留学生在中国 第19期 Cats and Dog 猫和狗
时间：2018-12-25 作者：英语课 分类：留学生在中国
英语课
Chhapter 19 cats and dogs.
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 1 for people to have pets in China?
中国人喜欢养宠物吗？
You:It is common nowadays 2 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 3 pets in the U.S. also. Dogs are called "man's best friends", since 4 they are very loyal 5. 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 6 many people have cats, but in modern 7 cities people prefer 8 having a dog. Perhaps 9 some people in the city like to have cats as 10 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 12 in my family wanted to have a cat, I would 13 say yes. I myself 14 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 15.
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 11?
这张照片上的猫是真的吗？
David:This is a real cat. The owner 16 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 17 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 18 whether 19 it's real or not.
而且我怀疑这究竟是不是一只真的猫。
1 common
adj.共同的，平常的，普通的；n.平民，普通，公地，公园
- Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
- Britain and America share a common language.英国和美国共用一种语言。
2 nowadays
n.现在，现时，当今；adv.时下，现今
- Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
- Nowadays petrol costs too much.如今的汽油太贵了。
3 popular
adj.受欢迎的；流行的；通俗的
- " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
- He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。
4 since
adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从
- He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
- I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。
6 countryside
n.乡下；农村
- He's just come from the countryside.他刚从乡下来。
- He's going to work in the countryside.他将要到农村去工作。
7 modern
n.现代人，有思想的人；adj.现代的，时髦的
- England is the birthplace of the modern novel.英国是近代小说发源地。
- She's a modern girl.她是一个摩登女郎。
9 perhaps
adv.也许，可能
- Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
- Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。
10 as
conj.按照；如同
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
11 real
adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的
- You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
- The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！
13 would
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
- Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
- Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
14 myself
pron.我自己
- Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
- I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。
15 believe
v.相信；认为
- Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
- I believe what you say.我相信你的话。
16 owner
n.拥有者；所有者
- They decided to give it back to its owner.他们决定把它归还原主。
- Do you know the name of the owner?你知道主人的名字吗？
17 disgusting
adj.令人作呕的，可憎恶的，讨厌的
- What a disgusting smell!多么讨厌的气味！
- The mosquito is the disgusting thing.蚊子是讨厌的东西。