美語情景對話 第268期:My dog 我的寵物狗
Todd: So, Gloria , have you ever had any pets?
託德：格洛麗亞，你養過寵物嗎？Gloria: Yes, I have. In fact, I still have one in America right now.
格洛麗亞：嗯，養過。事實上，現在我在美國也有寵物。Todd: You do?
託德：是嗎？
Gloria: Mm-hm
格洛麗亞：嗯。Todd: Yeah, what?
託德：是什麼？Gloria: He's a dog named Cruiser.
格洛麗亞：狗，它叫Cruiser。Todd: Cruiser.
託德：Cruiser。Gloria: Cruiser.
格洛麗亞：對，Cruiser。Todd: OK, what's Cruiser like?
託德：那Cruiser長什麼樣呢？Gloria: Cruiser has blond hair like me, but he has dark brown eyes, and he still thinks he's a puppy but he's 11 years old and he, I think, is absolutely the best dog in the world.
格洛麗亞：Cruiser的頭髮像我一樣是金黃色的，不過它的眼睛是深褐色的，它仍然認爲自己是一隻小狗，不過它已經11歲了，我想它絕對是世界上最棒的狗。Todd: Wow, what kind of dog is he?
託德：哇，它屬於哪種狗？Gloria: He is a Griffon. We got him at the humane society, so he had a little note with him saying he's a Griffon, which I really don't know a lot about. It's like a miniature wolf hound.
格洛麗亞：它是格里芬犬。我們從動物保護協會收養的它，所以有關他的信息非常少，只知道它是格里芬犬，而我不太瞭解這種狗。就像微型的獵狼犬。Todd: OK. Cute dog?
託德：好。可愛嗎？Gloria: Very cute.
格洛麗亞：非常可愛。Todd: Have you ever had a cat?
託德：你養過貓嗎？Gloria: Yes, my first pet was a cat.
格洛麗亞：養過，我養的第一隻寵物就是貓。Todd: Uh-huh. What was your first cat's name?
託德：啊哈。你第一隻寵物貓的名字是什麼？Gloria: Ah, my first cat's name was Sally.
格洛麗亞：啊，它的名字是薩莉。Todd: Sally.
託德：薩莉。Gloria: Yeah.
格洛麗亞：對。Todd: What kind of cat?
託德：是什麼種類的貓？Gloria: Yellow.
格洛麗亞：黃色。Todd: Just a yellow cat.
託德：只是一隻黃色的貓？Gloria: Just a yellow cat. I think some of my earliest memories were with Sally chasing her around the house, and they're not really related to anything, just running around the house chasing the cat.
格洛麗亞：對，只是一隻黃色的貓。我對薩莉最初的記憶就是追着它滿屋子跑，與其他事情無關，就只是追着那隻貓滿屋子跑。Todd: Ah, that's cute.
託德：啊，真可愛。
重點講解：
1. in fact
其實；事實上；實際上；確切地說；
eg. In fact, I'm sure that's the only satisfactory way out.
我想，事實上那是唯一令人滿意的出路。
eg. This famous painting was thought to be by Van Gogh, but it is in fact a forgery.
人們以爲這是凡·高的名畫，其實是膺品。
eg. He doesn't mind. In fact, he is even pleased.
他不介意，事實上，他甚至很高興。
2. relate to
涉及；關於；相關；有關聯；
eg. I had papers relating to the children which my wife and I had to sign.
我有一些關於孩子的文件需要我和妻子簽字。
eg. His remarks didn't relate to the topic under discussion.
他說的話與討論的問題無關。
eg. All these questions relate to philosophy.
這些問題都跟哲學有關。
