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2024.05.18 18:31
第十部 第四课: mental , pro
- Larry 到李华住的地方，去看她新领养的猫咪小雪球．今天李华会学到两个常用语： mental 和 pro．
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- Snowball is adorable! She's so little and fluffy!
- 就是啊，我的猫咪小雪球是很可爱喔，可它也够疯的．你看看它把我的傢具抓成什麼样了！
- Oh, don't worry. Your cat isn't mental. All cats love to scratch furniture. You just need to give her a scratching post to scratch instead.
- 你是说有办法可以让小雪球不再抓我的傢具？哦！谢天谢地．我啊明天马上去买你说的那种专门让猫抓的柱子．不然啊，我的傢具都要完蛋了．对了，你刚才说小雪球不是 mental，那是什麼意思啊？
- To be "mental" means to be crazy.
- Mental 就是发疯，疯狂的意思．所以你觉得小雪球很正常，一点也不疯啊？
- She's just being a kitten. You need to get her a scratching post. She also might be doing this because she's lonely when you're gone.
- Larry，看不出来你对猫还有一套呢！你说小雪球太孤单了，才会到处抓，你该不是要我再领养一隻猫和它做伴吧？你要真是那麼想，那你可真的是 mental，疯啦！
- Well, maybe you could adopt an older cat that's a little calmer.
- 再领养一隻大猫？你出什麼餿主意啊！我啊绝对应付不了两隻猫．那样，我会给逼疯的，成了 mental。
- Okay, well then try getting her something to scratch. You should cut her claws, too.
- 对呀！我啊前天是要给小雪球剪指甲，可它像疯子一样，一直叫，一直抓我，最后还躲到床底下呢。
- Hmmm....maybe you need some professional help. When you take her to the vet to get her shots, then the vet can help you cut her claws.
- 我也希望兽医能帮忙．我啊真不知道怎麼帮猫剪指甲．不过我怕小雪球到时候发疯抓人，连兽医啊都会受不了。
- Don't worry, I'm sure the vet sees mental cats all day long.
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- 小雪球现在好多了．我啊带它看过兽医，也找了几本有关养猫的书．我现在比较懂得怎麼照顾它了。
- See, you're already becoming a pro. Pretty soon, you'll be able to handle a whole house full of cats.
- 哎哟！一隻猫已经够我头疼的了，一屋子的猫？甭提了！你刚才说我可以变成 pro，那又是什麼意思啊？
- Pro is short for "professional." If you say someone is a pro, it means that she is really good at something.
- 原来， pro 就是专业的意思．哼，我还不敢说自己在这一方面很专业啦！
- That's understandable. You can't become a pro overnight. It takes time and practice.
- 当然囉！要当专业人员可不是一天一夜的事，需要花很多时间来实践、积累经验的。
- Hey, I'm sure that Yao Ming got frustrated once in a while when he was training to become a pro basketball player.
- 姚明在训练过程中还会烦恼啊？ 他根本不用练球，他是一个「天生的」篮球好手！
- Hey, even naturally talented people have to work hard to become a pro.
- 嗯，我从小啊就梦想可以成為职业排球运动员．能够在沙滩上打排球一定是件很过癮的事！
- I'm sure it's not as much fun as it seems. Pro sports players have to work hard and they travel a lot. There's a lot of pressure on them to perform well.
- 是没有像我们想像的那样好玩．训练啊很辛苦的，还要到处旅行，压力好大喔．可是，这些职业选手能够赚大钱哎．那些美式足球和篮球明星，年薪都是上百万呢！
- Don't you wish you'd get that much money for being a pro at caring for Snowball?
- 唉！专业管理宠物那有什麼好处啊？唯一的报酬就是有一隻快乐健康的猫囉！
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- 今天李华学到两个常用语，第一个是： mental，是指「发疯、疯狂」的意思；另一个常用语是： pro ，是指「专业人员」。
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