純正地道美語 第232期(外教講解):買寵物 實用口語

A: We have been over this a hundred times ! We are not getting a pet!

B: Why not? Come on! Just a cute little puppy. or a kitty!

A: Who is going to look after a dog or a cat?

B: I will! I’ll feed it, bathe it and walk it every day! We can get a Labrador or a German Shepard !

A: What if we want to take a vacation ? Who will we leave it with? Plus, our apartment is too small for that breed of dog.

B: Ok. How about we get a cat or a ferret？

A: We’re planning on having children soon, I don’t think those animals are a good idea with a baby in the house.

B: Fine! Let’s get a bird then! We can keep it in its cage and teach it to talk! A parrot would be awesome!

A: I’ll tell you what, I can get you some hamsters and we’ll take it from there.

B: Yay!

a hundred times 許多次

look after 照顧

bathe v.用水洗

breed n.種類，品種

awesome a.很棒的

take it from there 開始

A: 我們談論這個已經很多次了。我們不會養寵物。

B: 爲什麼不？養吧。只養一隻可愛的小狗或小貓

A: 誰去照顧狗或貓呢？

B: 我來。我會給它餵食，給它洗澡，每天帶它出去遛彎。我們可以養只紐芬蘭獵犬或德國牧羊犬。

A: 如果我們想去度假該怎麼辦？我們讓誰照顧寵物？而且，我們的公寓太小了不適合養那種狗。

B: 養貓或雪貂如何？

A: 我們計劃將來要個小孩，我認爲屋子裏有小孩就不適合樣這些寵物。

B: 好吧，那養只鳥吧。我們能放在籠子裏養，並教它手說話。養鸚鵡就很棒。

A: 我要告訴你，我會給你買個倉鼠，先從養那個開始。

B: 好的！