第19章 猫和狗。

　　David:Do you have any pets?

　　你养宠物吗？

　　You:No.

　　不养。

　　David:Is it common for people to have pets in China?

　　中国人喜欢养宠物吗？

　　You:It is common nowadays for people to have dogs but only in recnet years.

　　人们现在似乎很喜欢养狗，但是也是最近几年才开始的。

　　David:Dogs are the most popular pets in the U.S. also. Dogs are called "man's best friends", since they are very loyal. How about cats?

　　狗也是美国最受欢迎的宠物。因为它对主人很忠诚，因此又被叫做“人类最好的朋友”。猫呢？

　　You:In the countryside many people have cats, but in modern cities people prefer having a dog. Perhaps some people in the city like to have cats as well, but I am not sure.

　　农村人都喜欢养猫，但是城里人更喜欢养狗。城市人也有喜欢养猫的，我说不准。

　　David:Do you like cats?

　　你喜欢猫吗？

　　You:It's hard to say.I don't really like cats, but if someone in my family wanted to have a cat, I would say yes. I myself wouldn't bring up the subject.

　　这很难说。我不怎么喜欢猫，不过如果家里有人想要养一只，我也不会反对的。不过我不会提起这类的话题。

　　David:What do you think about this cat? Would you want it live in your house?

　　你觉得这只猫怎么样？你想要在家里养一只这样的猫吗？

　　You:It's too big to believe.

　　这猫太大了，真让人难以置信。

　　David:It's a very big cat.

　　它确实很大。

　　You:Is the picture for real?

　　这张照片上的猫是真的吗？

　　David:This is a real cat. The owner must have fed it very much. It looks like a lion. So big.

　　是真的。这家主人一定喂它吃了好多东西。看起来像头小狮子，真大。

　　You:It's a disgusting picture.

　　不过我不太喜欢这样的猫。

　　David:Oh,I'm sorry.

　　哦，原来这样。

　　You:I'm still wondering whether it's real or not.

　　而且我怀疑这究竟是不是一只真的猫。