Cats & Dogs
寵物
David：Do you have any pets?你養(yǎng)寵物嗎？
You：不養(yǎng)。No.
David：Is it common for people to have pets in China? 中國人喜歡養(yǎng)寵物嗎？
You：人們現(xiàn)在似乎很喜歡養(yǎng)狗，但是也是最近幾年才開始的。
David：Dogs are the most popular pets in the US also. Dogs are called “man's best friend”, since they are very loyal. How about cats? 狗在美國也是很受歡迎的寵物。它們很忠實于自己的主人，有“人類朋友”的稱號。貓呢？人們喜歡養(yǎng)貓嗎？
You：住在鄉(xiāng)村里的人喜歡養(yǎng)貓。城里的人喜歡養(yǎng)狗，唉，我也說不清楚，也許他們也喜歡養(yǎng)貓。
David：Do you like cats? 你喜歡貓嗎？
You：怎么說呢？我不太喜歡貓，但如果我的家人想養(yǎng)的話，我也不會說“不”。不過，我不會主動說“我們養(yǎng)只貓吧”。
David：What do you think about this cat? Would you want it to live in your house?你看這只貓怎么樣？在你家養(yǎng)只這樣的貓？
You：這么大！真不敢相信。
David：It's a very big cat.是很大。
You：這不是真的吧？
David：This is a real cat. The owner must have fed it very much. It looks like a lion. So big.怎么不是。它的主人一定是喂得好，看起來像頭獅子，好大！
You：我可不太喜歡這樣的。
David：Oh, I'm sorry.哦，不好意思。
You：這能是只真貓嗎？I'm still wondering whether it's real or not.
分析
人們現(xiàn)在似乎很喜歡養(yǎng)狗，但是也是最近幾年才開始的。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：Nowadays, it is common for people to have a dog, only in recent years.
only：原文中的nowadays和“in recent years”之間的關系不是很明確，nowadays含義非常廣泛，而“in recent years”相對來講指較為具體的時間，就是指“最近幾年”。此處可用but來過渡。
參考答案：It is common nowadays for people to have dogs but only in recent years.
住在鄉(xiāng)村里的人喜歡養(yǎng)貓。城里的人喜歡養(yǎng)狗，唉，我也說不清楚，也許他們也喜歡養(yǎng)貓。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：In countryside, many people have cats, but in modern city many people prefer to have a dog. Maybe some people like cat too, I don't know.
In countryside：“countryside”是不可數(shù)名詞，泛指“在鄉(xiāng)村”時，應說“in the countryside”； city是可數(shù)名詞，泛指在“在城市”時，可說“in modern cities”或“In a modern city”。
參考答案：In the countryside many people have cats but in modern cities people prefer having a dog. Perhaps some people in the city like to have cats as well, but I am bot sure.
怎么說呢？我不太喜歡貓，但如果我的家人想養(yǎng)的話，我也不會說“不”。不過，我不會主動說“我們養(yǎng)只貓吧”。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：It's hard to say. I don't really like cats but if a person in my family want to have a cat, I will say yes. I myself won't bring that subject up.
if a person in my family want：本句涉及的是英語中的虛擬語氣問題。如果對現(xiàn)在或?qū)淼募僭O時，主句用“would＋動詞原形”，條件從句用一般過去時。
參考答案：It's hard to say. I don't really like cats but if someone in my family wanted to have a cat, I would say “yes”. I myself wouldn't bring up the subject.
這么大！真不敢相信。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：It's too big.
It's too big.：英語中的too是一個相對的概念，它是相對于某種事物“太……”。此外，“too … to”表“太……以至于不……”。例如： The story is too good to believe. 這個故事好得讓人不敢相信。
參考答案：It's too big to believe.
我可不太喜歡這樣的。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：It's a very disgusted picture.
disgusted：注意disgusted和disgusting的區(qū)別。現(xiàn)在分詞做形容詞時，表示事物的屬性；過去分詞做形容詞，表示人的感受。用法同interesting和interested。
參考答案：It's a disgusting picture.
寵物
David：Do you have any pets?你養(yǎng)寵物嗎？
You：不養(yǎng)。No.
David：Is it common for people to have pets in China? 中國人喜歡養(yǎng)寵物嗎？
You：人們現(xiàn)在似乎很喜歡養(yǎng)狗，但是也是最近幾年才開始的。
David：Dogs are the most popular pets in the US also. Dogs are called “man's best friend”, since they are very loyal. How about cats? 狗在美國也是很受歡迎的寵物。它們很忠實于自己的主人，有“人類朋友”的稱號。貓呢？人們喜歡養(yǎng)貓嗎？
You：住在鄉(xiāng)村里的人喜歡養(yǎng)貓。城里的人喜歡養(yǎng)狗，唉，我也說不清楚，也許他們也喜歡養(yǎng)貓。
David：Do you like cats? 你喜歡貓嗎？
You：怎么說呢？我不太喜歡貓，但如果我的家人想養(yǎng)的話，我也不會說“不”。不過，我不會主動說“我們養(yǎng)只貓吧”。
David：What do you think about this cat? Would you want it to live in your house?你看這只貓怎么樣？在你家養(yǎng)只這樣的貓？
You：這么大！真不敢相信。
David：It's a very big cat.是很大。
You：這不是真的吧？
David：This is a real cat. The owner must have fed it very much. It looks like a lion. So big.怎么不是。它的主人一定是喂得好，看起來像頭獅子，好大！
You：我可不太喜歡這樣的。
David：Oh, I'm sorry.哦，不好意思。
You：這能是只真貓嗎？I'm still wondering whether it's real or not.
分析
人們現(xiàn)在似乎很喜歡養(yǎng)狗，但是也是最近幾年才開始的。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：Nowadays, it is common for people to have a dog, only in recent years.
only：原文中的nowadays和“in recent years”之間的關系不是很明確，nowadays含義非常廣泛，而“in recent years”相對來講指較為具體的時間，就是指“最近幾年”。此處可用but來過渡。
參考答案：It is common nowadays for people to have dogs but only in recent years.
住在鄉(xiāng)村里的人喜歡養(yǎng)貓。城里的人喜歡養(yǎng)狗，唉，我也說不清楚，也許他們也喜歡養(yǎng)貓。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：In countryside, many people have cats, but in modern city many people prefer to have a dog. Maybe some people like cat too, I don't know.
In countryside：“countryside”是不可數(shù)名詞，泛指“在鄉(xiāng)村”時，應說“in the countryside”； city是可數(shù)名詞，泛指在“在城市”時，可說“in modern cities”或“In a modern city”。
參考答案：In the countryside many people have cats but in modern cities people prefer having a dog. Perhaps some people in the city like to have cats as well, but I am bot sure.
怎么說呢？我不太喜歡貓，但如果我的家人想養(yǎng)的話，我也不會說“不”。不過，我不會主動說“我們養(yǎng)只貓吧”。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：It's hard to say. I don't really like cats but if a person in my family want to have a cat, I will say yes. I myself won't bring that subject up.
if a person in my family want：本句涉及的是英語中的虛擬語氣問題。如果對現(xiàn)在或?qū)淼募僭O時，主句用“would＋動詞原形”，條件從句用一般過去時。
參考答案：It's hard to say. I don't really like cats but if someone in my family wanted to have a cat, I would say “yes”. I myself wouldn't bring up the subject.
這么大！真不敢相信。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：It's too big.
It's too big.：英語中的too是一個相對的概念，它是相對于某種事物“太……”。此外，“too … to”表“太……以至于不……”。例如： The story is too good to believe. 這個故事好得讓人不敢相信。
參考答案：It's too big to believe.
我可不太喜歡這樣的。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：It's a very disgusted picture.
disgusted：注意disgusted和disgusting的區(qū)別。現(xiàn)在分詞做形容詞時，表示事物的屬性；過去分詞做形容詞，表示人的感受。用法同interesting和interested。
參考答案：It's a disgusting picture.