Sometimes when you're having an English conversation, people want to talk about their pets.

有時候當你與別人有一段英文對話，人們會想要講關於他們寵物的事

Or maybe you wanna talk about yours.

或者你會想要談談你的寵物

In this video I'll help you learn some English words and phrases

在這個影片中，我將幫助你學習一些英文單字和片語

that will help you talk about two of the most common pets: cats and dogs.

可以幫助你談論兩種最常見的寵物：貓和狗

I think a cat just meowed as I said cats and dogs.

我想當我講貓和狗時，貓只會喵喵叫

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嗨，歡迎來到這支影片，如果這是你第一次來這個頻道

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and if at some point during this video you could leave a comment or a thumbs up that would be awesome!

如果你能留個言或按個讚那就太棒了！

So pets.

所以寵物

Cats and dogs.

貓和狗

Which one do you wanna talk about first?

你想要先談論哪一個呢？

In English we often say, “Are you a cat lover or a dog lover?”

在英文當中我們常說：「你是一位貓愛好者還是狗愛好者？」

“Are you a cat person or a dog person?”

你是愛貓人士還是愛狗人士？

This is how we describe the difference between people who love cats, and people who love dogs.

這是我們區別愛貓的人和愛狗的人的說法

Myself, I have to say, I'm not sure which I am.

我必須說我並不確定我自己是屬於哪一種

In some ways I like cats because they're quiet, they kinda sit by themselves,

在某些方面我喜歡貓，因為貓很安靜，就靜靜地坐著

and they're just in general a calm animal.

就是一種很冷靜的動物

But I also like the excitement of a dog.

但我也喜歡狗的激動

We have a dog, his name is Oscar.

我們有一隻狗，他的名字是奧斯卡

I'll try to find a picture of him to put in this video.

我會試著找一張他的照片放在這支影片

And Oscar is just a great farm dog.

奧斯卡是一隻很棒的農場狗

He's a dog who lives mostly outside, but he is allowed in the front entrance of our home.

他通常住在家外，但他被允許在正門活動

So in some ways he's also a house dog.

所以某種程度來說他也是一隻家狗

But let's talk about some things about dogs.

讓我們講一些關於狗的事

Dogs eat dog food that they eat out of a dog bowl.

狗用狗碗吃狗食

When dogs make sounds we say that they either bark or growl.

當狗發出聲音，我們會說他們在吠或是咆嘯

I'm gonna bark here to to make the sound barking sounds like “ruff, ruff” and growling is “grrrrr”.

讓我來示範，吠就是 “ruff, ruff”，而咆嘯就類似“grrrrr”

Couple of interesting things about dogs, we call them man's best friend in English.

幾個跟狗有關的趣事，像是我們會說狗是人類最好的朋友

It's a phrase that we use because dogs have been with people for so long that they are man's best friend.

這是一個我們會用的片語，因為狗已經陪伴人們很長的時間，足以是人最好的朋友

Another interesting fact, the feet of a dog are called paws.

另外一個有趣的事實，狗的腳爪稱為 “paws”

A baby dog is called a puppy.

小狗叫 “puppy”

And there's a couple of things you can do with a dog.

你可以跟狗一起做很多事

You can take your dog for a walk.

你可以帶你的狗去散步

When you take a dog for a walk you use what we call in English a leash.

當你帶狗去散步，你會使用繩索

You have your dog on a leash.

用繩索牽住你的狗

And another thing about dogs is you can pet your dog, dogs like to have their ears scratched.

你也可以撫摸你的狗，他們喜歡被撓耳朵

So you can pet your dog, you can scratch your dog's ears.

所以你可以摸摸他，搔搔他的耳朵

A lot of times a dog will have a dog mat that they lay on when they're in the house.

當狗在屋內，他們常常會趴在毯子上

You can also teach your dog to do tricks.

你也可以教你的狗做一些把戲

You may teach your dog to sit, you may teach your dog to roll over, or you may teach your dog to beg

你可以教狗坐下、翻滾或是請求

and I'll try to find a picture of this to put up here.

我會試著找一張照片放在這邊

When a dog begs usually you give your dog a dog treat which is a small little piece of dog food.

當狗向你請求，你通常會給他一個獎賞，像是一個片小小的狗食

Dogs can go to school, in English we call that obedience school.

狗也可以去上學，在英文當中我們稱為服從學校

When your dog's sick you take your dog to the vet, (or the veterinarian).

當你的狗生病，就帶他去看獸醫

When I was younger we would take our dog to a vet, or veterinarian, vet is the short form.

我比較年輕的時候，我們會帶狗去看獸醫 (vet 是 veterinarian 的簡寫)

Also when you go on vacation, you may actually take your dog to a kennel.

當你要去度假時，你可能會帶你的狗去寵物旅館

And you may board your dog at a kennel, which means you bring your dog to a place where

然後你會把狗暫時寄養在那，意思就是你可能會帶狗到一個

they will take care of your dog while you are on vacation.

在你度假時幫忙照顧你的狗的地方

So that's a little bit about dogs, let's talk about cats.

所以這些就是關於狗的一些事，現在讓我們開始講講貓咪

Cats are an entirely different animal, literally!

貓與狗相比是一種完完全全不一樣的動物

Cats do not walk using a leash, I know some people do, but cats generally don't like leashes.

遛貓的時候不會用繩索，我知道有些人會用，但貓其實一點都不喜歡繩索

A baby cat is called a kitten.

幼貓被稱為 “ kitten“

When you have a cat and it lives in your house you usually will have a litter box where they can go to the bathroom,

當你家裡有一隻貓，你通常會有一個貓砂盆給他們上廁所

and you will probably have cat toys or a scratching post for them to scratch their nails on.

你可能會有貓的玩具或磨爪版讓他們磨指甲

We also say that cats have paws, just like dogs.

貓跟狗一樣也有爪子

So a cat's feet are called paws.

所以貓的腳爪被稱為 “ paws“

The two sounds a cat makes are they can “meow”

貓會發出兩種聲音，他們會喵喵叫

and there was actually a cat up here with me earlier that said, “meow”.

稍早就有一隻貓在我旁邊喵喵叫

And when you pet a cat they can purr.

貓也會發出咕嚕的聲音在你摸他的時候

It's a hard sound to make, I'll try to make it, but “purrrrrrrrr” “purrrrrrrr”.

這個聲音很難模仿，我試著模仿看看，聽起來就像 “purrrrrrrrr” “purrrrrrrr”

So a cat makes a purring sound.

所以貓會發出咕嚕聲

You can hear a cat purr when you pet them and when they're happy.

貓會在你摸他的時候和他開心的時候發出咕嚕聲

A cat eats cat food.

貓吃貓食

That's the food that you would feed to a cat.

這是你應該餵他吃的食物

When a cat gets sick, just like a dog, you would bring the cat to a vet or veterinarian,

當貓生病時，你會帶他去看獸醫，就像狗狗生病時一樣

that's the longer form of the word.

vet 是 veterinarian 的簡寫

But what do you do to play with cats?

但是你可以跟貓玩什麼呢？

You can't play fetch with a cat, you can't teach a cat to roll over.

你不能跟貓玩我丟你接的遊戲，你也不能教貓咪如何翻滾

You can sit with a cat.

你可以跟貓坐在一起

Cats are very, very loving animals to their owners.

貓是非常非常喜歡他們主人的動物

And sometimes it's just enjoyable to sit with a cat beside you and pet the cat while the cat purrs.

和貓坐在一起並摸摸他，有時候就是一種很愉快的事

It's a very calming feeling for human beings.

這對人們來說是一種很平靜的感覺

Sometimes a cat will rub up against your leg when they want attention

有時候貓咪會磨蹭你的腿來引起你的注意

especially if it's your cat and they love you.

特別是一隻你飼養且愛你的貓咪

They'll rub up against your leg to say, “Hey pet me!”

他們會磨蹭你的腿叫你來摸摸他

“Hey sit with me!

或是坐在他旁邊

Well that's a few words and phrases to help you have great English conversations when talking about cats or dogs.

這些就是幾個單字和片語，能幫助你在談論貓和狗時有一個很棒的英語對話

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