shepherd
n
person who takes care of sheep 牧羊人. shepherd, v [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
guide or direct (people) as if they were sheep 带领, 引导(人群)
A guide shepherded the tourists into the coach. 导游把游客领进旅游车里.
The children were shepherded around by two teachers. 这些小学生是由两位老师带领的.
Many offices use answering machines to give information.
许多办公室使用留言机来提供信息。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。