今天的這段對話,在討論兔子,
為什么會決定養(yǎng)只兔子?養(yǎng)兔子很難嗎
來聽今天的講解:
A: is that your rabbit?
這是你的兔子?
B: yes, I just adopted her from the humane society this weekend.
是的,我這個周末去人道協會領養(yǎng)的.
A: that's good for you. why did you decide to get a rabbit?
你真好.你怎么會決定養(yǎng)只兔子呢?
B: well, i wanted to get a pet that wouldn't disturb the neighbors. at the same time, I wanted a pet that would be affectionate.
我想養(yǎng)只寵物,希望它既不會吵到鄰居,同時也會跟主人很親.
A: rabbits aren't usually that affectionate, are they?
這我還真不知道.兔子難養(yǎng)嗎?
B: if you cuddle them a lot when they are very young, they can be just as affectionate as dogs or cats.
不怎么難養(yǎng).我?guī)将F醫(yī)那兒去打預防針的時候獸醫(yī)跟我說,要經常給它修剪指甲,要給它準備水和食物,還要給它清掃籠子.
A: i didn't know that. Are rabbits difficult to take care of?
聽起來挺簡單的嘛.養(yǎng)兔子有味嗎?
B: not really. I went to the veterinarian to get her vaccinated and she told me that all I needed to do was to make sure to trim its nails from time to time, to give her food and water, and to clean its cage.
不是真的。我去獸醫(yī)那里給她接種了疫苗,她告訴我,我所需要做的就是確保不時修剪它的指甲,給她食物和水,并清潔它的籠子。
A: that sounds pretty easy. Do rabbits make your house smell?
聽起來挺簡單的嘛.養(yǎng)兔子有味嗎?
B: No, rabbits aren't very stinky. As long as your clean the cage on a regular basis, it's not too bad.
沒味兒,兔子不太臭.只要你定期給它清掃籠子,情況就不會太糟糕.
A: can you train a rabbit to do things?
你能訓練兔子做事嗎?
B: you can't train them like you can train dogs,but you can train them to do some things. For example, you can train them to go the bathroom in a special rabbit toliet.
你不能像訓練狗一樣訓練兔子,但也可以訓練它們做些事情.比如,讓它們去衛(wèi)生間讓它們到專門為它指定的區(qū)域排泄.
A: that's amazing! Has she bitten you yet?
真有意思!它咬過你嗎?
B:not yet. She's pretty tame. I think she must be used to being around lots of different people.
還沒.它非常溫順.我想它應該跟過很多不同的主人.