实战口语情景对话 第119期:我的宠物狗 My Dog

 Todd: Trevor, do you have a dog? Trevor, 你养狗吗？

Trevor: Yeah, I do have a dog. 是的，我养。

Todd: What kind of dog? 是哪种狗呢？

Trevor: My dogs a boxer¹. 德国斗拳狗。

Todd: A boxer. What does a boxer look like? 斗拳狗。她长什么样啊？

Trevor: A boxer is medium size. She's got short hair and a very short stubby nose. And no tail. 中等大小，短毛，塌瘪的鼻子，而且还没有尾巴。

Todd: No, tail. Nice. Which do you prefer dogs or cats? 没有尾巴，那不错。你更喜欢狗还是猫？

Trevor: I'm a dog person. I like dogs. 我喜欢养狗，自然是喜欢狗。

Todd: OK. Why? 哦。为什么会喜欢狗呢？

Trevor: Dogs are a man's best friend and they are always loyal. 狗是人类最好的朋友而且他们对人一直很忠诚。

Todd: OK. What do you mean loyal? What does loyalty² mean? 好的。你所说的忠诚是什么？忠诚又意味着什么？

Trevor: Oh, they'll stay with you, even through the hard times. 哦，应该是即使在很恶劣的条件下他们仍会陪伴在你左右。

Todd: OK. Which breed or kind of dog do you like besides boxers³? 好的。除了斗拳狗你还喜欢哪种狗呢？

Trevor: I like labrodors and I like, uh, small terriers. 我喜欢拉布拉多，而且我喜欢那种小型犬。

Todd: Small terriers 小型犬？ Trevor: Small terriers. A Jack⁴ Russell small terrier. 小型犬。杰克罗素梗犬小

Todd: What color is a terrier? 什么颜色的啊？

Trevor: Black and white. 黑白相间。

Todd: Black and white. All right! --- What are some costs associated with keeping a dog? 黑白相间。好的。那养狗的相关费用有哪些呢？

Trevor: Pretty cheap really. You got some vet⁵ costs if they get sick and they got to have needles, but food. That's about it really. 真的非常便宜。如果他们生了病你会得到一些兽医赔付，除了食物他们还可以对狗进行打针治疗。就是这些。

Todd: OK. Great. All right. Thanks a lot Trevor 好的，太棒了。谢谢你。

Trevor: See you later! 一会儿见！

1 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

2 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

3 boxers   

n.拳击短裤；（尤指职业）拳击手( boxer的名词复数 )；拳师狗

参考例句：

• The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The boxers slugged it out to the finish. 两名拳击手最后决出了胜负。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

5 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。