。

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Each dog-sled competition is different

每场狗拉雪橇比赛都不一样。

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Some teams have 16 dogs, while bigger ones have more than 200 dogs!

有些队伍有16只狗，而更大的队伍有200多只狗！

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Some races are short, while others are long

有些比赛路程短，有些则很长。

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Some races last for days

有些比赛会持续好几天。

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Sled dogs like cold, snowy days

雪橇犬喜欢寒冷的下雪天。

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They run faster and longer when there is snow

下雪时它们跑得更快、更久。

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The snow is soft on their feet

雪在它们的脚下很柔软。

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And the cold weather keeps the dogs from getting too hot!

而且寒冷的天气让狗不会太热！

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The mushers, like Kerry, must be strong leaders

像凯里这样的赶橇人，必须是强有力的领导者。

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If the musher gets tired or uncertain, the dogs sense it

如果赶橇人累了或者犹豫不决，狗会感觉到。

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Then the dogs begin to distrust the musher

然后狗就开始不信任赶橇人。

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That could be very dangerous

那可能会非常危险。

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Winning a dog-sled competition is very exciting

赢得一场狗拉雪橇比赛非常激动人心。

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But it's not all about winning

但比赛不全是为了赢。

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It's about teamwork

而是关乎团队合作。

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It's about trust

关乎信任。

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Dog sledding is about friendship

狗拉雪橇关乎友谊。

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The best kind of friendship there is

最棒的那种友谊。