新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 5-9

Model 3 What does having a few fish do for you?
Philip: Wow! I see you’ve bought an aquarium¹. Nice!
Peter: You should get one too. I highly recommend it.
Philip: Why? What does having a few fish do for you?
Peter: I find it relaxing just to sit down and watch tropical fish at the end of a tiring day.
Philip: I can understand. I like to take it easy after work , too.
Peter: There’s more than that. They’re really fascinating. They give you hours of entertainment, believe me.
Philip: Perhaps I should give it a try.
Peter: OK, I can lend you a couple of good reference books.
Philip: Great! Any other tips on getting started?
 

1 aquarium   

n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸

参考例句：

• The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。
• I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。