英文原版对话1000个:1030 Animal Comeback

 　　Shiloh: So you guys don't have larger animals but you still have smaller ones like possums and raccoons. Do they cause problems? I know they're a nuisance for the garbage and things like that.

 

　　Adria: Yeah, actually, even though I live in kind of a suburban¹ kind of area, raccoons and possums are quite a problem, and they actually can kill cats, like your pet cat. And my cat actually had to get rabies shot, because she was attacked by a raccoon. And sometimes, you know, they do get through your trash, which is, first of all, gross, and it's kind of scary when you go to take out the trash and then there's big eyes looking back at you.

 

　　Shiloh: Yeah, I can see that.

 

　　Adria: Yeah. So what about wolves and coyotes? You mentioned mountain lions, but what about these other animals?

 

　　Shiloh: Oh, we have a ton of coyotes, and it's kind of cool. I love laying in bed at night, listening to the coyotes howl. It's kind of eerie². My dogs don't like it; my dogs go crazy at night.

 

　　We don't have wolves where I'm from, but the government has initiated³ a program to put them back in Ontario, because they were originally there, and they were killed out by the farmers and the ranchers in the area 150 years ago. But now, they're meeting a lot of opposition⁴ from the same farmers and ranchers, because wolves are aggressive and they do cause a lot of damage to cattle herds⁵.

 

　　But the coyotes don't cause a problem. You might hit one in a car on the road occasionally and people get hurt in car accidents because they'll hit coyotes, and they might steal cats and dogs, small cats and dogs, but other than that, people enjoy coyotes because it's kind of a little sense of the wild in the city. It's kind of nice.

 

　　Adria: So, what about like getting rid of the wolves? You said that some farmers had opposition to it. Do you agree that they should be allowed to shoot them?

 

　　Shiloh: I think that farmers should have the ability to kill a wolf if they see the wolf killing⁶ their animals or molesting⁷ their animals. I think that if a wolf pack kills an animal and the farmer is not there at the time, or the rancher is not there, the farmer shouldn't have the right to go out and hunt the wolf and kill him. I think if he sees the action taking place, he can kill the wolf because it's causing damage to him. But otherwise, I think they're wolves, they need to eat. Leave them alone, as long as they're not causing too much damage. It's better to have a natural species there than one cow that's going to be eaten.

1 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

2 eerie   

adj.怪诞的；奇异的；可怕的；胆怯的

参考例句：

• It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。
• I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那条漆黑恐怖的小路上。

3 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 molesting   

v.骚扰( molest的现在分词 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵

参考例句：

• He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. 他被指控对一位女同事进行性骚扰。 来自辞典例句
• He was charged with molesting a woman. 他被指控调戏妇女。 来自辞典例句