老外最想聊的100個英語口語話題（57)：寵物情緣

　　Keeping a Pet 寵物情緣

　　dialogue 1

　　M: oh, Sam! Is this your dog?

　　噢,山姆,這是你的狗嗎?

　　S: it's Cindy, you know that. Hey, Cindy, say hello to Maria.

　　它叫辛蒂,你知道的.辛蒂,來,和瑪利亞打個招呼吧.

　　M: Cindy, you're so cute.

　　辛蒂,你真可愛.

　　S: she is also very naughty. By the way, do you have a dog, Maria?

　　她也很淘氣呢.對了,瑪利亞,你養(yǎng)狗嗎?

　　M: I have a little white cat.

　　我養(yǎng)了只小白貓.

　　S: Oh, a cat? Come on.

　　貓?真的嗎?

　　M: yes, cats are always gentle. and they don't need a lot of space since they're small.

　　是的,貓通常都比較溫順,個頭也小,養(yǎng)貓不用太大的地方.

　　S: but I think they're dull, aren't they?

　　可是我覺得養(yǎng)貓很沒勁啊.

　　M: not at all. They're quiet most of the time.But they can be every bit as affectionate as dogs.

　　養(yǎng)貓?zhí)貏e有意思!雖然貓比較安靜,但是和狗一樣找人喜歡.

　　S: well, cats are certainly more independent.

　　嗯,貓肯定沒狗那么依賴人.

　　M: absolutely. Believe it or not, I found my cat by a garbage can around my neighborhood two years ago.

　　這倒是.你知道嗎,這只貓是2年前在我家附近的垃圾箱旁邊撿回來的.

　　S: oh, really? so you just took home a stray cat?

　　啊,真的嗎?你就這樣把一只流浪貓抱回家了?

　　M: yes. It was starving and looking for something to eat when I saw it.

　　是的.我看見它的時候,它都餓壞了,正在找吃的.

　　S: Poor cat.

　　真可憐.

　　M: now we get along very well. It makes me feel that I'm someone special.

　　現(xiàn)在我們相處的很好.它總是讓我覺得自己很重要.

　　dialogue 2

　　M: Hi, Sam. I want to buy a pet. Do you have any ideas?

　　你好,山姆.我想買一只寵物,你有什么建議嗎?

　　S: You really should go to Rachel's pet store.

　　你應該去拉切爾的寵物店看看.

　　M: why? anything special there?

　　為什么啊?這家店很特別嗎?

　　S: it's more than special. You can find as many kinds of animals as you can put a name to and more.

　　何止是特別啊?凡是你能叫出名字的動物,店里都有!

　　M: Oh, really? are there any snakes?

　　真的嗎?有蛇嗎?

　　S: snakes? there are even rodents and monkeys! it's a world of exotic pets.

　　蛇?那里連鋸齒動物和猴子都有!

　　M: that's terrific. I can't wait to check it out.

　　太棒了!我要去轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn).

　　S: Hang on. are you sure you want to keep a non-traditional pet?

　　等等,你確定你要養(yǎng)非傳統(tǒng)寵物?

　　M: why not? it's so cool.

　　有什么不好呢?多酷啊.

　　S: but it will pose a risk to your health.

　　可是它會威脅你的健康?

　　M: pardon?

　　你說什么?

　　S: i mean, most reptiles carry some harmful bacteria. they are likely to cause immune system problems.

　　我的意思是大多數(shù)爬行動物都攜帶有害病菌,有可能引起免疫系統(tǒng)疾病,

　　M: well, I didn't realize that.

　　哦,這個我倒沒想過.

　　S: I don't believe it's a good choice to keep those pets, especially for families with young children.

　　我覺得養(yǎng)這種寵物是不明智的,要是家里有小孩的話,就更不好了.

　　M: oh, I should have thought of my brother's baby girl. Maybe I'll just have a dog instead of an exotic pet.

　　哦,我都忘了我哥的小女兒了.我還是養(yǎng)條狗吧,外來寵物就算了.

　　S: yes, good luck, Maria.

　　祝你好運,瑪利亞!