Cats & Dogs
寵物
David:Do you have any pets?你養(yǎng)寵物嗎?
You:不養(yǎng)。No.
David:Is it common for people to have pets in China? 中國人喜歡養(yǎng)寵物嗎?
You:It is common nowadays for people to have dogs but only in recent years. 人們現(xiàn)在似乎很喜歡養(yǎng)狗,但是也是最近幾年才開始的。
David:Dogs are the most popular pets in the US also. Dogs are called “man's best friend”, since they are very loyal. How about cats? 狗在美國也是很受歡迎的寵物。它們很忠實于自己的主人,有“人類朋友”的稱號。貓呢?人們喜歡養(yǎng)貓嗎?
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 bot sure. 住在鄉(xiāng)村里的人喜歡養(yǎng)貓。城里的人喜歡養(yǎng)狗,唉,我也說不清楚,也許他們也喜歡養(yǎng)貓。
David:Do you like cats? 你喜歡貓嗎?
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. 怎么說呢?我不太喜歡貓,但如果我的家人想養(yǎng)的話,我也不會說“不”。不過,我不會主動說“我們養(yǎng)只貓吧”。
David:What do you think about this cat? Would you want it to live in your house?你看這只貓怎么樣?在你家養(yǎng)只這樣的貓?
You:It's too big to believe. 這么大!真不敢相信。
David:It's a very big cat.是很大。
You:這不是真的吧?
David:This is a real cat. The owner must have fed it very much. It looks like a lion. So big.怎么不是。它的主人一定是喂得好,看起來像頭獅子,好大!
You:It's a disgusting picture. 我可不太喜歡這樣的。
David:Oh, I'm sorry.哦,不好意思。
You:這能是只真貓嗎?I'm still wondering whether it's real or not.