越來越多人家中除了可愛的小孩外，
還多了一隻，或者不只一隻毛小孩，今天，讓我們來看看該如何用英語介紹家中這些可愛的成員吧~
[常見寵物]
- dog 狗
- cat 貓
- parrot 鸚鵡
- turtle 烏龜
- fish 魚
- hamster 倉鼠
- rabbit 兔子
[比較特別的寵物]
- iguana 鬣蜥
- chamelon 變色龍
- geeko 守宮 (壁虎的英文也是geeko喔~)
- snake 蛇
- spider 蜘蛛
- tree frog 樹蛙
- hedgehog 刺蝟
- sugar glider 蜜袋鼯
- Rhinoceros Beetle/ Dynastinae 獨角仙
[用英文介紹你的寵物]
A: Do you have a pet?
你有寵物嗎?
B: Yes, I do. I have a cat named Croissant.
是的，我有 我有一隻貓，叫可頌
A: What a lovely name. How old is Croissant?
好可愛的名字。 可頌多大了呢?
B: She is turning two.
她即將滿兩歲了
[鏟屎官的工作清單]
- feed your pet water and food 為寵物喝水和食物
- walk the dog 遛狗
- clean the cat litter 清理貓砂盆
- scoop the dog poop / pick up the dog poop 鏟屎/撿狗大便
- clean the pet waste 清理寵物排泄物
- clip the cat's nails 檢貓咪指甲
- brush the cat's teeth 幫貓咪刷牙
- groom your pet 幫寵物梳毛
- play with your pet 跟你的寵物玩
- bathe your dog 幫狗狗洗澡
- stroke your pet 輕撫你的寵物
- pat your pet 輕拍
[實用例句]
Who feeds your cat at home?
你們家誰餵貓咪吃飯?
I help my cat brush its teeth every night.
我每天晚上幫貓咪刷牙
How often do you groom your dog?
你多常幫你的狗狗梳毛?
Did you bathe your dog today?
你今天有幫狗狗洗澡嗎?
My dad walks our dogs twice a day.
我爸爸一天遛狗兩次
[用英文解說動物行為]
- yowl 嚎叫
- purr 呼嚕聲
- mew 喵喵叫
- bark 吠叫
- growl 低吼
- retrieve 叼回
- sniff around 到處聞聞
- chase 追
- do trick 變把戲
[實用例句]
My cat kept mewing until I gave it its treat.
我的貓咪一直喵喵叫直到我給牠牠的點心。
My cat purred when I stroked it gently.
當我輕撫我的貓咪時，牠會發出呼嚕聲。
Her dog growled at her angrily because she took away its food.
牠的狗對著她生氣的低吼，因為她把牠的食物拿走了。
Go and retrieve the Frisbee!
去撿那個飛盤!
[養寵物必備]
- leash 牽繩
- cage 籠子
- toy 玩具
- bowl 碗
- dry pet food 乾飼料 (也可以說 cat food / dog food)
- canned food 罐頭食品
- grass hay 乾草
- fish feed 魚飼料
- catnip 貓薄荷
- cat grass 貓草
- cat litter box 貓砂盆
- cat teaser 逗貓棒
- cat tree 貓跳台
- scratcher 貓抓板 scratch post 貓抓柱
- treat 點心
如此一來是不是有信心可以用英文介紹自己的寶貝呢?
猜猜老師家可愛的毛小孩是什麼?
