Should You Get?
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Introduction Almost every kid has wanted to have a pet.
导言 几乎每个孩子都想养宠物
Pets can make good friends.
宠物可以交到好朋友.
But how do you decide which kind of pet to get?
但你如何决定 什么样的宠物?
Here are some kids who have some opinions about pets.
这里有些孩子对宠物有些看法.
Read what they have to say.
读他们要说的话
Then decide what kind of pet you would like to have.
那就决定你想要什么样的宠物
Dogs as Pets Every kid should own a dog.
狗是宠物 每个孩子都应该拥有一只狗。
A dog comes when you call it.
狗来时,你叫它。
You know it likes you because it wags its tail.
你知道它喜欢你,因为它的尾巴。
Dogs like to play chase with you.
狗喜欢跟你玩追逐游戏
Some dogs will even play catch!
一些狗甚至会玩接球!
Get a dog for a great playmate!
给一个伟大的玩伴找条狗!
Dogs as Pets Dogs are hard pets to keep.
狗是宠物 狗是坚硬的宠物
They need lots of space to run.
他们需要很多空间来运行。
What if you don’t have a yard?
如果你没有院子呢?
You have to take them on walks even if it is cold.
就算很冷你也得带他们去散步
The worst thing is that you have to clean up after them.
最糟糕的是,你必须清理他们之后。
Yuck, who wants a dog?
讨厌 谁要狗?
Lizards as Pets Lizards make the coolest pets.
蜥蜴作为"宠物蜥蜴"制作出最酷的宠物.
They don’t bark or meow.
他们不叫也不叫。
You don’t have to take them for walks.
你不必带他们散步。
They are easy to hold and to pet.
它们很容易被持有和被宠弄。
It doesn’t cost much for lizard food.
蜥蜴的食物成本并不高。
So, go get a lizard!
去找只蜥蜴来!
Lizards as Pets It is mean to keep lizards as pets.
作为宠物的蜥蜴 将蜥蜴当作宠物
Some have to stay in one tiny box their whole life.
有些人一生都要待在一个小盒子里
Some of them eat live crickets.
有的还吃活板球.
Plus, it feels really weird to pet them.
再说了 宠物感觉很奇怪
Never, ever, get a lizard!
从来没有,从来没有,得到蜥蜴!
Fish as Pets Fish make awesome pets.
鱼像宠物一样 鱼会做很棒的宠物
They come in such pretty colors.
颜色这么漂亮
It is fun to watch them swim back and forth.
看着他们游来游去很有趣。
It is fun to watch their funny mouths.
看他们滑稽的嘴很有趣
They only need to be fed once a day.
他们每天只需要吃一顿
Fish make fun and easy pets to keep.
鱼取取乐而易养宠.
Fish as Pets Fish should be left in the oceans and rivers.
鱼作为宠物应该留在海洋和河流中。
Fish don’t come when you call them.
鱼不会来,
They can’t do any tricks.
他们不会耍花招。
And worse than that, fish don’t like to be touched.
更糟糕的是,
Fish win the most boring pet award.
Fish赢得了最无聊的宠物奖.
Parrots as Pets One of the best pets to own is a parrot.
鹦鹉为宠物 拥有最好的宠物之一是一头鹦鹉.
Parrots are very beautiful birds.
鹦鹉是非常美丽的鸟类.
They often do not need a cage.
它们往往不需要笼子。
I love it when my parrot says “hello.”
我喜欢我的鹦鹉说"你好"。
Some parrots even whistle.
一些鹦鹉甚至吹口哨.
Get a parrot and teach it to talk.
取一鹦鹉并教其说.
Parrots as Pets Parrots are really messy pets.
鹦鹉像宠物鹦鹉一样,都是很杂乱的宠物.
They spill seeds and fruit all over.
它们把种子和水果洒得到处都是
They are not the best drinkers.
他们不是最好的饮用者。
They get water on the floor.
他们得到的水在地上。
Their feathers can even fall out.
他们的羽毛甚至会掉出.
Don’t get a parrot unless you like cleaning!
除非你喜欢清洁,
Conclusion There are good things and bad things about each pet.
结论 每个宠物都有好的和坏的
You have to decide whether the good things are great.
你得决定好东西是不是很棒
You have to decide whether the bad things are okay for you.
你得决定坏事对你是否有利
You also have to do research to see whether your house is good for a pet.
你也得研究一下 你的房子是否适合宠物
Don’t get a pet unless you have thought hard about it.
除非仔细考虑,
But the right pet can be your best friend!
但合适的宠物可以做你最好的朋友!