Are Best
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 A Second Chance.
4 第二次机会。
6 Many Animals to Choose From.
6 许多动物要从。
7 Healthy Pets.
7 健康宠物.
8 Good Advice.
8好建议.
9 Shelter Services.
9 收容所服务。
11 Saving a Life.
11 拯救一条生命。
13 Conclusion.
13 结论。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Introduction Buzz is a gentle, snowy white four-year- old dog who loves to have his ears scratched.
16 引言·巴斯是一只温柔而雪白的四岁老狗,喜欢被刮去耳朵.
But Buzz doesn’t have a home.
但巴斯没有家,
This shepherd mix lives in a cage at an animal shelter, which is a temporary home for animals.
这名牧羊人混居于动物收容所的笼子里,这是动物的临时住所.
He is waiting for a family to adopt him.
他在等一家人收养他
Michelangelo is a shy two-year-old Siamese cat with pretty blue eyes.
米开朗基罗是害羞的两岁小孩 蓝眼睛的暹罗猫
His owner couldn’t take care of him, so he is at the same shelter.
他的主人无法照顾他,
Dogs wait for adoption at an animal shelter.
狗在动物收容所等收养
Buzz and Michelangelo are just two of more than six million animals living at shelters in the United States.
巴斯和米开朗基罗只是住在美国避难所的600多万只动物中的两只.
Pets like Buzz and Michelangelo end up at shelters because there are not enough good homes for them.
巴斯和米开朗基罗等宠物最终被送入收容所,因为他们没有足够的好家.
If your family is looking for a new pet, you should adopt one from a shelter.
如果你的家人正在寻找一个新的宠物, 你应该收养一个 从避难所。
A Second Chance The best place to find a pet is at an animal shelter.
第二次机会 找到宠物的最好地方是动物收容所
Shelters are filled with animals that need good homes.
收容所里充斥着需要好家的动物.
Some are there because they are lost.
一些人在那里是因为他们迷失了。
Others have never had homes.
其他人从来没有过家。
Some are there because their owners didn’t train them properly or can’t take care of them anymore.
有些人因为主人没有好好训练他们,
When you adopt a shelter pet, you give an animal a second chance at a happy and healthy life.
当你收养一个庇护宠物时,你给动物第二次机会过上幸福而健康的生活.
Rescued cats crowd a small shelter.
营救的猫挤出一个小避难所
A stray dog looks for food in street trash.
一条流浪狗在街上找食物
Many Animals to Choose From When you think of an animal shelter, you probably think of cats and dogs.
要选择的许多动物 当你想到一个动物避难所, 你可能想到猫和狗。
But shelters are home to many other kinds of animals, too.
但避难所也是许多其他种类的动物的家.
Shelters often have rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, ferrets, and turtles available for adoption, as well as cats and dogs.
避难所往往有兔子,鸟类,豚鼠,雪貂等可被收养的海龟以及猫和狗.
Healthy Pets Shelters are great places to find healthy pets.
健康宠物 收容所是找到健康的宠物的好地方
Most of the animals at shelters are mixed breeds, which means that their parents were different types.
栖息地的大部分动物是杂交品种,这意味着他们的父母是不同类型的.
Studies show that mixed-breed animals are generally healthier than the purebred animals that many breeders raise to sell.
研究表明,混血动物一般比许多育种者饲养去出售的纯种动物更健康.
All shelter animals are checked by a veterinarian, or vet.
所有庇护动物都由兽医或兽医检查。
The vet gives the animals shots to help them stay healthy.
兽医给动物们注射了药来帮助他们保持健康.
A vet checks the ear of a rabbit.
兽医检查兔子的耳朵
Shelters often have unusual animals such as turtles and ferrets.
避难所经常有海龟和雪貂等不寻常的动物.
Good Advice Adoption counselors help make shelters good places to find pets.
良好的建议 收养咨询 帮助建立避难所 找宠物。
Families can talk with counselors who help them choose an animal that will make a good pet.
家人可以和辅导员交谈 辅导员可以帮助他们选择一种动物 它能养出一只好宠物
The counselor asks questions about how much time the family can spend with a pet.
辅导员问家人可以和宠物共度多少时间.
They ask if the family has a fenced yard for a dog to play in.
他们问家人是否有一个有栅栏的院子供狗玩来玩去.
Answers to these kinds of questions help families pick the right pet.
回答这些问题有助于家庭选择合适的宠物.
A pet-store worker can’t always help you decide which kind of pet is best for you.
养宠物的工人不能总是帮助你决定哪种宠物最适合你。
The worker may not have the time or experience to help you choose the right pet.
工人可能没有时间或经验帮助你选择合适的宠物.
He or she might not know the right questions to ask to help you pick a pet that fits your lifestyle.
他或她可能不知道该问什么问题 来帮你挑一个适合你生活方式的宠物
A counselor talks with a puppy’s new family.
顾问与小狗的新家庭交谈。
A pet store may not be the right place to look for a new pet.
宠物店可能不适合找新宠物
Shelter Services After choosing the right pet, a family pays the shelter a fee.
住房服务 在选择了合适的宠物后,一个家庭向避难所支付费用.
The money helps pay for services to keep the pet healthy and happy.
这笔钱帮助支付服务费,使宠物保持健康和快乐.
Included are the visit to a vet, obedience training, and an operation to keep the animal from having babies.
包括参观兽医,服从训练,以及防止动物生孩子的手术.
The pet may also have a microchip placed under its skin.
宠物还可能在外皮下放置了微芯片.
If the pet becomes lost, the microchip can help someone find the owner.
如果宠物丢失,微芯片可以帮助人们找到主人.
These services are even more reasons to adopt your pet from a shelter.
这些服务更需要你从收容所收养宠物
Sometimes, puppies for sale at pet stores or breeders come from puppy mills.
有时,在宠物店出售的小狗或饲养者来自小狗磨坊.
A puppy mill is a breeding business that does not take good care of its animals.
小狗磨坊是一种养殖业,不善于照顾它的动物.
Animals from a pet store or breeder can also be expensive, sometimes costing thousands of dollars.
来自宠物商店或饲养者的动物也可能很昂贵,有时会花费上千美元.
An instructor works with dogs and owners in an obedience- training class.
教官跟狗和主人一起上服从训练课
An animal-rescue worker assists with the removal of about three hundred dogs from a suspected puppy mill.
一名取出动物的工人协助从被怀疑是小狗的磨坊取出约300只狗.
Saving a Life The final reason to get a pet from a shelter is also the most important one.
拯救一条生命 从避难所得到宠物的最终原因也是最重要的原因.
Every time someone adopts a pet from a shelter, an animal’s life is saved.
每次有人从避难所收养宠物,动物的生命都会被拯救。
Animal shelters have a limited amount of space and money to take care of their animals.
动物收容所拥有有限的空间和金钱来照顾动物.
When shelters become overcrowded, even healthy, tame pets are given a shot that painlessly ends their lives.
当庇护所变得拥挤,甚至健康,驯服的宠物被给予一个机会,无痛地结束他们的生命.
If more people adopted from shelters, fewer pets would be “put to sleep.”
如果更多的人从收容所收养,那么“睡觉”的宠物就会减少。 “
Conclusion When you adopt from a shelter, you are likely to get a pet that is healthy and happy.
结论 当你从收容所收养, 你很可能得到一个 健康和快乐的宠物。
With help from an adoption counselor at a shelter, you can find a wonderful best friend.
在收容所的收养顾问的帮助下,你可以找到一个很好最好的朋友。
Adopting a shelter pet saves one of the millions of homeless animals in the country.
收养了一只庇护宠物 拯救了全国数百万无家可归的动物之一
Shelter pets are definitely best.
庇护宠物绝对是最好的。
A Chihuahua waits for possible adoption.
奇瓦瓦人等待可能的收养。
A shelter animal can make a good friend.
栖身动物可以成为好朋友.
Glossary breeders (n.)
词汇培育者(n.)
people who raise animals to sell them (p.
饲养动物出售动物的人(p.
8) counselors (n.)
8) 顾问(不详)
people who give advice (p.
提供建议的人(p.
9) lifestyle (n.)
9)生活方式(n.
the way of life typical of a person, group, or culture (p.
人、群体或文化的典型生活方式(p.
10) microchip (n.)
10)微芯片 (n.
a tiny electronic component used to store or process information (p.
用于存储或处理信息的微小电子组件(p.
11) obedience a program of behavior training for dogs and their owners (p.
11)服从狗及其主人的行为训练计划(p.
11) purebred (adj.)
11)纯种(adj.
an animal that is bred from parents that are the same type, or breed (p.
由同类型父母育出,或育种的动物(p.
8) shelter (n.)
8) 住所(不详)
a structure that gives protection from danger or bad weather (p.
用于防止危险或恶劣天气的结构(p.
4) veterinarian (n.)
4)兽医 (n.
a doctor who treats illnesses and injuries in animals other than humans (p.
治疗非人类动物的疾病和伤害的医生(p.
8) training (n.)
8) 培训(不详)
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
About seventy-five million dogs and eighty-eight million cats live in American homes.
约有7500万只狗和8800万只猫生活在美国的家中.
Every year, as many as eight million cats and dogs end up living at shelters.
每年有多达800万只猫和狗最终住在收容所.
About half are adopted.
大约一半被收养。
The other half are put to sleep.
另一半已经睡了
There are as many as six thousand animal shelters in the United States.
美国有多达六千个动物收容所.
To reduce the number of homeless pets, it is important for them not to have babies.
为了减少无家可归的宠物数量,他们不能生育是很重要的.
By doing a simple, safe operation, your veterinarian can make sure that your pet will not have babies.
通过简单的安全操作 你的兽医可以确保你的宠物不会生孩子
You may not like the thought of your pet having an operation.
你可能不喜欢你的宠物做手术的想法
But he or she will probably be healthier and friendlier afterward.
但他或她以后可能更健康 更亲切
So be sure to have your pet “fixed.”
因此,一定要把你的宠物“固定起来”。 “