Matt: Hello, Todd! 你好，托德！

Todd: Matt, I'm going to ask you some questions about pet. (OK!) First question, do you have a pet? 马特，我将会问你几个关于宠物的问题。（好的！）第一个问题，你养宠物吗？

Matt: Yes, in fact, my mom's house we have three, three pets; two dogs and a cat. My family actually raises dogs for helping blind people. 是的，事实上，在我妈妈的房子里，我们养了三只宠物，两只狗和一直猫。我家培养的是能帮助盲人的导盲犬。

Todd: Oh, really! 哦，真的吗！

Matt: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 是的。

Todd: Wow, like how do they train the dogs? 哇，那么怎么训练导盲犬呢？

Matt: How do they train the dogs? Well, I mean, it's a long process, right...we get them when they're puppies.....and so we train them basic...you know, sit, come... really basic things...then, after they're about two year old, they go a different training school. 如何训练导盲犬？这其实是一个长期的过程。我们会带回来出生不久的幼犬。接着训练小狗基本功，比如坐下，过来这些很基本的东西。然后，等到它们两岁大，我们会送它去一家培训学校。

Todd: Oh, wow , that's great! 哇，太棒了！

Matt: Yeah, yeah! 是的。

Todd: Well, how many dogs do they train at a time? 一次训练几只导盲犬呢？

Matt: Oh, just one! We have our own dog, and then we have a dog that we have that we are training. 只有一只！我们自己养只狗，还有一只训练中的导盲犬。

Todd: Oh, OK. 好的。

Matt: Yeah, just one dog at a time. 一次只训练一只。 Todd: Do you ever see the dogs you trained, like out on the street, or anything? 你有没有偶遇自己训练过的导盲犬，例如在街上，有没有类似的重聚？

Matt: Sometimes we'll see them, they'll have like sort of conventions of reunions of the pets so, yeah, you get to see them once in awhile. 有时候我会看到它们，导盲犬和训练人相聚是约定俗成的的惯例，训练人偶尔可以看它们。 Todd: Oh, wow, that's cool. Um, why do people keep pets? 哇，太酷了。那么人们为什么要养宠物？

Matt: I guess the most important thing is companionship, right! So there is always somebody there for you that will like you no matter what. 我想最重要的一个原因就是宠物对主人的陪伴！无论如何，宠物总会围绕在主人身边，不问原因地喜爱自己的主人。

Todd: Yeah, that's true. OK, besides cats, dogs, and fish, what are some other pets people keep? 是的，确实如此。那么除了猫，狗和鱼，人们还养什么宠物？

Matt: Well, I guess if you are Sigfreid and Roy you can keep a tiger or lion. I guess all types of things don't they. 我想如果你是驯兽师Sigreid和Roy，也许你能养一只老虎或狮子。我想各种动物都能成为人类的宠物。

Todd: Yeah. 是的。

Matt: I mean, my friend has a snake....I don't know if you mention that: snake and ferrets and insects, spiders... 我的一位朋友就养了一条蛇。我忘了你是否提到过，蛇，雪貂，昆虫，蜘蛛都可以成为人类的宠物。

Todd: OK. 好的。

Matt: All kinds of things. 各种动物。

Todd: All right, yeah, like there is so many. What are some costs associated with keeping a pet? 好的，养一只宠物所需的花费是多少呢？

Matt: Food is probably the biggest cost, but also if you keep the dog, particularly a dog in your house, when they are puppies, and we have a lot of puppies they'll chew up everything they can so we're constantly replacing shoes and, you know, cleaning up pee from the carpet and things like that..so.. it can be a hassle. 食物也许是最大的开销，但如果你养的是狗，尤其是小狗，你把它放在屋里，我们曾经就把许多小狗放到屋里，它们会把屋里能咬的东西都咬了，因此我们老得换新鞋，而且还得清理地摊上的尿痕等，这些也很麻烦。

Todd: Yeah, OK. Thanks a lot, and by the way, where are you from? 好的。十分谢谢，顺便一提，你来自哪里？

Matt: I'm from the U.S.A., from Minnesota. 我来自美国，明尼苏达州。