英语PK台 第97期:善待动物(2)
英语课
听力对照中英文本:
Dialogue:
JJ:Hey, Xiao Gao. What did you do this weekend?
京晶:嘿,小高,你这个周末都干嘛了?
XG:I bought some clothes for some monkeys.
小高:我啊,去给小猴子买了些衣服。
JJ:For some what?! Did I just hear you say… you bought some clothes for some monkeys? Like… real monkeys?
京晶:给……给谁买衣服?我刚才听你说……你给猴子买了些衣服?那种真的猴子吗?
XG:That’s right! I have been watching some videos online about a man named Jamil who lives in Malaysia. He is an animal lover 1 and he rescues animals, like abandoned 2 dogs and cats. And he even rescues monkeys. In fact, he has two pigtail macaques and he treats them like his children.
小高:没错!我最近老在网上看一些视频,一个叫Jamil的住在马拉西亚的男人拍的。他是一个动物爱好者,平时救助动物,比如那些被遗弃的流浪猫流浪狗什么的,而且还救援猴子。他家正好养着两只猪尾猴,他把它们当孩子养呢。
JJ:So you bought clothes for them? I didn’t know monkeys wear clothes.
京晶:所以你给他们买衣服了?我还真不知道猴子要穿衣服呢!
XG:Well, they don’t, but some monkey owners like to dress them up in clothes. I hope that the two monkeys will like the clothes I bought for them and I hope to see their new outfits 3 online soon.
小高:额,它们当然不穿啦,不过有些养猴子的人喜欢给它们穿上衣服,打扮一番。我希望两个小家伙能喜欢我给它们买的衣服,同时更希望能早点在网上看到它们穿上新装的样子。
JJ:Wow, I guess man and animal have a special connection.
京晶:我觉得人与动物可能真的有某种特别的联系。
XG:Yeah, he often takes his monkeys out for lunch and dinner. They are so cute!
小高:是呀,这个主人还经常带着他的猴子出门吃午餐吃晚餐什么的。它们简直太可爱了。
JJ:Hey, remember 小黄豆 and 美美? I really miss them!
京晶:对了,小高,你还记得小黄豆和美美吗?(注:京晶工作地点的一只流浪狗和她的孩子,如今已经被领养,得到妥善照顾)真想它们啊!
XG:Yeah. You were a great mother to them. I’m sure they are grateful 4 to have been rescued by you.
小高:是啊,你还真是一个好妈妈啊!相信它们一定很感激被你救了。
JJ:Well, they also brought joy to my life. You know what they say: Dog is man’s best friend.
京晶:它们也给我的生活带来了很多乐趣,你知道人们常说:狗是人类最好的朋友。
XG:Hey, where did that saying come from?
小高:这个说法从哪儿来的?
JJ:Well, before wolves evolved 5 into dogs, it is said that humans and wolves worked together hunting game. The wolves would track 6 the pray, and the humans would kill it. The humans would leave some meat for the wolves. This is how man and wolf’s relationship is said to have formed.
小高:据说当狼进化成狗之前,人类与狼合作打猎,狼群追踪猎物,然后由人类捕杀,最后分一些肉给狼,这就是传说中的人与狼形成的结盟关系。
New words fordialogue:
Animal lover = someone who loves animals
动物爱好者
Abandon = to leave something or someone that you once had possession of or took care of 遗弃、丢弃
Pigtail macaque =猪尾猴
Outfit = a set of clothes (top and bottom) 一套服装
Man’s best friend = an old phrase that describes the close relationship between humans and dogs 人类最好的朋友
Game = animals that are hunted for food 被捕食的动物
1 lover
n.情人,恋人;爱好者
- Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。
- Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。
2 abandoned
adj.被抛弃的,废置的
- The baby had been abandoned by its mother. 这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
- The child was found abandoned but unharmed. 该弃儿被人们发现时安然无恙。
3 outfits
n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 );一套服装;集体;组织v.装备,配置设备,供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )
- He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
- Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具,因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句
4 grateful
adj.感谢的,感激的,受欢迎的,表示谢意的
- If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们,我们会很感激你。
- He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。
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