老外想聊的100個(gè)英語口語話題 57 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(gè)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(duì)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(gè)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(shí)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(yīng)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(dòng)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(dòng)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(huì)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(dòng)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(gè)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(yùn),瑪利亞!
