【双语对话】

Coco: Hey mom, did you ask your friend Lena? Will she be able to take care of the guinea pigs when we are off to Tennessee?

嘿妈妈，你问你的朋友莉娜了吗？ 当我们去田纳西州时，她能照顾豚鼠吗？

Melanie: I talked to her, but she happens to be away next month. Do you have friends who will be able to help?

我跟她说过了，但她下个月正好不在。 你有朋友可以帮忙吗？

Coco: I haven't reached out to my friends yet. Most of them have dogs or cats, which is not ideal for guinea pigs. I read online that guinea pigs shouldn't be placed together with predatory animals. I love my friends' pets, but I don't know if they will act violently towards our pigs.

我还没有联系我的朋友。 他们中的大多数人都有狗或猫，这对豚鼠来说并不理想。 我在网上读到豚鼠不应该与掠食性动物放在一起。 我喜欢我朋友的宠物们，但我不知道它们是否会对我们的猪有侵略性。

Melanie: We can have a monitor set up and watch what they are doing when we are gone.

我们可以安个监视器，在我们离开时观察他们在做什么。

Coco: A camera will be helpful only if we are able to do something when we spot a problem. Let's say if one pig got its head stuck somewhere, we can see it through the camera, and what are we gonna do about it? There has to be people watching over them.

相机只有在当我们发现问题时能够采取行动时才有所帮助。 假设一头猪的头卡在某个地方，我们可以通过摄像头看到它，我们能怎么办呢？(所有) 必须有人在监视他们。

Melanie: That is s a good point. Let me think of other options.

有道理。让我想想其他选择。

【重点笔记】

1.Take care of 照顾

例: Don't worry. I know how to deliver the news. I will take care of it.

不用担心。 我知道如何告知别人这个消息。 交给我吧。

2.Be away 不在

例: He won't be away for too long. The conference is just a two-day event.

他不会离开太久。 会议只是为期两天的活动。

3.Predatory adj. 掠食性的

Predatorn.掠食性动物

例: Hawks are predatory and may pose danger to rabbits and other small pets.

鹰是掠食性动物，可能对兔子和其他小型宠物构成危险。

4.Ideal adj. 理想情况的

例: My ideal partner will be caring, funny, and can take responsibility.

我理想的伴侣会关心他人、风趣幽默并能承担责任。

5.Violent adj. 暴力的

例: If he ever gets physical or shows violent behaviors, let us know immediately.

他如果动手或表现出暴力行为，请立即通知我们。

6.Monitor v. 监视 n. 显示器,监视器

例: Are you monitoring my every single move? You should respect my personal space, otherwise this relationship is not gonna work.

你在监视我的一举一动吗？ 你应该尊重我的私人空间，否则我们的这段关系是行不通的。