英语博客-北美风情 156、Pets

　　Do you have pets? Do you want pets? In this episode¹, Maura and Harp² talk about pets! (Maura has them and Harp doesn’t.) First, they discuss their experiences living with animals and tell some funny stories. Then they talk about average pets and those that are strange, updating you on what’s popular in the pet world, and different pet trends they’ve seen!

　　Harp:  Maura do you have any pets?
Maura:  I do. Right now I have two wonderful, beautiful kitty cats.
Harp:  You have two cats. Yes, I remember.
Maura:  Yes. I have one big, black cat. He’s pretty cool and laid back. His name is Monk³. And my other cat is a little bit smaller and she has three colours, white, orange, and black, and her name is Kneesaa.
Harp:  They’re cute. I remember.
Maura:  They’re very nice and kind cats. And Harp, well, I know Harp does not have a pet.
Harp:  I do not have a pet.
Maura:  I know that Harp does not like pets very much. Am I right?
Harp:  It’s not that I don’t like pets. It’s that I didn’t grow up with pets at all.

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

3 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。