每日英語 #040: Healthy Pets Healthy People

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Healthy Pets Healthy People

Pets can appear to be healthy even when they have “germs” (very small and harmful substance that causes illness or disease). Here are a few tips to keep you and your family healthy.

寵物即使有「病菌」（非常小且有害的物質，會引起疾病），看起來也可能很健康。以下是一些保持您和家人健康的小貼士。

Always wash your hands “thoroughly” (completely and in detail) with soap and water right after touching a pet, their “housing” (where they live or sleep), or anything that “comes in contact with” (touches) them or the areas where they live. It is especially important to wash your hands after touching a pet and before preparing, serving, eating, or drinking.

每次觸摸寵物、它們的「居所」（它們居住或睡覺的地方）或任何「與它們接觸過的」（接觸過它們或它們生活的區域的）東西後，都要用肥皂和水「徹底」（完全且詳細地）洗手。特別是在觸摸寵物後和準備、提供、吃飯或喝水之前要洗手。

Another way to keep you and your pets healthy is to make sure your pets get their “vaccines” (shots to prevent disease), is dewormed (treated to remove or prevent worms), and don’t have “fleas and ticks” (small insect that feeds on animals). Provide your pet with a good “diet” (what they eat and drink), fresh water, clean “bedding” (soft material that one sleeps on), and exercise. By keeping your pet healthy, you keep yourself and your family healthy. Regular “veterinary” (animal doctor) visits are “essential” (necessary; very important to good pet health).

保持您和您的寵物健康的另一種方法是確保您的寵物接種「疫苗」（預防疾病的注射），驅蟲（去除或預防蟲子），且沒有「跳蚤和蜱蟲」（以動物為食的小昆蟲）。給您的寵物提供良好的「飲食」（它們吃喝的東西）、新鮮的水、乾淨的「寢具」（柔軟的睡覺材料）和運動。通過保持寵物健康，您也保持了自己和家人的健康。定期的「獸醫」（動物醫生）訪問對寵物的健康是「必要的」（必要的；對良好的寵物健康非常重要的）。

There are many health benefits of owning a pet. The “companionship” (feeling of friendship) of pets can help keep away “loneliness” (feeling alone) and “depression” (strong feelings of sadness and hopelessness over a period of time). Pets can increase your opportunities to exercise, participate in outdoor activities, and “socialize” (being friendly with other people). Remember that healthy pets “equals” (is the same as; results in) healthy people!

擁有寵物有很多健康益處。寵物的「陪伴」（友誼的感覺）可以幫助驅除「孤獨」（感到孤單）和「抑鬱」（長期強烈的悲傷和絕望感）。寵物可以增加您運動、參加戶外活動和「社交」（與其他人友好相處）的機會。記住，健康的寵物「等於」（相同於；導致）健康的人！

重要單字

• Germs /dʒɜrmz/ 病菌
• Thoroughly /ˈθɜroʊli/ 徹底地
• Housing /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ 居所
• Comes in contact with /kʌmz ɪn ˈkɒntækt wɪð/ 接觸
• Vaccines /ˈvæksinz/ 疫苗
• Fleas and ticks /fliz ənd tɪks/ 跳蚤和蜱蟲
• Diet /ˈdaɪət/ 飲食
• Bedding /ˈbɛdɪŋ/ 寢具
• Veterinary /ˈvɛtərɪˌnɛri/ 獸醫
• Essential /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/ 必要的
• Companionship /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/ 陪伴
• Loneliness /ˈloʊnlinɪs/ 孤獨
• Depression /dɪˈprɛʃən/ 抑鬱
• Socialize /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz/ 社交
• Equals /ˈikwəlz/ 等於