英语PK台 第96期:善待动物(1)

 Dialog

JJ:Hey, Xiao Gao. What did you do this weekend?

XG:I bought some clothes for some monkeys.

JJ:For some what?! Did I just hear you say… you bought some clothes for some monkeys? Like… real monkeys?

XG:That’s right! I have been watching some videos online about a man named Jamil who lives in Malaysia. ————————————————And he even rescues monkeys. In fact, he has two pigtail macaques and he treats them like his children.

JJ:So you bought clothes for them? I didn’t know monkeys wear clothes.

XG:Well, they don’t, ————————————— I hope that the two monkeys will like the clothes I bought for them and I hope to see their new outfits¹ online soon.

JJ:Wow, I guess man and animal have a special connection.

XG:Yeah, he often takes his monkeys out for lunch and dinner. They are so cute!

JJ:Hey, remember 小黄豆 and 美美? I really miss them!

XG:Yeah. You were a great mother to them. I’m sure they are grateful² to have been rescued by you.

JJ:Well, they also brought joy to my life. You know what they say: Dog is man’s best friend.

XG:Hey, where did that saying come from?

JJ:Well, before wolves evolved³ into dogs, it is said that humans and wolves worked together hunting game. The wolves would track⁴ the pray, and the humans would kill it. The humans would leave some meat for the wolves. This is how man and wolf’s relationship is said to have formed.

New words for dialogue:

Animal lover =

Abandon =

Pigtail macaque =

Outfit =

Man’s best friend =

Game =

1 outfits   

n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
• Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句

2 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。

3 evolved   

动词evolve的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic. 这种想法是从我在阁楼里发现的一幅画得到启发的。
• Man was evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal. 人大概是从住在树上的祖先进化而来的。

4 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。