【英语趣味课堂】狗狗们-Dogs

 Todd: Hello, Matt!

Matt: Hello, Todd!
 
Todd: Matt, I'm going to ask you some questions about pets.
 
Matt: OK.
 
Todd: First question, do you have a pet?
 
Matt: Yes, my pet at my mom's house we have three pets; two dogs and a cat. My family actually raises dogs for helping 1 blind people.
 
Todd: Oh, really?
 
Matt: Yeah.
 
Todd: Wow, like how do they train the dogs?
 
Matt: How do they train the dogs? Well, I mean it's a long process right? We get them when they're puppies 2 and so we train them basic. You know, sit, come... really basic things. Then after they're about two year old they go to a different training school.
 
Todd: Oh, wow. That's great!
 
Matt: Yeah!
 
Todd: Well, how many dogs do they usually train at a time?
 
Matt: Oh, just one. We have our own dog and then we have a dog that we have that we are training.
 
Todd: Oh, OK.
 
Matt: Yeah, just one dog at a time.
 
Todd: Do you ever see the dogs you trained like out on the street or anything?
 
Matt: Sometimes we see them. They'll have like sort of conventions 3 of reunions of the pets. Yeah, you get to see them every once in awhile.
 
Todd: Oh, wow! That's cool. Why do people keep pets?
 
Matt: I guess the most important thing is companionship, right? So there is always somebody there for you that will like you no matter what.
 
Todd: Yeah, that's true. OK. Besides cats, dogs and fish, what are some other pets people keep?
 
Matt: Well, I guess if you are Siegfried and Roy you can keep a tiger or lion. I guess all types of things don't they?
 
Todd: Yeah.
 
Matt: I mean, my friend has a snake. I don't know if you mention that snake, ferrets and insects, spiders...
 
Todd: OK.
 
Matt: All kinds of things.
 
Todd: All right. Yeah, like there is so many. What are some costs associated with keeping a pet?
 
Matt: Food is probably the biggest cost. But also if you keep the dog, particularly a dog in your house when they are puppies and we have a lot of puppies they'll chew up everything they can so we're constantly replacing shoes and you know, cleaning up pee from the carpet and things like that. It can be a hassle.
 
Todd: Yeah, OK. Thanks a lot Matt. By the way, where are you from?
 
Matt: I'm from the U.S.A., from Minnesota.
 
学习内容：

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raise (dogs)
My family actually raises dogs for helping blind people.
To 'raise' a dog means to care for a dog from the time they are very young until they are mature. Notice the following:
 
It is easy to raise your children in the suburbs 4.
We used to raise chickens a few years ago.
training school
Sometimes, they train the dogs in a training school.
To 'train' an animal is to teach it to act the way you want it to.  Animals learn these things at a training school. Notice the following:
 
Most people send their dogs to training school.
He trained his dog to roll over.
keep pets
Why do you think people keep pets?
To 'keep' a pet to is have an animal that lives in your house that you care for.  Notice the following:
 
We kept rabbits as pets for a long time.
Would you ever keep a pet snake?
associated with or biggest cost
What would you say is the biggest cost associated with keeping a pet?
The 'biggest cost' refers to the most expensive part of something.  Notice the following:
 
For most people the biggest cost associated with having a car is the gasoline 5.
What's the biggest cost associated with having a house?
hassle
Cleaning up pee and things like that can be a hassle.
A hassle is a difficult or frustrating 6 task.  Notice the following:
 
Planning parties can be a big hassle.
Is it a hassle to give me a ride home?