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2024.04.16 21:54
第十部 第四課: mental , pro
- Larry 到李華住的地方，去看她新領養的貓咪小雪球．今天李華會學到兩個常用語： mental 和 pro．
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- Snowball is adorable! She's so little and fluffy!
- 就是啊，我的貓咪小雪球是很可愛喔，可它也夠瘋的．你看看它把我的傢具抓成什麼樣了！
- 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.
- 你是說有辦法可以讓小雪球不再抓我的傢具？哦！謝天謝地．我啊明天馬上去買你說的那種專門讓貓抓的柱子．不然啊，我的傢具都要完蛋了．對了，你剛才說小雪球不是 mental，那是什麼意思啊？
- To be "mental" means to be crazy.
- Mental 就是發瘋，瘋狂的意思．所以你覺得小雪球很正常，一點也不瘋啊？
- 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，看不出來你對貓還有一套呢！你說小雪球太孤單了，才會到處抓，你該不是要我再領養一隻貓和它做伴吧？你要真是那麼想，那你可真的是 mental，瘋啦！
- Well, maybe you could adopt an older cat that's a little calmer.
- 再領養一隻大貓？你出什麼餿主意啊！我啊絕對應付不了兩隻貓．那樣，我會給逼瘋的，成了 mental。
- Okay, well then try getting her something to scratch. You should cut her claws, too.
- 對呀！我啊前天是要給小雪球剪指甲，可它像瘋子一樣，一直叫，一直抓我，最後還躲到床底下呢。
- 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.
- 我也希望獸醫能幫忙．我啊真不知道怎麼幫貓剪指甲．不過我怕小雪球到時候發瘋抓人，連獸醫啊都會受不了。
- Don't worry, I'm sure the vet sees mental cats all day long.
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- 小雪球現在好多了．我啊帶它看過獸醫，也找了幾本有關養貓的書．我現在比較懂得怎麼照顧它了。
- See, you're already becoming a pro. Pretty soon, you'll be able to handle a whole house full of cats.
- 哎喲！一隻貓已經夠我頭疼的了，一屋子的貓？甭提了！你剛才說我可以變成 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.
- 原來， pro 就是專業的意思．哼，我還不敢說自己在這一方面很專業啦！
- That's understandable. You can't become a pro overnight. It takes time and practice.
- 當然囉！要當專業人員可不是一天一夜的事，需要花很多時間來實踐、積累經驗的。
- Hey, I'm sure that Yao Ming got frustrated once in a while when he was training to become a pro basketball player.
- 姚明在訓練過程中還會煩惱啊？ 他根本不用練球，他是一個「天生的」籃球好手！
- Hey, even naturally talented people have to work hard to become a pro.
- 嗯，我從小啊就夢想可以成為職業排球運動員．能夠在沙灘上打排球一定是件很過癮的事！
- 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.
- 是沒有像我們想像的那樣好玩．訓練啊很辛苦的，還要到處旅行，壓力好大喔．可是，這些職業選手能夠賺大錢哎．那些美式足球和籃球明星，年薪都是上百萬呢！
- Don't you wish you'd get that much money for being a pro at caring for Snowball?
- 唉！專業管理寵物那有什麼好處啊？唯一的報酬就是有一隻快樂健康的貓囉！
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- 今天李華學到兩個常用語，第一個是： mental，是指「發瘋、瘋狂」的意思；另一個常用語是： pro ，是指「專業人員」。
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