聽力對照中英文本:
Dialogue:
JJ:Hey, Xiao Gao. What did you do this weekend?
京晶:嘿,小高,你這個周末都干嘛了?
XG:I bought some clothes for some monkeys.
小高:我啊,去給小猴子買了些衣服。
JJ:For some what?! Did I just hear you say… you bought some clothes for some monkeys? Like… real monkeys?
京晶:給……給誰買衣服?我剛才聽你說……你給猴子買了些衣服?那種真的猴子嗎?
XG:That’s right! I have been watching some videos online about a man named Jamil who lives in Malaysia. He is an animal lover and he rescues animals, like abandoned dogs and cats. And he even rescues monkeys. In fact, he has two pigtail macaques and he treats them like his children.
小高:沒錯!我最近老在網上看一些視頻,一個叫Jamil的住在馬拉西亞的男人拍的。他是一個動物愛好者,平時救助動物,比如那些被遺棄的流浪貓流浪狗什么的,而且還救援猴子。他家正好養著兩只豬尾猴,他把它們當孩子養呢。
JJ:So you bought clothes for them? I didn’t know monkeys wear clothes.
京晶:所以你給他們買衣服了?我還真不知道猴子要穿衣服呢!
XG:Well, they don’t, but some monkey owners like to dress them up in clothes. I hope that the two monkeys will like the clothes I bought for them and I hope to see their new outfits online soon.
小高:額,它們當然不穿啦,不過有些養猴子的人喜歡給它們穿上衣服,打扮一番。我希望兩個小家伙能喜歡我給它們買的衣服,同時更希望能早點在網上看到它們穿上新裝的樣子。
JJ:Wow, I guess man and animal have a special connection.
京晶:我覺得人與動物可能真的有某種特別的聯系。
XG:Yeah, he often takes his monkeys out for lunch and dinner. They are so cute!
小高:是呀,這個主人還經常帶著他的猴子出門吃午餐吃晚餐什么的。它們簡直太可愛了。
JJ:Hey, remember 小黃豆 and 美美? I really miss them!
京晶:對了,小高,你還記得小黃豆和美美嗎?(注:京晶工作地點的一只流浪狗和她的孩子,如今已經被領養,得到妥善照顧)真想它們啊!
XG:Yeah. You were a great mother to them. I’m sure they are grateful to have been rescued by you.
小高:是啊,你還真是一個好媽媽啊!相信它們一定很感激被你救了。
JJ:Well, they also brought joy to my life. You know what they say: Dog is man’s best friend.
京晶:它們也給我的生活帶來了很多樂趣,你知道人們常說:狗是人類最好的朋友。
XG:Hey, where did that saying come from?
小高:這個說法從哪兒來的?
JJ:Well, before wolves evolved into dogs, it is said that humans and wolves worked together hunting game. The wolves would track the pray, and the humans would kill it. The humans would leave some meat for the wolves. This is how man and wolf’s relationship is said to have formed.
小高:據說當狼進化成狗之前,人類與狼合作打獵,狼群追蹤獵物,然后由人類捕殺,最后分一些肉給狼,這就是傳說中的人與狼形成的結盟關系。
New words fordialogue:
Animal lover = someone who loves animals
動物愛好者
Abandon = to leave something or someone that you once had possession of or took care of 遺棄、丟棄
Pigtail macaque =豬尾猴
Outfit = a set of clothes (top and bottom) 一套服裝
Man’s best friend = an old phrase that describes the close relationship between humans and dogs 人類最好的朋友
Game = animals that are hunted for food 被捕食的動物