美語三級跳: 017B 寵物中級課程

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Tom說服了Mindy，倆人養(yǎng)了一只狗，可是這狗很不聽話，經(jīng)常惹麻煩，所以，Tom和Mindy打算訓(xùn)練訓(xùn)練它。

Professor: Right Winnie. Some dogs are so bad, they need to be trained by a professional.

Mindy: Gosh Tom, why did I ever agree to get this dog? It's so badly behaved!

Tom: It's OK, honey. We just have to train him. In a couple of weeks he's going to be totally obedient.

Mindy: In a couple of weeks? Tom, he will have totally destroyed our new house by then!

Tom: I know he's a little wild right now. But trust me, before you know it, he's going to obey every one of my commands.

Professor Bowman, Tom 還挺樂觀的，他向Mindy保證，自己肯定能把狗訓(xùn)乖，讓它很快就obey every one of his commands，對主人言聽計從。

Professor: What do you think? Will Tom be able to make the new dog obedient before it destroys their new house?

這可不好說。不過，剛?cè)胱〉男录胰绻还放脕y七八糟，哪個主人不心疼啊？

Tom: OK, the first thing I need to teach him is how to shake hands.

Mindy: That's the first trick he needs to learn? Tom, he isn't even house broken, and this morning he ripped apart all the pillows on the couch!

Tom: So.... you think I should teach him something else first? Like how to sit?

Mindy: Yes, Tom. That would be a good start. Then you can teach him how to heel.

如果換成我，第一件事就是要讓狗"house broken"，也就是說，在經(jīng)過訓(xùn)練后，能夠到指定地點大小便，從而保持家里的整潔。

Professor: That's true. Teaching your dog how to shake hands isn't the number one priority.

Professor, Mindy說的"teach the dog how to heel"是什么意思呢？

Professor: It means to make the dog obey you. You can also say that you bring a person to heel. For example, "At first the boss couldn't control her employees. But after she threatened to start firing people, they all came to heel."

我明白了，come to heel就是聽話，服從的意思。

Mindy: Tom, the dog is never going to obey you unless you punish him. When he misbehaves, you have to spank him.

Tom: You want me to hit our beloved dog, who is a member of our family? How can you be so cruel?

Mindy: Tom, that dog isn't going to be a member of our family much longer unless he learns to behave.

Tom: Well, I prefer to reward him for doing something good instead of punishing him for doing something bad.

Mindy好像已經(jīng)失去耐心了。她說，如果這只狗還不聽話，就不能繼續(xù)住在這里了。

Professor: Right. But Mindy and Tom have different ways of training the dog, right?

是啊，Mindy說，如果狗不聽話，就要spank，打屁股，可是Tom說這種懲罰太殘忍。

Professor: So what does Tom say they should do?

Tom認為應(yīng)該采取鼓勵的方法，也就是說，如果狗狗表現(xiàn)得好，就reward--獎勵它。

Mindy: Tom, this dog is really out of control. Maybe we should take him to the veterinarian to see if he has some health problem.

Tom: He doesn't need to go to the vet. He needs to go to a doctor who can cure him psychologically.

Mindy: Oh no Tom, you're not talking about a ......

Tom: Yes, Mindy. We have to take him to a pet psychologist.

Tom要帶狗去看pet psychologist - 寵物心理醫(yī)生？美國真有這種醫(yī)生么?

Professor: I guess so.

可是寵物又不會開口說話，這些心理醫(yī)生怎么能知道寵物的想法呢？八成是騙人的！對了，Professor, veterinarian，v-e-t-e-r-i-n-a-r-i-an 是獸醫(yī)的意思，是不是和vet， v-e-t，是一回事?

Professor: Yes. The whole word is veterinarian, but most people in America just call them vets.

嗯，我倒很想見識見識這個寵物心理醫(yī)生，看看他是不是真能讀懂狗狗的心聲!

Professor: Well, we'll have to listen next time to find out!

這次的美語三級跳就播送到這里。