新西兰英语 805 Vet school celebrates 50 years

 　　A vet¹ is a short word for veterinarian, an animal doctor. This year, Massey University in Palmerston North is celebrating 50 years since it opened the Veterinary school. Tomorrow, the school will celebrate this occasion with a day of speakers and a dinner.

　　Before 1963, any New Zealander wanting to be a vet usually went to a university in Australia. However, in 1963 Massey began training vets² in New Zealand. That year, there were 32 students studying for a five-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree. Today there are more than 500 students studying Veterinary Education at different levels including PhD. It is still the only university in New Zealand with a veterinary programme.

　　The school has a teaching hospital for small animals like dogs and cats, and another hospital for horses. These hospitals have all the equipment you would find in a hospital for people: x-ray, ultra-sound and so on. At the farm clinic, students learn about farm animals like sheep, cattle, deer and goats. Students also learn how to care for injured wildlife, like penguins³ covered in oil.

　　New Zealand is an agricultural country so we need vets to look after farm animals. We also need vets for horse racing⁴ which is a popular entertainment. Many families have a pet and vets are needed to keep pets healthy.

　　Listen to April 27th 2013 to hear more about birds covered in oil.

　　Vocabulary

　　?and so on – more things like that, etc

　　?clinic – a medical building, part of a hospital

　　?cattle – cows and bulls⁵

　　?wildlife – animals in a natural environment e.g. living in a forest

　　?injured – hurt in an accident

　　?agricultural – animal farming

　　Grammar

　　Plurals⁷: sheep, deer, cattle do not add ‘s’ for plural⁶. Singular of ‘cattle’ is ‘cow’ or ‘bull’ or ‘a cattle beast’

1 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

2 vets   

abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。 来自互联网
• In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。 来自互联网

3 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 bulls   

n.公牛( bull的名词复数 )；法令；力大如牛的人；（象、鲸等动物的）雄兽

参考例句：

• Riding bulls is always an exciting event at a rodeo. 骑公牛总是放牧人竞技会上激动人心的表演。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two white bulls were sacrificed and a feast was held. 献祭了两头白牛，并举行了盛宴。 来自辞典例句

6 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

7 plurals   

n.复数，复数形式( plural的名词复数 )

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