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Getting A Pet

领养宠物

对话 Dialogue

A
说话人 A

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

这事儿都说了百八十遍了!咱们不能养宠物!

B
说话人 B

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

为什么不行嘛?求你了!就一只小狗狗,或者小猫咪!

A
说话人 A

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

那狗啊猫啊谁来照顾?

B
说话人 B

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

我来!我天天喂它、给它洗澡、遛它!咱们可以养只拉布拉多或者德国牧羊犬!

A
说话人 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.

那要是想去度假怎么办?留给谁?再说了,咱们这公寓太小,养不了那种大狗。

B
说话人 B

Ok. How about we get a cat or a ferret!

好吧。那咱们养只猫或者雪貂行不行?

A
说话人 A

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

我们打算要孩子了,家里有宝宝的话,养那些动物不太好吧。

B
说话人 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!

行行行!那咱们养鸟总行吧!关在笼子里,还能教它说话!鹦鹉多酷啊!

A
说话人 A

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

这么着吧,我给你弄几只仓鼠,咱们先试试看。

B
说话人 B

Yay!

耶!