英語播客初級版 第232期(外教講解):買寵物

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?wù)撨@個已經(jīng)很多次了。我們不會養(yǎng)寵物。
B: 為什么不?養(yǎng)吧。只養(yǎng)一只可愛的小狗或小貓
A: 誰去照顧狗或貓呢?
B: 我來。我會給它喂食，給它洗澡，每天帶它出去遛彎。我們可以養(yǎng)只紐芬蘭獵犬或德國牧羊犬。
A: 如果我們想去度假該怎么辦?我們讓誰照顧寵物?而且，我們的公寓太小了不適合養(yǎng)那種狗。
B: 養(yǎng)貓或雪貂如何?
A: 我們計劃將來要個小孩，我認為屋子里有小孩就不適合樣這些寵物。
B: 好吧，那養(yǎng)只鳥吧。我們能放在籠子里養(yǎng)，并教它手說話。養(yǎng)鸚鵡就很棒。
A: 我要告訴你，我會給你買個倉鼠，先從養(yǎng)那個開始。
B: 好的!