We'll be taking her to the vet to be neutered.
對(duì)話
Mary: Can I see the new kittens?
Isobel: Of course, they're over here with their mother in this basket.
Mary: There are five! Aren't they tiny and so sweet?
Isobel: Yes, they're only a few hours old and their eyes haven't opened yet.
Mary: Is this the mother cat's first litter?
Isobel: Yes it is, and happily they all seem to be healthy.
Mary: Do you expect her to have more in the future?
Isobel: No, we'll be taking her to the vet to be neutered as soon as she has recovered from the birth.
瑪麗：我可以看看剛出生的小貓嗎？
伊澤貝爾：當(dāng)然可以。他們就在這個(gè)籃子里，和他們的母親一起。
瑪麗：共有五只！這些小東西真可愛(ài)，不是嗎？
伊澤貝爾：是啊。他們生下來(lái)才幾個(gè)小時(shí)，眼睛都還未張開(kāi)呢！
瑪麗：是貓媽媽的第一胎嗎？
伊澤貝爾：沒(méi)錯(cuò)，幸而這些小貓看來(lái)都很健康。
瑪麗：你們還要不要她將來(lái)再生小貓？
伊澤貝爾：不要了。她產(chǎn)后復(fù)原，我們就會(huì)帶她去獸醫(yī)診所做結(jié)扎手術(shù)。
給雄性或雌性動(dòng)物做結(jié)扎手術(shù)，英文可用neuter或sterilize二字，The vet neutered/sterilized our tomcat即‘獸醫(yī)給我們的雄貓做了結(jié)扎手術(shù)’。Neuter除了作動(dòng)詞，還可作形容詞，例如：Our cat was male, but now he is neuter（我們的貓從前是雄性，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)去勢(shì)了）。此外，為雄性動(dòng)物絕育，即割去睪丸，叫castrate或geld都可以；為雌性動(dòng)物絕育，即割去卵巢，叫spay，例如：(1) Your cat has to be castrated（你的公貓必須閹割）。(2) Isobel decided to have her cat spayed（伊澤貝爾決定給她的雌貓結(jié)扎）。伊澤貝爾談到剛出生的小貓：Happily they all seem to be healthy。留意happily不一定解作‘快樂(lè)’。形容詞 happy除了指‘快樂(lè)’，還有‘幸運(yùn)’的意思，例如：(1) On his face was a happy smile（他臉上帶著快樂(lè)的微笑）。(2) By some happy chance he discovered a cure for the disease（他很幸運(yùn)，偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了治療這疾病的辦法）。副詞(adverb) happily同樣有兩個(gè)意思：用在動(dòng)詞前后，修飾個(gè)別詞語(yǔ)，解作‘快樂(lè)’；用在句子或一個(gè)子句(clause)之前，修飾整個(gè)句子或子句，則解作‘幸運(yùn)’，例如：(1) She happily stayed at home（她高高興興留在家里）。(2) Happily, she stayed at home, or she would have been killed in the accident（幸而她留在家里，否則遇上這場(chǎng)事故，就沒(méi)命了）。