PETS-2每日對話練習38

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At Caolin Gudao
     Kathy: This used to be one of the main roads for local people.
     Morley: That must have been in the days before cars.
     Kathy: Yeah. People walked, rode horses, and led cows on this road.
     Morley: I can almost smell the manure.
     Kathy:[Sees a snake] Oh! Watch out! That snake is poisonous.
     Morley:[Gets closer] You've right. It's an umbrella snake. I need to take a picture.
     Kathy: Kill it! Kill it! Here's a rock.
     Morley: No way. Snakes are good. They kill rodents.
     (續(xù)上期)
    在草嶺古道
    卡西:這原本是本地人的主要道路之一。
    莫理:那一定是在還沒有汽車以前的時候。
    卡西:對。這條路上大家都走路、騎馬、和牽著牛。
    莫理:我彷佛還聞得到牛糞的味道。
    卡西:(看到一條蛇)喔!小心!那條蛇有毒。
    莫理:(靠近點)你說得對。這是雨傘節(jié)。我要拍張照片。
    卡西:殺了它!殺了它!這里有顆石頭。
    莫理:不可以。蛇是好的動物。它們會吃老鼠。
    重點解說:
     ★ lead (v.) 引導,牽引
     ★ manure (n.) (有機)肥料,糞料
     ★ poisonous (a.) 有毒的
     ★ rodent (n.) 嚙齒類動物(如老鼠、松鼠、兔子)。這里對話中,泛指老鼠這類被人類所討厭的小動物