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中英文本
Dad: Honey, I have some bad news for you. Fluffy has gone to the other side.
父亲：宝贝，我有个坏消息要告诉你。“小毛绒”去了另一个世界。
Sarah: You mean she’s out of her cage again? I’ll go and try to find her.
莎拉：你是说，它又跑出笼子了？我会去找找它的。
Dad: No, you don’t understand. Fluffy passed away in the night.
父亲：不，你不明白。“小毛绒”夜里去世了。
Sarah: Oh, she died! That’s too bad, but she was getting up there in years.
莎拉：哦，它死了！太糟糕了，不过它的年纪也逐渐大了。
Dad: Yes, but she didn’t die a natural death. She was run over by the neighbor’s car.
父亲：是的，不过它并非自然死亡。它被邻居的车碾了。
Sarah: You mean she was flattened? Cool!
莎拉：你是说它被碾平了？太酷了！
Dad: Well, I wouldn’t put it that way, but I understand if you’re in shock. I guess people show grief in different ways...
父亲：我可不这样想，不过如果你感到震惊的话，我可以理解。我想，也许每个人表达悲伤都有不同的方式。
Sarah: Fluffy went out with a bang. That’s the way she would have wanted to go.
莎拉：小毛绒的生命圆满结束了。那应该是它想要的方式。
Dad: I’d like to think of her as being in heaven and she’s gone to meet her maker.
父亲：我想它已身在天堂，还见到了上帝。
Sarah: I don’t think there’s an afterlife for animals, Dad. It’s all just a part of the circle of life.
莎拉：我不觉得动物也有来生，爸爸。那只不过是生命轮回的一部分。
Dad: Okay. I thought we could have a funeral for her so we can pay our respects.
父亲：好吧，为表达敬意，我认为我们应该为它举办一个葬礼。
Sarah: Is that really necessary?
莎拉：真的有必要吗？
Dad: I’d thought you’d want one. She was your pet after all.
父亲：我以为你会希望办一个呢。毕竟，它是你的宠物。
Sarah: No, let’s just bury her in the backyard.
莎拉：不，就把它埋在后院就可以了。
Dad: And who said that the youth of today is cynical?
父亲：是谁说的，现在的年轻人都很愤世嫉俗？
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重点讲解
1.put it that way 那样说
Since you put it that way, it's hard for me to refuse.
既然你这样说，那我就很难拒绝了。
2.passed away 去世
A superstar of the musical circles passed away.
音乐界的一颗巨星陨落了。
3.natural death 自然死亡
My grandfather died a natural death.
我爷爷是自然死亡。
4.run over 碾压
He was run over by a train.
他被火车轧了。
