【话匣子英语】宠物

毛拉很喜欢养宠物，她家里有两只很漂亮的小猫咪。

 

Harp¹: Maura do you have any pets?

Maura: I do. Right now I have two wonderful, beautiful kitty cats.

Harp: You have two cats. Yes, I remember.

Maura: Yes. I have one big, black cat. He’s pretty cool and laid back. His name is Monk². And my other cat is a little bit smaller and she has three colours, white, orange, and black, and her name is Kneesaa.

Harp: They’re cute. I remember.

Maura: They’re very nice and kind cats. And Harp, well, I know Harp does not have a pet.

Harp: I do not have a pet.

Maura: I know that Harp does not like pets very much. Am I right?

Harp: It’s not that I don’t like pets. It’s that I didn’t grow up with pets at all.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。