Today, we're going to focus on cats and dogs. However, some of this vocabulary, lots of

今天我們要把重點放在貓和狗上面，但是有些單字，

this vocabulary actually, can also be applied to other animals. So I'm going to teach you some

其實是很多單字，也可以用在其他動物上，我要教你一些名詞，

nouns, there will be some pictures, and we're also going to look at some common verbs that

會有一些圖片，然後我們也會認識

we associate with these animals. For all you pet lovers out there, you want to learn how

一些我們和這些動物相處時常見的動詞，如果你想學如何談論狗狗和貓咪、牠們的行為、

to talk about dogs and cats, their actions, and their features, this lesson is for you.

牠們的特徵，那這堂課就是為了你們寵物愛好者而錄的。

Those of you who don't have pets, this lesson is still useful because everybody has seen

不喜歡寵物的人，這堂課還是很實用，因為我想每人都看過貓咪，

a cat, everyone has seen a dog, I think. If you haven't, you're going to see lots of them

每人都看過狗狗，如果沒有，

in this video.

那你在這影片中會看到很多

First, let's look at the nouns. Here we have "tail", and we're going to focus on the pronunciation,

首先，讓我們來看名詞，「tail」，然後我們也會著重於發音，

as well. This is "tail"; cats and dogs have tails. Basically, it's the back of the animal

這是「tail」，貓和狗都有尾巴，基本上，那是在動物的背後

that can move around, as you can see right here.

就像這邊你看到的，它可以擺動

Next we have "fur". Fur is basically the hair on an animal. The hair on a dog, the hair

接下來是「fur」，毛皮就是動物的頭髮，狗狗的頭髮，

on a cat, or the hair on almost any animal is called fur, F-U-R, fur.

貓咪的頭髮，幾乎每個動物的頭髮都稱作毛皮，F-U-R，fur

Next up, we have "paws". The pronunciation is the same like "pause" in a video game for

再來是「paws」，發音就像是在電玩裡的「pause」

example. The word "paws" means the feet of a cat or a dog, so the bottoms of the feet

「paws」指的是貓或狗的腳，所以腳的的底部

are the "paws" of the animal.

就是動物的手爪

"Spots": we have many dogs which have "spots" on them. Think of the film "101 Dalmatians".

「spots」有很多狗狗都有斑點，想想電影「101忠狗」(大麥町)

A Dalmatian has lots and lots of spots on them. They're little black areas on the animal.

大麥町有很多很多班點在身上，就是在動物身上黑色的區塊

"Whiskers" -- this is related to cats. It can also be related to tigers, for example.

「Whiskers」這跟貓有關，也跟老虎有關

Whiskers are the things that come from the cat's nose, these are "whiskers". "Whiskers"

鬍鬚就是來自貓咪鼻子上的東西，它們就是「鬍鬚」，

-- I should say the hairs, strands, or something like that.

應該說是頭髮，髮絲之類的東西

Next we have "stripes". Tigers have stripes; some cats have stripes, as well. They're lines

下一個是「stripes」，老虎有條紋，有些貓咪也有條紋，

on the body, as you can see here.

它們是身上的線條，就像這邊你看到的

Finally we have "claws". Claws are the nails of a cat, for example.

再來是「claws」，爪子就是貓的指甲

"Claws" -- a cat can have sharp claws. That can be a tongue-twister: "A cat can have sharp claws."

「爪子」，貓有很尖銳的爪子，

"Claws" are the nails of the cat.

「爪子」就是貓咪的指甲

Next, let's look at some verbs. These verbs are also associated with, again, cats and

下一個，我們來看看一些動詞，這些動詞也一樣跟貓咪和狗狗相關，

dogs. We have "wag". Once more, "wag". When you think of a dog, and the dog's tail is

「wag」，再一次「wag」，當你想到狗狗，

moving back and forth, and back and forth, because the dog is happy or the dog wants

他們的尾巴總是來回擺動，因為狗狗很開心，或是狗狗想出門散步

to go for a walk, the dog's tail is wagging. You can also wag your finger at somebody,

狗狗的尾巴就會擺動，你也可以對某人擺動你的手指

probably not, and hopefully not the middle one. If you're a parent and you want to tell

或許不要好了，希望不是中間那一支，如果你是父母，你想告訴你的孩子不要做什麼，

your children not to do something, you can wag your finger.

你可以擺動你的手指

"Beg"; this is a dog saying "Please, please, please, please, please feed me or take me

「beg」這是狗狗在說「拜託，拜託，拜託，拜託，拜託喂我，或是帶我出去走走」

for a walk, take me outside." When the dog is "mm-mm" and jumping around and asking for

當狗狗哼哼叫，然後在周圍跳想請你做什麼時，

you to do something, they are begging you to do something. Or if they want food, maybe

他們就是在乞求你做什麼，或是他們想要食物，

they're just hungry.

或許他們只是餓了

"Fetch"; this is a very common game that most dog-owners play. My family has a dog, so sometimes,

「fetch」是很多主人和狗狗會玩的一個常見的遊戲，我家有一隻狗，

I take my dog out for a walk and I throw a stick or I throw a ball and I say "Fetch! Fetch the ball."

所以有時我會帶者我的狗去散步，然後我會丟一根棍子或球，然後說「接著! 接球」

"Fetch" means go get it and come back; go get it and come back. This is not only

「fetch」意思就是去拿然後回來，這不只是講動物

for animals... it's not exactly super-polite, but you can say "Hey. When you're at the grocery

這並不是很有禮貌，但你可以說「嘿，當你去雜貨店，

store, can you go fetch me a bag of milk?", for example. Not really, really common, but

可以拿一袋牛奶給我嗎?」這並不是很常見，

you could say that.

但你還是可以說

"Roll over"; this is a command to a dog. If your dog is talented, if your dog can do tricks,

「Roll over」，這是一個對狗狗的指令，如果你的狗狗很有才華，如果你的狗狗可以玩把戲，

obviously they can sit, they can also "roll over" -- go from one side to another side.

他們可以坐，他們也可以「轉身」，從另一邊轉到另一邊

It can be a command.

那可以是個指令

"Lick"; some people find it gross, but animals do lick your face, they can lick your face.

「lick」，有些人會覺得噁心，但動物會舔妳的臉。

So "lick" means using your tongue to "lick" someone, there's really no other way to put it. As

所以「lick」意思是用你的舌頭「舔」某人，

you can see in this picture here, this person is really, really getting licked really badly.

就像這邊的圖，這人這被舔得一塌糊塗，

"Pet"; you're thinking a dog is a "pet", a cat is a "pet". "Pet" is also a verb. If you

「pet」你會說狗狗和貓咪就是寵物，但「pet」也可以是個動詞，

have a dog, if you have a cat, if you have any kind of "pet" where you can do this to

如果你有狗狗，你有貓咪，或是任何稱得上是寵物的，

them; you can stroke their fur, you can "pet" them.

你可以撫摸牠們的皮毛，你可以「寵愛」牠們

You can "pet your dog"; you can "pet your cat".

你可以「寵愛」你的狗狗、你的貓咪

"Bark"; bark is the sound a dog makes. If your dog hears a stranger at the door and

「bark」，吠叫是狗的叫聲，如果你的狗狗聽到有陌生人在門口，

they "rah-rah-rah-rah-rah", the dog is barking. Again, the verb is "bark".

牠們就會「旺旺旺旺旺」，狗狗就會吠叫，這個動詞就是「bark」

Now let's look at some cat verbs. A cat will "purr". When you hear this word, you can automatically

現在我們來看看關於貓咪的動詞，貓咪會「呼嚕叫」，當你聽到這個字，

imagine the word "purr", "purr"; the cat going "purrrrrrr", either because the cat is very

你就可以自動想像「呼嚕」，貓咪正在「呼嚕」叫，這也是因為貓咪很愉快、

happy, sleepy, or tired, this is purring.

很想睡，或是疲累，這就是貓喘鳴

We have "meow"; obviously, you can hear the sound in your head; "Meow, meow, meow." "Meow",

再來是「meow」，很明顯的，你可以在你腦海中聽到這聲音，「喵喵喵」

you can use it as a verb. You can say, "Why is my cat meowing?" or "Why is your cat meowing?"

你可以把它當作動詞，可以說「為何我的貓咪在喵喵叫?」或是「為何你的貓咪在喵喵叫?」

It would be weird for me to say "Why is my cat meowing?" "Why is your cat meowing? Is he hungry?"

對我來說問這個有點怪異，「為何我的貓咪在喵喵叫?」「為何你的貓咪在喵喵叫?他餓了嗎?」

"Hiss"; if your cat does not like you or does not like strangers, or your friends, or someone

「Hiss」，當你的貓咪不喜歡你或是不喜歡陌生人，或是你朋友，或是你介紹的某人，

that you introduce them to, or if they're scared, your cat might "hiss". If they go

或許牠們很還怕，你的貓就會「發出嘶聲」，如果牠們發出「嘶~~」

"hssss", that's hissing. That probably looked very ugly, I'm sorry.

那就是「嘶聲」，抱歉可能看起來有點醜，

Last of all, this is something that cats do a lot. Dogs can do it too, humans do it too.

最後一個，這是貓咪和狗狗常做的行為，人也會，

"Barf", "throw up", or "puke". This is if you eat something and it comes back out of

「barf」「throw up」或是「puke」，就是當你吃東西時，反胃從嘴巴裡吐出來，

your mouth. Cats often cough up or barf up, "throw up" hairballs, for example, or just

貓咪會咳或吐出來，像是「吐出」毛球，

a lot of really, really gross, disgusting, not-nice things. This means to... the correct

或是很多非常非常噁心、不好的東西，

verb is regurgitate. You can look up regurgitate, but informally, we say "throw up", "puke",

正確的動詞就是反芻，你可以查反芻這個字，但口語上我們會說 "throw up", "puke",

or "barf". If you say "Oh no! My cat barfed on the sofa!"... not a good thing.

或是 "barf"，當你說「喔不，我的貓咪反芻在沙發上!!」...那很糟

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