【双语对话】

Coco: Hey Lucas talk to me. I have an idea. Would you like to hear it?

嘿卢卡斯和我说话啊。我有个主意。你想听听吗？

Lucas: No thanks. You will just end up shutting it down too.

不了。你只会最后也不同意这个主意。

Coco: Don't be such as a grumpy kid. Hear me out. How would you like guinea pigs?

别当个生闷气的小孩。听一下我要说的。你觉得荷兰猪怎么样？

Lucas: I am listening.

我在听(我感兴趣)。

Coco: So, guinea pigs are bigger than hamsters and more playful. For one, they can recognize their names and understand some simple commands. That is, if we are lucky enough to get piggies that are smart. And their diet is very similar to that of rabbits, which we don't have to learn about from scratch because we had rabbits before.

荷兰猪比仓鼠大，也更爱玩耍/更活泼。比如，它们能辨识出自己的名字，还能听懂一下简单的指令。当然，如果我们能幸运地得到聪明的猪猪的话。它们的饮食结构和兔子很像。我们就不用从零开始学了因为我们养过兔子。

Lucas: I didn't know that guinea pigs generally eat the same things as rabbits, so hay and pellets?

我不知道荷兰猪吃的东西和兔子大致一样，所以它们吃干草和干粮?

Coco: That's right. And some fruits and leafy vegetables as treats.

没错。还有水果或者带叶子的蔬菜这样的小零食。

【重点笔记】

1.shut down 关闭，停止，不同意

例: The Vietnamese restaurant shut down last month.

上个月那家越南餐厅关闭了。

Shut down the machine now! It's leaking everywhere.

立刻把机器关了！到处都在漏(水)。

2.grumpy adj. 脾气不好的，生闷气的

例: Grandpa has been grumpy since the tea accident.

爷爷自从茶水事件后就一直在生闷气。

3.playful adj. 喜欢玩耍的，轻松欢快的

例: He is an old dog but always a playful one.

他虽然是一只老狗了但一直都喜欢玩耍。

4.command n. 命令

例: Start with simple commands like sit.

从简单的指令开始，比如，坐下。

5.from scratch 从零开始

例: It is a completely different industry, and she has to learn everything from scratch.

这是一个完全不同的产业，所以她要从零开始学。

6.leafy adj. 带叶子的

例: Right in front of my house is a very dog-friendly and leafy walking trail.

在我家门前是一条对狗很友好的，有很多绿色的步行小道。