【大家说英语】 第106期:宠物也需要运动

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January 28 1月28日

Pets Need Exercise, Too! 宠物也需要运动！

People need exercise. Pets do, too! 人需要运动， 宠物也是一样！

You can help your pets exercise. 你可以帮助你的宠物做些运动，

You can walk or run with your dog. 你可以带着你的狗儿散步或跑步；

Some people dance with their dogs. 有些人会和自己的狗儿跳舞；

You can also swim with your dog! 你也可以和你的狗儿一起游泳！

Or you can play ball with your dog. 不然你也可以和你的狗儿玩球，

Throw a ball, and your dog can chase¹ it! 丢一颗球，然后你的狗儿就可以去追！

Dogs can also play with other dogs and get exercise. 狗儿也可以借着和其他狗儿玩耍而获得运动。

Different pets exercise in different ways. 不同的宠物以不同的方式运动。

Cats don't like walks. 猫咪不喜欢散步，

But you and your cat can play with a light! 但你和你的猫咪可以和灯光玩！

You move the light. Your cat chases² the light. 你移动灯光， 你的猫咪就会去追；

Cats can also run after a piece of string or a small ball. 猫咪也会追一条线或是一颗小球；

Cats like chasing³ small animals, too. 猫咪也喜欢追逐小动物，

Buy your cat a toy mouse. 为你的猫咪买一只玩具老鼠，

Your cat can have fun with it! 你的猫咪就可以和它玩！

Big pets need a lot of exercise. 大型宠物需要许多运动，

They need a lot of space, too. 牠们也需要很大的空间，

Then they can run and play. 这样牠们才能奔跑玩耍。

Small pets also need exercise. 小型宠物也需要运动。

Fish can learn fun tricks. 鱼可以学习有趣的把戏，

Teach your fish to jump out of the water! 教你的鱼儿跳出水面吧！

Pet mice need to run around. 宠物鼠需要到处奔跑，

A pet mouse can run on an exercise wheel. 宠物鼠可以在滚轮上奔跑。

Care for your pets. 好好照顾你的宠物，

Keep them healthy. Exercise them! 让牠们保持健康， 现在就让牠们运动吧！

1 chase   

vt.追逐，追赶，追求；n.追赶

参考例句：

• The police grabbed the robbers after a long chase.警察经过长距离追赶后逮住了抢劫犯。
• Would you chase me if I did?如果我逃开了，你会来追吗？

2 chases   

n.打猎( chase的名词复数 )；猎物 （指鸟兽等）；槽

参考例句：

• When Bull and his men rob the payroll, Gene chases them down. 当公牛和他手下抢夺工资后，基尔追踪他们。 来自互联网
• It was one of these boring films with endless police chases. 这是那种乏味的电影，尽是没完没了的警察追击的场面。 来自互联网

3 chasing   

n.雕镂术，雕刻工作；车螺丝；抛光；螺旋板

参考例句：

• My dog likes chasing rabbits. 我的狗喜欢追捕兔子。
• The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. 孩子们追逐着彼此的影子，玩得很开心。