對話 Dialogue
清清：華華，這是你的狗狗和貓貓嗎？好可愛喔！
Qīngqing: Huáhua, zhè shì nǐde gǒugou hàn māomao ma? Hǎo kě’ài o!
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華華：對啊！狗狗叫汪汪，貓貓叫喵喵，也是我的家人。
Huáhua: Duì a! Gǒugou jiào Wāngwāng, māomao jiào Miāomiāo, yě shì wǒde jiā rén.
清清：現在把寵物當成家人的人越來越多了，而且不只是貓狗，還有很多不同種類的生物呢！
Qīngqing: Xiànzài bǎ chǒngwù dāngchéng jiārén de rén yuèláiyuè duō le, érqiě bù zhǐshì māogǒu, háiyǒu hěnduō bùtóng zhǒnglèi de shēngwù ne!
華華：我小時候養過兔子跟天竺鼠，但那時候就是好玩，沒什麼感情。
Huáhua: Wǒ xiǎoshíhòu yǎng guò tùzi gēn Tiānzhú shǔ, dàn nà shíhòu jiù shì hǎowán, méi shénme gǎnqíng.
清清：我有一個同學養了一隻烏龜，有時候就把烏龜放在書包裡，跟他一起來上課。
Qīngqing: Wǒ yǒu yí ge tóngxué yǎngle yì zhī wūguī, yǒu shíhòu jiù bǎ wūguī fàng zài shūbāo lǐ, gēn tā yìqǐ lái shàngkè.
華華：真有意思！不過我聽過最特別的是養蛇和蜥蜴當寵物，這我完全不能接受。
Huáhua: Zhēn yǒu yìsi! Búguò wǒ tīngguò zuì tèbié de shì yǎng shé hàn xīyì dāng chǒngwù, zhè wǒ wánquán bùnéng jiēshòu.
清清：哇！也太酷了吧！真有勇氣！我可不敢跟蛇和蜥蜴當室友，你想試試看嗎？
Qīngqing: Wā! Yě tài kù le ba! Zhēn yǒu yǒngqì! Wǒ kě bùgǎn gēn shé hàn xīyì dāng shìyǒu, nǐ xiǎng shìshì kàn ma?
華華：別鬧了，我養好自己就好了，謝謝你喔！
Huáhua: Bié nào le, wǒ yǎnghǎo zìjǐ jiù hǎole, xièxie nǐ o!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Hua Hua, is this your dog and cat? They are so cute.
Hua Hua: Yes. The dog is called Wangwang, and the cat is called Miaomiao. They are also my family.
Qingqing: Nowadays, more and more people treat their pets as family members, and it’s not just cats and dogs; there are many different kinds of living creatures.
Hua Hua: When I was little, I raised rabbits and guinea pigs, but back then it was just for fun, and I didn’t have
any emotional connection with them.
Qingqing: I have a classmate who has a turtle. Sometimes he puts the turtle in his backpack and brings it to class.
Hua Hua: That’s really interesting. But the most interesting thing I’ve heard of is keeping snakes and lizards as pets; I don’t get that at all.
Qingqing: Wow, that’s so cool. So brave. I wouldn’t dare to have snakes and lizards as roommates. Do you want to give it a try?
Hua Hua: Yeah, right. I’d rather take care of myself first, thank you.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 養 (yǎng) raise, keep
2. 寵物 (chǒngwù) pet
3. 生物 (shēngwù) organism, creature
4. 兔子 (tùzi) rabbit
5. 天竺鼠 (Tiānzhú shǔ) guinea pig
6. 感情 (gǎnqíng) emotion, feeling
7. 烏龜 (wūguī) turtle, tortoise
8. 別鬧了 (bié nào le) [phrase] Stop joking, Stop messing around
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