美语情景对话 第268期:My dog 我的宠物狗

Todd: So, Gloria , have you ever had any pets?

托德：格洛丽亚，你养过宠物吗？

Gloria: Yes, I have. In fact, I still have one in America right now.

格洛丽亚：嗯，养过。事实上，现在我在美国也有宠物。

Todd: You do?

托德：是吗？

Gloria: Mm-hm

格洛丽亚：嗯。

Todd: Yeah, what?

托德：是什么？

Gloria: He's a dog named Cruiser.

格洛丽亚：狗，它叫Cruiser。

Todd: Cruiser.

托德：Cruiser。

Gloria: Cruiser.

格洛丽亚：对，Cruiser。

Todd: OK, what's Cruiser like?

托德：那Cruiser长什么样呢？

Gloria: Cruiser has blond hair like me, but he has dark brown eyes, and he still thinks he's a puppy but he's 11 years old and he, I think, is absolutely the best dog in the world.

格洛丽亚：Cruiser的头发像我一样是金黄色的，不过它的眼睛是深褐色的，它仍然认为自己是一只小狗，不过它已经11岁了，我想它绝对是世界上最棒的狗。

Todd: Wow, what kind of dog is he?

托德：哇，它属于哪种狗？

Gloria: He is a Griffon. We got him at the humane society, so he had a little note with him saying he's a Griffon, which I reAlly don't know a lot about. It's like a miniature wolf hound.

格洛丽亚：它是格里芬犬。我们从动物保护协会收养的它，所以有关他的信息非常少，只知道它是格里芬犬，而我不太了解这种狗。就像微型的猎狼犬。

Todd: OK. Cute dog?

托德：好。可爱吗？

Gloria: Very cute.

格洛丽亚：非常可爱。

Todd: Have you ever had a cat?

托德：你养过猫吗？

Gloria: Yes, my first pet was a cat.

格洛丽亚：养过，我养的第一只宠物就是猫。

Todd: Uh-huh. What was your first cat's name?

托德：啊哈。你第一只宠物猫的名字是什么？

Gloria: Ah, my first cat's name was Sally.

格洛丽亚：啊，它的名字是萨莉。

Todd: Sally.

托德：萨莉。

Gloria: Yeah.

格洛丽亚：对。

Todd: What kind of cat?

托德：是什么种类的猫？

Gloria: Yellow.

格洛丽亚：黄色。

Todd: Just a yellow cat.

托德：只是一只黄色的猫？

Gloria: Just a yellow cat. I think some of my earliest memories were with Sally chasing her around the house, and they're not really related to anything, just running around the house chasing the cat.

格洛丽亚：对，只是一只黄色的猫。我对萨莉最初的记忆就是追着它满屋子跑，与其他事情无关，就只是追着那只猫满屋子跑。

Todd: Ah, that's cute.

托德：啊，真可爱。

重点讲解：
1. in fact
其实；事实上；实际上；确切地说；
eg. In fact, I'm sure that's the only satisfactory way out.
我想，事实上那是唯一令人满意的出路。
eg. This famous painting was thought to be by Van Gogh, but it is in fact a forgery.
人们以为这是凡·高的名画，其实是膺品。
eg. He doesn't mind. In fact, he is even pleased.
他不介意，事实上，他甚至很高兴。
2. relate to
涉及；关于；相关；有关联；
eg. I had papers relating to the children which my wife and I had to sign.
我有一些关于孩子的文件需要我和妻子签字。
eg. His remarks didn't relate to the topic under discussion.
他说的话与讨论的问题无关。
eg. All these questions relate to philosophy.
这些问题都跟哲学有关。