慢速英语短文听力 安静的宠物

A Quiet Pet

安静的宠物

Lisa liked to visit her friends. All her friends had pets. Her friends had dogs. Her friends had cats. Her friends had birds. Lisa didn’t have any pets. She didn’t have a dog. She didn’t have a cat. She didn’t have a bird. “Can I have a dog, Daddy?” Lisa asked. Daddy said no. He said a dog barked¹ too much. “Can I have a cat, Daddy?” Lisa asked. Daddy said no. He said a cat meowed too much. “Can I have a bird, Daddy?” Lisa asked. Daddy said no. He said a bird sang too much. “All my friends have pets. Can’t I have just one pet?” she asked. “Okay,” Daddy said. “But it must be a quiet pet. I’ll buy you a quiet pet.” He went to the pet store. He bought a pet. He gave Lisa her new pet. “Daddy, it's a goldfish²!” Lisa said.

丽莎喜欢探访朋友。她的所有朋友都养宠物。他们都养宠物狗。也有宠物猫。还有宠物鸟。丽莎没养宠物。她没有狗。没有猫。也没有鸟。丽莎问爸爸：“我能养只狗吗？”爸爸说不行。他说狗喜欢犬吠。丽莎问道：“我能养只猫吗？”爸爸说不行。他说猫总是喵喵叫。丽莎问道：“我能养只鸟吗？”爸爸说不行。他说鸟总是歌唱。她问道；“我的所有朋友都养宠物，我不能养一只吗？”爸爸说：“好的，但它只能是一只安静的宠物。我会给你买一只安静的宠物。”他前往宠物店。他买了一只宠物。将他交给丽莎。丽莎说：“爸爸，是条金鱼！”

1 barked   

v.吠叫( bark的过去式和过去分词 )；大声喊出；擦破（或蹭掉）…的皮；厉声发令

参考例句：

• He fell down the steps and barked his shins. 他从台阶上跌下来，擦破了小腿上的皮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• I barked my shin on a tree stump. 我磕到了树桩上，胫部擦破了皮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 goldfish   

n.金鱼

参考例句：

• She didn't want a goldfish.她也不想要金鱼。
• Maybe you should get a small pet,like goldfish.也许你应该养一只像金鱼那样的小宠物。