新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 5-7

Model 2 Where to walk dogs? 
Bob:  There’s some talk of a businessman building a dog park in Shanghai.
Laura: Really, what on earth for?
Bob:  Apparently¹ there is a law against having dogs on the streets.
Laura: Does it mean that the dogs have to stay inside apartments at all times?
Bob:  It sounds pretty cruel², doesn’t it? Maybe the park is a good idea.
Laura: Maybe they should just allow people to walk their dogs on the streets.
Bob:  But in many large cities where dogs can be walked, the streets are a mess³. I heard Paris is the worst.
Laura: Couldn’t people just clean up after their dogs?
Bob:  Would they?
 

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 cruel   

adj.残酷的，残忍的；痛苦的，引起痛苦的

参考例句：

• Tigers are cruel by nature.老虎生性残忍。
• The cruel man abandoned his wife and child.那个狠心的男人舍弃了妻小。

3 mess   

vt.将…弄糟，混乱，妨碍，使紊乱；n.食堂，伙食，用膳，一份食品，混乱，乱七八糟，困境

参考例句：

• Don't mess up my homework.不要弄乱我的家庭作业。
• You'll mess up my hair.你会把我的头发弄乱.