Upravo se vratih sa mature iz engleskog i poprilično sam psihički istrošen. Ono čega su se svi plašili, nije se desilo – dame i gospodo, Rosica Aleksić se nije pala nama kao dežurni profesor. Umesto toga, dežurni su nam bili Ema (biologičarka) i profesor informatike, čijeg imena ne mogu da se setim. Imali smo 4 teksta dugačkih oko pola strane, pa je svako mogao da izabere šta je hteo. Dva su bila iz nekih knjiga, jedan ne znam odakle su izvukli, dok je poslednji prekopiran sa engleske wikipedije. Kada sam video da je odatle preuzeto, nisam hteo ni da čitam ostale – taj stil pisanja mi savršeno odgovara – i ovako non stop tražim informacije na tom sajtu. Tekst koji se pao je „Working dogs“ i evo kako izgleda:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_dog
A working dog refers to a canine working animal, i.e. a type of dog that is not merely a pet but learns and performs tasks to assist and/or entertain its human companions, or a breed of such origin. In Australia and New Zealand a working dog is one which has been trained to work livestock, irrespective of its breeding.
Within this general description, however, there are several ways in which the phrase is used.
To identify any dog that performs stunts on a regular basis to assist people. In this context, a dog that helps a rancher manage cattle or that performs stunts for a trainer who receives pay for its acts is a working dog, as is a service dog or an assistance dog. This might be in comparison to a companion dog, whose purpose is primarily as a pet.
The American Kennel Club uses Working Dogs to describe breeds who were originally bred for jobs other than herding or hunting. Such jobs might include pulling carts, guarding and so on. However in practice these ’show’ dogs under the AKC are not proper working dogs, and would indeed not be suitable for use as such. Many true working breeds are still very valuable as working dogs, and without them local economies would suffer. An example of such a breed is the Anatolian shepherd without which many sheep would be destroyed for example by wolves, feral domestic dogs, and in Namibia, the cheetah.
Although most modern dogs are kept as pets, there are still a tremendous number of ways in which dogs can and do assist humans.
Osim nekih sitnica, gde nisam baš znao adekvatan izraz u našem jeziku, nisam imao većih problema. Sve sam uspešno preveo, bar se nadam. Mada, kako Rosica nikad nije zadovoljna prevodom, nikad se ne zna…