和老外聊天的地道口语第82期:我不养稀奇八怪的宠物了

M: Hi, Sam. I want to buy a pet. Do you have any ideas?
S: You really should go to Rachel's pet store.
M: why? anything special there?
S: it's more than special. You can find as many kinds of animals as you can put a name to and more.
M: Oh, really? are there any snakes?
S: snakes? there are even rodents and monkeys! it's a world of exotic pets.
M: that's terrific. I can't wait to check it out.
S: Hang on. are you sure you want to keep a non-traditional pet?
M: why not? it's so cool.
S: but it will pose a risk to your health.
M: pardon?
S: i mean, most reptiles carry some harmful bacteria. they are likely to cause immune system problems.
M: well, I didn't realize that.
S: I don't believe it's a good choice to keep those pets, especially for families with young children.
M: oh, I should have thought of my brother's baby girl. Maybe I'll just have a dog instead of an exotic pet.
S: yes, good luck, Maria.

你好,山姆.我想买一只宠物,你有什么建议吗?
你应该去拉切尔的宠物店看看.
为什么啊?这家店很特别吗?
何止是特别啊?凡是你能叫出名字的动物,店里都有!
真的吗?有蛇吗?
蛇?那里连锯齿动物和猴子都有!
太棒了!我要去转转.
等等,你确定你要养非传统宠物?
有什么不好呢?多酷啊.
可是它会威胁你的健康?
你说什么?
我的意思是大多数爬行动物都携带有害病菌,有可能引起免疫系统疾病,
哦,这个我倒没想过.
我觉得养这种宠物是不明智的,要是家里有小孩的话,就更不好了.
哦,我都忘了我哥的小女儿了.我还是养条狗吧,外来宠物就算了.
祝你好运,玛利亚!

exotic:from or in another country, especially a tropical one; seeming exciting and unusual because it is connected with foreign countries 来自异国（尤指热带国家）的;奇异的;异国情调的;异国风味的
brightly-coloured exotic flowers/plants/birds
色彩鲜艳的异国花卉／植物／鸟儿
She travels to all kinds of exotic locations all over the world.
她走遍了全世界所有具有奇异风情的地方.

pose:to create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with 造成（威胁、问题等）;引起;产生
to pose a threat/challenge/danger/risk
构成威胁／挑战／危险／风险
The task poses no special problems.
这项任务不会造成特别的问题.

immune
that cannot catch or be affected by a particular disease or illness 有免疫力
Adults are often immune to German measles.
成人往往对风疹有免疫力.
not affected by something 不受影响
You'll eventually become immune to criticism.
你终究会变得不在乎批评了.
protected from something and therefore able to avoid it 受保护;免除;豁免
No one should be immune from prosecution.
任何人都不应免于被起诉.
Not even the President's wife was immune from criticism by the press.
甚至总统夫人都未能免遭新闻界的批评.