Pets
宠物
There are many different animals that you can have for pets.
你可以养很多不同的动物来做宠物。
The most common pets are cats and dogs.
最常见的宠物是猫和狗。
I think the second most common pets are birds and Fish.
我认为第二常见的宠物是鸟和鱼。
You can hug a cat or a dog.
你可以拥抱猫或狗。
You can play with a cat or a dog, but it is difficult to play with a bird or a fish.
你可以和猫或狗玩，但很难和鸟或鱼玩。
Some birds are very smart, and they can be taught to do things.
有些鸟很聪明，可以教它们做事。
Parrots are very clever.
鹦鹉很聪明。
Some of them even talk.
有些鹦鹉甚至会说话。
Birds usually stay in birdcages.
鸟通常待在鸟笼里。
Fish have to stay in the water in a tank or a fishbowl.
鱼必须呆在水箱或鱼缸里的水里。
Some people have gerbils or guinea pigs as pets.
有些人把沙鼠或豚鼠作为宠物。
There are even people who have ferrets as pets.
甚至有人把雪貂当宠物养。
I have a friend who has a lizard for a pet.
我有一个朋友养了一只蜥蜴当宠物。
She has to buy live crickets for her lizard to eat.
她必须买活蟋蟀给她的蜥蜴吃。
Another friend of mine has a pet snake.
我的另一个朋友有一条宠物蛇。
I don’t think I would like to have a pet snake.
我不想养宠物蛇。
There are different types of dogs.
有不同类型的狗。
Some dogs are very big,
有些狗很大，
and some are small.
有些狗很小。
A Labrador retriever is a big dog.
拉布拉多猎犬是一只大狗。
A poodle is usually a small dog, although there are some large poodles.
卷毛狗通常是小狗，尽管也有一些大卷毛狗。
Some dogs are noisy, and they bark a lot.
有些狗很吵闹，而且经常吠叫。
Other dogs are quiet and obedient.
其它的狗很安静，很听话。
I once had a dog.
我曾经养过一条狗。
It was a cocker spaniel.
那是一只可卡犬。
I used to take it for walks.
我过去经常带它去散步。
There are different types of cats too.
还有不同类型的猫。
My favorite type of cat is a Siamese cat.
我最喜欢的猫是暹罗猫。
Siamese cats have blue eyes.
暹罗猫有蓝色的眼睛。
My mother had a Persian cat.
我妈妈有一只波斯猫。
It was very furry.
它毛茸茸的。
My mother said that it used to shed fur all over the house.
我妈妈说它过去常把毛撒得房子到处都是。
Pets are a lot of fun, but they are a lot of work too.
宠物很有趣，但也要做很多工作。
To be a good pet owner, you have to be very responsible.
要成为一个好的宠物主人，你必须非常负责任。
单词解析：
1. fishbowl [ˈfɪʃboʊl] n.金鱼缸；玻璃鱼缸
2. retriever [rɪˈtriːvər] n.寻回犬
3. poodle [ˈpuːdl] n.鬈毛狗
4. obedient [əˈbiːdiənt] n.顺从的;忠顺的;唯命是从的
5. shed [ʃed] v.使落下；使掉下
