A:We have been over this a hundred times! We are not getting a pet!
我們談?wù)撨@個(gè)已經(jīng)很多次了。我們不會(huì)養(yǎng)寵物。
B:Why not? Come on! Just a cute little puppy or a kitty!
為什么不?養(yǎng)吧。只養(yǎng)一只可愛的小狗或小貓.
A:Who is going to look after a dog or a cat?
誰去照顧狗或貓呢?
B:I will! I’ll feed it, bathe it and walk it every day! We can get a Labrador or a German Shepard!
我來。我會(huì)給它喂食,給它洗澡,每天帶它出去遛彎。我們可以養(yǎng)只紐芬蘭獵犬或德國(guó)牧羊犬。
A:What if we want to take a vacation ? Who will we leave it with? Plus, our apartment is too small for that breed of dog.
如果我們想去度假該怎么辦?我們讓誰照顧寵物?而且,我們的公寓太小了不適合養(yǎng)那種狗。
B:Ok. How about we get a cat or a ferret?
養(yǎng)貓或雪貂如何?
A:We’re planning on having children soon, I don’t think those animals are a good idea with a baby in the house.
我們計(jì)劃將來要個(gè)小孩,我認(rèn)為屋子里有小孩就不適合樣這些寵物。
B:Fine! Let’s get a bird then! We can keep it in its cage and teach it to talk! A parrot would be awesome!
好吧,那養(yǎng)只鳥吧。我們能放在籠子里養(yǎng),并教它手說話。養(yǎng)鸚鵡就很棒。
A:I’ll tell you what, I can get you some hamsters and we’ll take it from there.
我要告訴你,我會(huì)給你買個(gè)倉鼠,先從養(yǎng)那個(gè)開始。
B:Yay!