【轻松英文阅读】非同寻常的宠物

 When we think of pets, we usually think of dogs, cats and maybe birds or hamsters. These days, however, many pet owners want to have unusual pets. At pet shops we can see all kinds of strange animals. For example, we can see lizards¹, ferrets, prairie dogs, and even giant spiders.

 

Sometimes, these non-traditional pets are a big problem. Pet owners are not careful and their pets escape. For example, Florida has a big problem with python snakes. These pythons originated² from escaped pets. The owners of the snakes were not careful.

 

It’s OK to want an usual pet, but pet owners need to be responsible.

1 lizards   

n.蜥蜴( lizard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards. 在庞培城里除了蟋蟀、甲壳虫和蜥蜴外，没有别的生物。 来自辞典例句
• Can lizards reproduce their tails? 蜥蜴的尾巴断了以后能再生吗？ 来自辞典例句

2 originated   

v.起源于，来自，产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 )；创造；创始；开创

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• The art of portrait miniatures was originated in England. 微型画像艺术创始于英国。 来自《简明英汉词典》