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A Google tablet arrived a week later.
一周后，谷歌平板電腦上市。
Following the instructions, Arlyn uploaded dozens of pictures to the service's online portal, including images of family members and Jim's boat.
艾林按照指示將數(shù)十張照片上傳到該服務的在線門戶網(wǎng)站，包括家庭成員和吉姆的船的照片。
Then, she and her sister Layney Anderson presented the tablet to Jim. "Here, Dad. We got you this."
然后，她和姐姐萊尼 ·安德森把平板電腦送給了父親。“父親，我們給你帶來了這個。”
An animated German shepherd appeared and started to talk in the same female voice you hear when using Google Maps or other Google apps.
一只活潑的德國牧羊犬出現(xiàn)了，并開始用谷歌地圖或其他谷歌應用程序時聽到的女性聲音說話。
Before Alzheimer's had taken hold, Jim would have wanted to know exactly how the service worked.
在老年癡呆癥發(fā)作之前，吉姆想知道這項服務到底是如何運作的。
Now he simply chatted back.
如今父親只是聊天回應。
Within a week, Jim and his dog, whom he named Pony, had settled into a routine.
不到一個星期，吉姆和他的一只叫小馬的狗就開始進入日常程序。
Every 15 minutes or so, Pony would look for Jim, calling his name if he was out of view.
每隔15分鐘左右，小馬就會去找吉姆，如果吉姆不在視線之內(nèi)，小馬就會叫他的名字。
Sometimes Jim would "pet" the sleeping dog onscreen to rustle her awake.
有時吉姆會在屏幕上“撫摸”睡著的狗，讓它醒來。
His touch sent an alert to the Care.coach worker behind the avatar, who would launch the tablet's audio and video stream.
這一觸碰向后面的Care.coach護理人員發(fā)出警報，護理人員啟動平板電腦的音頻和視頻流。
Pony reminded Jim which caretaker would be visiting to do the tasks that a virtual dog couldn't:
小馬提醒吉姆，看管者會做虛擬狗做不到的事情：
preparing meals, changing sheets, driving him to a senior center.
做飯，換床單，開車送他去老年中心。
Pony would read poetry aloud or discuss the news.
小馬會大聲朗誦詩歌或討論新聞。
Sometimes she'd hold up a photo of Jim's daughters or his inventions between her paws, prompting him to talk about his past.
有時她會用爪子夾起一張吉姆女兒的照片或他的發(fā)明，促使他談起自己的過去。
The dog complimented Jim's sweater.
小馬稱贊了吉姆的毛衣。
He reciprocated by petting the screen with his finger, sending hearts floating up from the dog's head.
父親的回應是用手指輕撫屏幕，屏幕上小馬的頭上飄出一顆心。
"I love you, Jim!" Pony told him.
“我愛你，吉姆!”小馬告訴他。
Jim turned to Arlyn and gloated, "She thinks I'm real good!"
吉姆轉(zhuǎn)向艾林，洋洋得意地說道：“她認為我真的很棒!”
