初中英语人教版初三下讲解17

[00:20.90]Lesson 57
[00:33.67]Dad,can I ask you some questions? Sure.
[00:39.13]Do you like being¹ a doctor for animlas?
[00:43.39]Yes.To be a doctor for animals is very rewarding².
[01:41.15]What animals do you like best?
[01:45.27]I like all kinds of animals.I really don't have a favourite.
[02:21.27]Why are you a doctor for animals,and not for hamans?
[02:28.53]I like to work with animlas better.
[02:38.56]They don't complain and they are very grateful³.
[02:44.62]They don't complain and they are very grateful.
[03:00.38]How can you tell they are grateful?
[03:12.24]When an animals wags⁴ its tail,or puts its ears straight up,then I know it's grateful.
[03:40.79]But isn't it more important to help people than animals?
[04:16.65]To help animals is to help people.
[04:38.91]To many people,a pet is like one of the family.
[04:53.88]This often true for older people who are very lonely.
[05:21.54]Oh,I see.So a pet can help a person feel less lonely.
[05:46.80]That's right.It also gives people a lot of pleasure.
[06:15.35]Think about our dog,Pearl.
[06:25.52]She makes you laugh and you love her very much.
[06:50.91]Yeah,you're right.I reall love her.
[06:56.05]Dad,are there any famous animals doctors?
[07:24.71]Oh,yes.There is a famous animal doctor from England
[07:32.36]who wrote many books about animals.
[08:18.94]Maybe we can find something about him on the Internet

1 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

2 rewarding   

adj.令人满意的；利益的

参考例句：

• Gardening is a very rewarding pastime.园艺劳动是非常有益的消遣。
• She finds motherhood very rewarding.她认为做母亲得偿所愿。

3 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。

4 wags   

abbr.weighted agreement scores 加权的协议分数v.（使）摇动，摇摆( wag的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The tail wags the dog. 上下颠倒；小人物掌权。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• How wags the world with you? 你情形怎么样？ 来自辞典例句