Human babies learn to talk by listening to their parents, and it seems that dogs are no different.
人類嬰孩通過聽父母親講話學說話，這一點在小狗身上似乎也是通用的。

In an adorable video posted to YouTube, Belka, a three-week-old Alaskan malamute-Siberian husky gets the hang of howling with some help from her human boy owner.
在上傳到Y(jié)ouTube上的一個可愛視頻中，三星期大的阿拉斯加雪橇犬-西伯利亞哈士奇Belka，在主人小男孩的幫助下學會了吼叫。

The tiny pup sits on the boy's chest, testing out her pipes with some tiny chirruping noises, sounding more like a baby bird than a dog.
這只小狗坐在男孩的胸膛上，發(fā)出吱吱的聲音測試著自己的嗓音，聽起來不像小狗而更像雛鳥的叫聲。

The boy sets her on the right track, demonstrating a howl more befitting a canine.
男孩幫助小哈士奇糾音，他模仿狗叫示范性地叫了一聲。

Belka soon gets the hang of it, lifting her nose to the sky and howling like a tiny wolf.
Belka很快就掌握了其中技巧，抬起頭像小狼狗一樣吼叫。

And what she lacks in authority and gravitas, Belka makes up for with sheer enthusiasm.
雖然它的叫聲還不具備威猛和莊嚴，但Belka激情澎湃，吼叫聲精彩不減。

Her owners, from the 'Polar bear capital of the world,' Churchill, Manitoba in Canada explain that her name, Belka, means 'squirrel' in Russian.
它的主人丘吉爾一家住在加拿大的馬尼托巴省，馬尼托巴省號稱“北極熊的世界”。主人說小哈士奇的名字Belka在俄語中的意思是“松鼠”。

The name was chosen for the color of her coat, and her mother's name Laika, means 'barker.'
Belka這個名字源自小哈士奇皮毛的顏色，以及它媽媽的名字Laika，Laika的意思是“吠叫者”。

Contrary to her name, Laika is a quiet dog, they say, and only barks when she sees a polar bear.
與名字含義相反的是，狗媽媽Laika是一只安靜的狗。據(jù)說它只在看到北極熊的時候才吼叫。

Belka's bark may not yet be enough to scare off a polar bear - or a teddy bear - but she's certainly on her way.
Belka的吼叫聲或許還不足以嚇跑北極熊，甚至泰迪熊。但不容置疑的是，它大有潛力可待發(fā)揮。