dialogue 1

Jingjing: ___,Mark? I haven't seen you in a __. Anything going on?

Mark: ____with me, but I need to ask you some advice ____.

Jingjing: Ihope it's something I ___with.

Mark: Well,my friend just moved into _____ and wants a ___. He's kinda ______ betweena cat or a dog.

Jingjing: That's ___. Most folks are either _______.

Mark: Helikes ___.

Jingjing: What's his ____ like? Is he ____ much? Is he very ____?

Mark: Helikes ___ and __.

Jingjing: That sounds ___—the part about reading, for a ___; and the part aboutrunning, for a ___.

Mark: Iknow, right?

Jingjing: Ishe a _____? Does he like to keep the house _____?

Mark: I'vebeen over there _____. It was pretty ____.

Jingjing: That's good. Both cats and dogs can be -————————翻译练习1

Mark: How'sthat?

Jingjing: Just an example: a friend of mine had a cat that liked to ______of tablesand shelves. She could never leave an _____or _____near the ___ of atable.

Mark: Yeah,and _______ 翻译练习2

Jingjing: That must have been a ——-. But, yeah, cats are a ———when it comesto keeping —- items ——.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, have you ——- from your friend about what he decided?

Mark: Notyet. And, I wanted to ask you which pet ————.

Jingjing: That's a ——-. I mean, if he's a ———, cats make theplace ——.

Mark: Iknow. 翻译练习3, right?

Jingjing: Exactly. If he enjoys reading, like you said, then a dog isprobably going to ———-

Mark: Yeah,dogs are pretty ——-.

Jingjing: Oh, I should also ask if he keeps a ———-. Are his work hours ——-every week?

Mark: He'sgot a ——-, and sometimes has to ———-but not often. Why?

Jingjing: Cats have a better ———than dogs, and sometimes feel —— when their humansmiss the ——— to give them —-.

Mark: Really? The cat would get its food ——-might not be a ——,

especially if yourfriend puts a _______ on top of the ____ food whenever a meal is late.

Mark: I'llrecommend that. What would happen if he just came home a few hours lateand __________ in the cat's bowl?

Jingjing: Ihad a friend who did that. Then she sat down to do some reading. 翻译练习4

Mark: Wow, Ididn't know cats could be so ———!

Jingjing: ———- they are. That's why I said you have to earn a ——.

Mark: Jingjing, that's a lot to ——. I'll let my friend know what moreyou've told me. Thanks!

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

What up?

on the fence (or) onthe fence :

dog people:

cat people:

a neat freak:

from dialogue 2

a tough call:

cozy:

vindictive:

once in a bluemoon: