美國(guó)真的每家都有一只狗嗎？

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英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)筆記：

cuddly   ['k?dli]   adj. 令人想擁抱的

unconditional   [??nk?n'd???nl]   adj. 無(wú)條件的

revenge   [r?'vend?]   n. 報(bào)仇

reptile  ['repta?l]  n. 爬行動(dòng)物

hamster   ['hæmst?r]  n. 倉(cāng)鼠

veterinary   ['vet?r?neri]   adj.獸醫(yī)的

AVMA  美國(guó)獸醫(yī)學(xué)會(huì)

pathologist  [p?'θɑ?l?d??st]  n.病理學(xué)者

Forensic   [f?'rens?k]  adj. 法院的

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Everybody wants a cuddly friend. The great thing about a pet is that the love feels unconditional.  I’ve had dogs, cats, snake，reptiles, rabbits, hamsters, rats, and lots of different fish.

每個(gè)人都想要一個(gè)可以擁抱的朋友。寵物的偉大就在于它們的愛(ài)是無(wú)私的 。我養(yǎng)過(guò)狗、 貓、 蛇、 爬行動(dòng)物、 兔子、 倉(cāng)鼠、 大鼠和很多不同的魚(yú)。

People seem to be more afraid of dogs in China which means it’s harder to introduce your dog to people .This is just my experience though.

在中國(guó)，人們似乎很怕狗。這就意味著你很難把你的狗介紹給別人。雖然這是我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

Are Chinese people afraid of dogs because they think dogs are out for revenge?

中國(guó)人害怕狗狗因?yàn)樗麄兣鹿饭穲?bào)復(fù)？

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), 美國(guó)獸醫(yī)學(xué)會(huì)  36.5% own a dog over 30.4% of people who own a cat.

根據(jù)美國(guó)獸醫(yī)醫(yī)學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)， 36.5%的人有狗狗，30.4%的人有貓。

If a guy breaks into your house and wants to murder you and your family, do you think a cat’s gonna do anything? Nope. Your dog is gonna be the hero there.

如果一個(gè)人闖進(jìn)你家里，想要謀殺你和你的家人，你覺(jué)得一只貓能做什么？不會(huì)。這時(shí)候你的狗狗會(huì)像英雄一樣保護(hù)你。

I'll tell you a about a story that was told but an pathologist at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences conference in New Orleans. He explained that when people who live alone die in their homes and their pets are locked up with them, something very interesting happens. Whereas a dog will wait several days before they resort to eating you, basically when they're starving, a cat will pretty much just go right at it. Cat’s actually don’t give a damn about their owners.

我給你講一個(gè)關(guān)于病理學(xué)家在新奧爾良舉行的美國(guó)法醫(yī)科學(xué)院會(huì)議的故事。他解釋說(shuō)，當(dāng)孤獨(dú)生活的人在家死亡后，而且他們的寵物和他們關(guān)在一起，非常有趣的事情就會(huì)發(fā)生。狗狗會(huì)等待幾天再吃你，基本上是他們已經(jīng)餓得不行了；貓會(huì)就會(huì)馬上吃你，貓其實(shí)一點(diǎn)也不在乎關(guān)心它們的主人。

For example, training a dog, i think the hardest part is teaching your dog to walk with you. Dogs want to run around and they'll pull on their leash and chase things.

例如，訓(xùn)練一條狗，我覺(jué)得最難的部分就是教你的狗和你一起走。狗想要跑來(lái)跑去，他們會(huì)拉皮帶和追一樣?xùn)|西。

But all in all, I think the trick to training your pet is consistency.

總而言之，我認(rèn)為訓(xùn)練你的寵物的訣竅就是堅(jiān)持下去。