英语PK台 第97期:善待动物(2)

 听力对照中英文本：

Dialogue:

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

京晶：嘿，小高，你这个周末都干嘛了？

XG:I bought some clothes for some monkeys.

小高：我啊，去给小猴子买了些衣服。

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

京晶：给……给谁买衣服？我刚才听你说……你给猴子买了些衣服？那种真的猴子吗？

XG:That’s right! I have been watching some videos online about a man named Jamil who lives in Malaysia. He is an animal lover¹ and he rescues animals, like abandoned² dogs and cats. And he even rescues monkeys. In fact, he has two pigtail macaques and he treats them like his children.

小高：没错！我最近老在网上看一些视频，一个叫Jamil的住在马拉西亚的男人拍的。他是一个动物爱好者，平时救助动物，比如那些被遗弃的流浪猫流浪狗什么的，而且还救援猴子。他家正好养着两只猪尾猴，他把它们当孩子养呢。

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

京晶：所以你给他们买衣服了？我还真不知道猴子要穿衣服呢！

XG:Well, they don’t, but some monkey owners like to dress them up in clothes. I hope that the two monkeys will like the clothes I bought for them and I hope to see their new outfits³ online soon.

小高：额，它们当然不穿啦，不过有些养猴子的人喜欢给它们穿上衣服，打扮一番。我希望两个小家伙能喜欢我给它们买的衣服，同时更希望能早点在网上看到它们穿上新装的样子。

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

京晶：我觉得人与动物可能真的有某种特别的联系。

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

小高：是呀，这个主人还经常带着他的猴子出门吃午餐吃晚餐什么的。它们简直太可爱了。

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

京晶：对了，小高，你还记得小黄豆和美美吗？（注：京晶工作地点的一只流浪狗和她的孩子，如今已经被领养，得到妥善照顾）真想它们啊！

XG:Yeah. You were a great mother to them. I’m sure they are grateful⁴ to have been rescued by you.

小高：是啊，你还真是一个好妈妈啊！相信它们一定很感激被你救了。

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

京晶：它们也给我的生活带来了很多乐趣，你知道人们常说：狗是人类最好的朋友。

XG:Hey, where did that saying come from?

小高：这个说法从哪儿来的？

JJ:Well, before wolves evolved⁵ into dogs, it is said that humans and wolves worked together hunting game. The wolves would track⁶ 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.

小高：据说当狼进化成狗之前，人类与狼合作打猎，狼群追踪猎物，然后由人类捕杀，最后分一些肉给狼，这就是传说中的人与狼形成的结盟关系。

New words fordialogue:

Animal lover = someone who loves animals

动物爱好者

Abandon = to leave something or someone that you once had possession of or took care of 遗弃、丢弃

Pigtail macaque =猪尾猴

Outfit = a set of clothes (top and bottom) 一套服装

Man’s best friend = an old phrase that describes the close relationship between humans and dogs 人类最好的朋友

Game = animals that are hunted for food 被捕食的动物

1 lover   

n.情人，恋人；爱好者

参考例句：

• Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。
• Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。

2 abandoned   

adj.被抛弃的，废置的

参考例句：

• The baby had been abandoned by its mother. 这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
• The child was found abandoned but unharmed. 该弃儿被人们发现时安然无恙。

3 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

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。