Dialogue 1
MARK: Hey Jingjing, I remember you told me about a dog that was up for adoption. Did it ever find a good home?
馬克: 嗨，京晶，我記得你跟我說(shuō)過(guò)有只小狗需要被領(lǐng)養(yǎng)。它找到一戶好人家了嗎?
JINGJING: Yes, actually; and luckily the owners are very generous.
京晶: 嗯找到了, 而且幸運(yùn)的是，它的新主人非常慷慨。
MARK: That's always good. But what's so special about these owners?
馬克: 慷慨總是好的。不過(guò)這家新主人有什么特別之處呢?
JINGJING: Hold on a second. I'll show you the picture.ie
京晶: 等一下，我給你看張照片。
MARK: Huh? Why does that dog have wheels instead of hind legs?
馬克: 咦? 為什么那只狗沒有后腿而是裝著輪子?
JINGJING: Well, after the operation, its legs recovered somewhat, but had too much nerve damage to be used. So, the vet made this little cart.
京晶: 因?yàn)槭中g(shù)后，它的腿雖然恢復(fù)了一些，但是神經(jīng)損傷太嚴(yán)重了，無(wú)法正常使用。所以獸醫(yī)給它做了這個(gè)小車。
MARK: Oh, I see it's fastened on. So the dog runs on its front legs and wheels around.
馬克: 哦，我看到它的身子和小車被固定在一起了。所以這只狗是運(yùn)用它的前腿和輪子走動(dòng)。
JINGJING: Yeah. It can really move too. Let me show you the video.
京晶: 是的。它能移動(dòng)得很好。我來(lái)給你看個(gè)視頻。
MARK: Oh, wow. That's so cool, a disabled dog can still play fetch.
馬克: 哇哦，這太酷了，一只殘疾的狗居然還能玩叼取飛盤的游戲。
JINGJING: Definitely. It likes going for walks—and plays happily with other dogs.
京晶: 完全沒問(wèn)題。它喜歡散步，也喜歡和其他狗狗一起快樂(lè)地玩耍。
MARK: Ok, I have to ask: is everything all right, down there, in terms of going to the bathroom?
馬克: 好吧，不過(guò)我想問(wèn)一下，它自己上廁所方便嗎?
JINGJING: I'm not really sure how much control it has. I forgot to ask. But the owners told me they are pretty careful what they feed it.
京晶: 我不確定它自己能控制多少，我忘了問(wèn)了。但它的主人告訴我，他們會(huì)非常小心地選擇喂它的食物。
MARK: I bet that helps keep the mess to a minimum. What's its name?
馬克: 我敢說(shuō)這有助于把麻煩降到最低。這只狗叫什么名字?
JINGJING: You'll never guess.
京晶: 你肯定猜不到。
MARK: Hmm, is it Hawking?
馬克: 嗯，它不會(huì)叫霍金吧?
JINGJING: What?! Are you psychic or something? That's what they call him, after the famous physicist.
京晶: 天吶? ! 你是先知還是怎么的? 這真是他的名字，是以著名的物理學(xué)家命名的。
MARK: Haha. I'm just happy to know Hawking has a loving and humorous home.
馬克: 哈哈。我很高興知道霍金有一個(gè)充滿愛和幽默的家庭。

New words : 習(xí)語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)
up for adoption
可以被領(lǐng)養(yǎng)的狀態(tài)
available for new owners/parents
vet 獸醫(yī)
doctor for animals (veterinarian, or veterinary physician)
play fetch
投擲尋回游戲
a game between humans and animals: throw a ball or a stick, the animal runs and gets it
keep the mess to a minimum
避免過(guò)于雜亂
avoid too much mess
Are you psychic or something?
你是怎么猜到的？有心理神通嗎？
How did you guess? You had no way of knowing.

Dialogue 2
JINGJING: Mark, if you're interested in bionic pets, I can share a movie with you.
京晶: 馬克，如果你對(duì)仿生寵物感興趣，我可以和你分享一部電影。
MARK: Bionic pets? You mean, like that wheelchair fitted up for that dog, Hawking?
馬克: 仿生寵物? 你是說(shuō)，就像那個(gè)裝了輪椅的叫霍金的狗狗那樣的?
JINGJING: Yes, but not limited to wheelchairs. The movie is called My Bionic Pet. It's a PBS documentary made in 2014.
京晶: 是的，但不僅限于輪椅。這部電影叫《我的仿生寵物》。是美國(guó)公共電視臺(tái)2014年制作的紀(jì)錄片。
MARK: Wow, so that includes prosthetics, then?
馬克: 哇，那其中包括義肢了?
JINGJING: Yes, but not just that either. I don't remember if it was in the movie or on a website I saw, but there was a sea turtle that researchers outfitted with something like a diving suit. It only had one flipper and could only swim in circles. After getting help from human friends, it could fend for itself in the wild.
京晶: 是的，但也不僅限于此。我不記得是在電影里還是網(wǎng)站上看到過(guò)，有研究人員給一只海龜穿上了量身定制的潛水服。它原來(lái)只有一只鰭，只能繞著圈游泳。在得到人類朋友的幫助后，它就可以自己在野外生存下去了。
MARK: Wow, so this is not just for pets.
馬克: 哇，所以仿生學(xué)不僅限用于家養(yǎng)寵物。
JINGJING: No. A lot of bionics are used for farm animals. I remember seeing a sheep with a prosthetic front leg.
京晶: 對(duì)。許多仿生學(xué)被用于農(nóng)場(chǎng)動(dòng)物。我記得看到過(guò)一只羊踩著一條義肢前腿。
MARK: Did it have a wheel?
馬克: 它也帶輪子嗎?
JINGJING: No. But they were able to fashion the knee joint and make the hoof as much like a natural one as possible.
京晶: 沒有。但他們能夠制作膝關(guān)節(jié)部位，并使蹄子盡可能看起來(lái)和真的一樣。
MARK: That's great technology. Stuff like that must cost an arm and a leg, though.
馬克: 這真是偉大的技術(shù)。不過(guò)這樣的東西肯定要花很多錢吧。
JINGJING: A lot of people buy health insurance for their pets and livestock. That helps pay for bionics in the rare cases when it's needed.
京晶: 有很多人都為他們的寵物和牲畜買了健康保險(xiǎn)。這有助于在意外的情況下支付仿生學(xué)的費(fèi)用。
MARK: Hmm. I guess, next time I get a dog or a cat, I'll have to think about buying health insurance.
馬克: 嗯，我想下次我養(yǎng)狗或養(yǎng)貓的時(shí)候，就會(huì)考慮買健康保險(xiǎn)了。
JINGJING: It's a good thing to have. Anyway, I'll send you that movie later, along with some cute pictures of bionic animals.
京晶: 這是件好事。不管怎樣，我稍后會(huì)把那部電影和一些仿生動(dòng)物的可愛圖片一起發(fā)給你。
MARK: Ok, thanks Jingjing.
馬克: 好的, 謝謝京晶。

New words : 習(xí)語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)
fitted up 量身定制
helped with an object that was specially designed for the person or animal that will use it
prosthetics 義肢
man-made hands, feet, arms and legs
fend for itself 存活，照料自己
survive, defend itself, live pretty well