VOA常速英语:Artificial Nose Developed to Augment Dogs to Sniff Out Fentanyl

The nose, nose, meet Nemo, the two-and-a-half-year-old,30 kilo German Shepard.
鼻子，鼻子，这是尼莫，两岁半，30公斤重的德国牧羊犬。

At this Customs and Border Protection training facility,agents and dogs work together.
在这个海关和边境保护局的训练地，特工和警犬一起工作。

The canines leading with their noses which are many times more sensitive than ours.
狗的鼻子比我们灵敏很多倍。

And sniffing out fentanyl,the most dangerous illegal drug in America,
找出芬太尼这种美国最危险的非法药物，

is nothing especially difficult for them.
对它们来说没什么特别困难的。

According to Nemos partner Jessica Perone, just the same as any other trained odor for the dog,
根据尼莫的搭档杰西卡?佩罗内的说法，就像其他狗训练过的气味一样，

each trained odor they go through, you know, particular process,
每一种训练过的气味，你知道，狗狗都需要特定的过程，

and its really just the same as just another game for the dog.
这和狗狗的另一个游戏是一样的。45.5
Adrian Guerrero who oversees the training here,
阿德里安?格雷罗负责这里的培训，48.6
says what the canines can do on the job never ceases to amaze him.
他说，狗在工作中所能做的事总是让他感到惊讶。53.6
Placed in the correct position and environment the dogs capabilities are limitless.
在合适的位置和环境中，狗的能力是无限的。61.6
But what if there was a technology that could accurately and constantly detect thousands of kilograms?
但是，如果有一种技术可以精确地、持续地检测到数千公斤（芬太尼）呢?68.7
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy decided to hold a contest,
白宫国家药物管制政策办公室决定举行一场竞赛，73.0
with a half a million dollar grand prize to find that out.
获胜者获得50万美元的大奖。76.7
The winner was integrated defense and security solutions near Boston.
最终胜出的是波士顿附近的综合防御和安全解决方案。81.5
Its 3d x-ray computed tomography scanner called the Detect-1000,
它是3d x射线计算机断层扫描仪，叫做Detect -1000，86.7
is already used for detecting explosives,says CEO Jeffrey Hamel.
该公司首席执行长哈默尔说，它已经被用于探测爆炸物。91.8
We have artificial intelligence algorithms that does this in airports,
我们有人工智能算法可以在机场做到这一点，95.2
and we can train those algorithms on fentanyl and other narcotics,
我们在芬太尼和其他麻醉剂上反复应用这些算法，99.8
the same way we train the algorithms for explosives.
就像我们在爆炸物反复应用这些算法一样。102.4
The Detect-1000 can work around the clock doesnt need bathroom or meal breaks or asleep.
Detect -1000检测仪可以24小时工作，不需要上厕所，不需要吃饭休息，也不需要睡觉。108.3
If somebody gets creative on a concealment on how they hide the drugs inside the package,
如果有人很有创意地隐瞒了他们是如何把毒品藏在包裹里的，113.8
they can be fooled or the dog might be having a bad day,
它们可能会被愚弄，或者狗可能会有糟糕的一天，118.8
just like an airport agent might have a bad day.
就像机场特工可能有糟糕的一天一样。

So with a machine trained on looking at specific properties of the narcotics or drugs,
所以有了一台专门研究毒品或毒品特性的机器，129.9
itll give you the same answer every time.
每次都会得到相同的答案。

The dogs of CBP will not be out of jobs anytime soon,
CBP的狗不会在短期内失业，

even if technology for detecting fentanyl is widely deployed.
即使芬太尼的检测技术得到了广泛的应用。

They will still be working to sniff out other illicit drugs and the people smuggling those narcotics.
它们仍将努力侦破其他非法毒品和走私这些毒品的人。

Steve Herman VOA news Front Royal Virginia
VOA新闻记者史蒂夫·赫尔曼皇家前线弗吉尼亚报道