【大家说英语】 第212期:在养宠物吗?(2)

 July 17 7月17日

Read it! 读读看！

Susie is taking care¹ of a bird. The bird is a parrot². 苏希正在照顾一只鸟， 那是一只鹦鹉。

Abby really likes birds. But she doesn't have one. 雅碧很喜欢鸟儿， 可是她没有养鸟，

They are a lot of work. 养鸟很费工夫，

When she was³ a child, she had⁴ two rats⁵. 她小时候养过两只老鼠。

Alex's parents have a small dog. 亚力克斯的爸妈有一只小型狗，

They live in an apartment⁶, so they don't have much room. 他们住在公寓里，所以空间不大。

Alex wants a pet, too. Someday⁷ he will get a kitten⁸. 亚力克斯也想要养宠物， 总有一天他会养一只小猫。

Conversation⁹ A 会话A

Hi, Susie. Do you ... 嗨，苏希，妳…

there's a bird on your desk! 妳的桌子上有一只鸟！

Yes, she's a parrot. Her name is Sunny. 是啊，这是一只鹦鹉， 她的名字叫桑妮。

I'm taking care of her for a friend. 我帮我朋友照顾它。

Carol¹⁰ let you bring her to the office? 卡萝让妳把它带到办公室来？

Yes. She was on Rob's show today. 是啊，它今天还上了罗柏的节目。

Can she talk? 它会讲话吗？

Yes, she can. But she won't talk when you want her to! 会， 可是妳要它讲话的时候，它就偏不讲！

I know some people like that! 我认识一些人也是这样！

Conversation B 会话B

Hi, Susie, where's Sunny? 嗨，苏希，桑妮呢？

She's in her cage¹¹. 它在笼子里。

I really like birds. I'd love to have a parrot. 我很喜欢鸟。我要是能够养一只鹦鹉，那就太好了。

Why don't you get one? 妳为什么不去买一只？

I read a lot about them. 我阅读了很多有关鹦鹉的事情。

They are a lot of work. I don't have that much time. 养鹦鹉很费工夫， 我没有那么多时间照顾它。

So do you have a different pet? 那你有别的宠物吗？

No. But I had two rats when I was a child. They were fun! 没有，可是我小时候养过两只老鼠， 它们很好玩！

Conversation C 会话C

Do you have any pets, Alex? 亚力克斯，你有养宠物吗？

No. But my parents have a dog. 没有，可是我爸妈养了一条狗。

What kind of dog? 什么样的狗？

It's a small dog. 是一只小型狗，

They live in an apartment. They don't have much room. 他们住在公寓里， 空间不大。

Dogs make good pets, and so do cats. 狗是很好的宠物，猫咪也是。

I like cats. I'd like to get a kitten. 我喜欢猫， 我想养一只小猫。

Now? 现在吗？

No.I don't have time for one now. 不是，我现在没有时间养猫，

But someday I'll get one. 可是总有一天我会养的。

1 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

2 parrot   

n.鹦鹉，鹦鹉学舌般地复述

参考例句：

• he boy had a parrot on his right shoulder.男孩把一只鹦鹉放在右肩上。
• It is a parrot.My brother and I love it very much.它是只鹦鹉。我哥哥和我都非常喜欢它。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 rats   

int.胡说，瞎扯n.大老鼠( rat的名词复数 )；卑鄙小人，叛徒

参考例句：

• The stores were overrun with rats and mice. 仓库里到处都是大大小小的老鼠。
• Rats! I forgot my glasses. 该死！我忘了带眼镜。

6 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

7 someday   

adv.(今后)有一天

参考例句：

• He'll forgive me someday.总有一天他会宽恕我的。
• My hope is that someday you will move to this town.我希望你有朝一日能搬到这个城市里来。

8 kitten   

n.小猫

参考例句：

• The kitten plays with its tail.那只小猫在玩自己的尾巴。
• I picked up the shaking kitten.我捡起了那只颤抖着的小猫。

9 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

10 Carol   

n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌

参考例句：

• Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
• The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。

11 cage   

n.笼子；v.关入笼中；vt.把...关入笼内

参考例句：

• He opened the cage and set the bird free.他打开鸟笼，放了鸟儿。
• There is a beautiful bird in the cage.鸟笼里有一只美丽的鸟。