第19章 貓和狗。
David:Do you have any pets?
你養(yǎng)寵物嗎?
You:No.
不養(yǎng)。
David:Is it common for people to have pets in China?
中國人喜歡養(yǎng)寵物嗎?
You:It is common nowadays for people to have dogs but only in recnet years.
人們現(xiàn)在似乎很喜歡養(yǎng)狗,但是也是最近幾年才開始的。
David:Dogs are the most popular pets in the U.S. also. Dogs are called "man's best friends",since they are very loyal. How about cats?
狗也是美國最受歡迎的寵物。因?yàn)樗鼘?duì)主人很忠誠,因此又被叫做“人類最好的朋友”。貓呢?
You:In the countryside many people have cats, but in modern cities people prefer having a dog.Perhaps some people in the city like to have cats as well, but I am not sure.
農(nóng)村人都喜歡養(yǎng)貓,但是城里人更喜歡養(yǎng)狗。城市人也有喜歡養(yǎng)貓的,我說不準(zhǔn)。
David:Do you like cats?
你喜歡貓嗎?
You:It's hard to say.I don't really like cats, but if someone in my family wanted to have a cat, Iwould say yes. I myself wouldn't bring up the subject.
這很難說。我不怎么喜歡貓,不過如果家里有人想要養(yǎng)一只,我也不會(huì)反對(duì)的。不過我不會(huì)提起這類的話題。
David:What do you think about this cat? Would you want it live in your house?
你覺得這只貓?jiān)趺礃?你想要在家里養(yǎng)一只這樣的貓嗎?
You:It's too big to believe.
這貓?zhí)罅?,真讓人難以置信。
David:It's a very big cat.
它確實(shí)很大。
You:Is the picture for real?
這張照片上的貓是真的嗎?
David:This is a real cat. The owner must have fed it very much. It looks like a lion. So big.
是真的。這家主人一定喂它吃了好多東西??雌饋硐耦^小獅子,真大。
You:It's a disgusting picture.
不過我不太喜歡這樣的貓。
David:Oh,I'm sorry.
哦,原來這樣。
You:I'm still wondering whether it's real or not.
而且我懷疑這究竟是不是一只真的貓。