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寵物美容師A Good Groomer

幫狗狗展現最好的一面Helping dogs looks their best

在亞洲，人們約莫照養千萬隻寵物，而且大部分都是小型犬。

在美國，則有八千九百七十萬隻狗與民眾生活在一起。

擁有寵物的人數不斷攀升，而打理寵物外在暨內在的服務亦然。

許多狗主人都認同，好的寵物美容師價值非凡。

住在美國德拉瓦州喬治敦的戴凱蒂今年三十五歲，十五歲起就開始從事犬隻美容。

當初她是直接師從一名專門領域的美容師。

有些美容師會參加美容學校學程，有些則會選擇線上課程。

不過，戴老師認為最好的學習方式就是獲取實際經驗。

優秀的寵物美容師還需要耐心及善心

替狗狗美容時，美容師得讓每隻狗都得到好的體驗。

一次不好的體驗會讓狗兒終身留下陰影，繼而使得後續美容變得更加困難。

狗主人在美容體驗方面也能貢獻一之力。

戴老師指出狗主人必須訓練自己的狗聽從基本命令；如此一來，狗狗對於美容師的相關口令就會有更好的回應。

groomer（n.）寵物美容師

Our puppy likes to play outside and get dirty, so we take him to the groomer every month.

groom（v.）刷洗；梳妝打扮

Our cat is always grooming herself and her kittens.

Bob stood in front of the mirror and groomed himself before his date with Emily.

on the rise上升；增長

Tesla's sales業績 have been on the rise this past year.

The candidate's popularity聲望has been on the rise, and many people think he will be elected to be a legislator.立法委員

In the last couple of months, car thefts汽車失竊 have been on the rise at shopping malls.

to look one’s best

you want you look best

purebred（Cocker Spaniel）純種（科卡犬）

mutt= not purebred

apprentice vs. mentor

apprentice [əˋprɛntɪs]（n.）學徒

My grandfather learnt shoe-making as an apprentice to a master craftsman. 我祖父跟一位大師傅當學徒，學會了製鞋。

apprentice（v.）使當學徒

to make someone an apprentice

Michelangelo was apprenticed to Ghirlandaio in Florence for three years.

米開朗基羅曾在佛羅倫斯師從基爾蘭達約三年。

to learn the trade

a dog groomer is a very specific or unique kind of job. It has a unique skill set that is involved in that trade. They need to learn all of the different skills necessary.

Wedding March

"I actually walked down the aisle to a beautiful arrangement of a hymn called For the Beauty of The Earth.

bridegroom新郎（groom）

bride新娘

Wedding vows結婚誓言

hymn [ˋhɪm] 讚美詩，聖歌；讚歌；歡樂的歌

patience（n.）耐心

Shelby showed a lot of patience as she waited in line for an hour to check in at the airport.

Megan always looks for trouble找麻煩, so don't let her try your patience.考驗你的耐心

patient（adj.）有耐心的

Thank you for being patient; the doctor will see you now.

hands-on experience vs. kinesthetic learning動態型學習

kinesthetic [͵kɪnɪsˋθɛtɪk]

動覺學習，動覺學習或觸覺學習是一種由學生進行體育活動而不是聽講座或觀看演示的學習方式。

Hands-on experience is not needed for the job.這份工作不需要實際經驗。

a kind heart

haunt（v.） （鬼魂等）常出沒於；（思想，回憶等）縈繞在……心頭；使困擾

haunted houses鬼屋

negative experience will haunt a dot the rest of its life

That means that you have something bad that happened to you or something

unpleasant, and it kind of follows you around maybe like someone would say a ghost

follows you around. That's what it means to feel haunted about something.

obey

command（n.）命令；指示；掌握；運用能力

When a general將軍 gives a command, he expects to be obeyed.

Gavin's command of five languages is astonishing.

She has a good command of spoken English. 她的英語口語很熟練。

command（v.）命令；指揮

Sarah commanded her dog to lie down.

obedience school

"If you hear someone talk about obedience school, it's not talking about a place their kids need to go, although that's not a bad idea

服從學校是培訓寵物如何正確行為的機構。當幼犬幼年且處於訓練的第一階段時，它們通常被主人帶到服從學校。培訓通常以小組形式進行。除了訓練寵物本身之外，服從學校還教寵物主人如何訓練，讚美和責罵他們的寵物。學校可以提供各種級別的教學，從幼犬的基礎知識到競賽級犬隻的高級課程。

play it by ear見機行事、隨機應變

definite yeses.

yes（n.）肯定的回答，同意；贊成票；投贊成票的人

We'll play it by ear. We can't plan too much based on numbers. Let's work with what we have for now. I know it will all come together.

I’ll just stay flexible and not plan to much

We'll just be flexible with changes as the workshop comes together.