第七课：Man's Best Friend ACT III 

OK.
好 

If you want to adopt an animal, 
如果你想收养动物 

first we need to know some references. 
首先 我们首先需要知道一些旁证材料。 

References? 
旁证？

People we know? 
我们认识的人 

Friends, teachers.... 
朋友 老师…… 

We need to talk to some people about you. 
我们得向一些人打听你的情况。 

We want to be sure that you're responsible and that you can take good care of an animal.
我们要确定你是负责的而且能够好好照料动物。

Then you have to fill out this form about your family background.
然後你要填写这份关於你的家庭背景的表格。 

Is that it? 
就这些啦 

No, there's more. 
不 还有。 

We need to know about your history with animals. 
我们要了解你以前和动物的历史。

Have you ever owned an animal? 
你是否曾养过动物 

Yes. 
是的。

We had a cat when I was eight years old. 
我八岁时养过一只猫

I love cats. 
我喜欢猫。 

Do you have any animals now? 
你现在还养着什麽动物吗

Unfortunately, no. 
很遗憾 没有。 

Anything else? 
还有别的事吗 

We also like to know 
我们还想知道 

your reasons for wanting an animal. 
你要养动物的原因 

Just to hold it and cuddle with it. 
只不过想抱抱它。 

Just to have as a pet. 
只是要养来当宠物 

I love animals. 
我喜欢动物。 

To have a friend -- a pal. 
想要一个朋友 一个伙伴。 

You know, man's best friend is his dog. 
你知道的 人类最好的朋友就是狗。 

And one thing more. 
还有一件事。 

If you're under twenty-one years of age ... 
如果你还不到二十一岁……

That's me. 
我就是这种情况。

Then an adult must sign for you. 
那就必须有一位成年人来替你签字。

Uh-oh. 
啊哈。 

No problem. 
没问题。 

My parents will think it's a good idea. 
我的父母会觉得这是件好事。

I'll be back with them. 
我会带他们来。 

If the real owners don't come to claim Gemma ... 
如果狗的主人没认领Gemma

After forty-eight hours. 
四十八小时後。 

But please call first. 
不过 请你先打电话来

Thanks for your information and for being so helpful. 
谢谢你的帮助和信息

It's my pleasure. 
我很愿意效劳。 

Nice talking to both of you. 
很高兴与两位交谈 

Thanks again. 
再次谢谢 。 

Bye. 
再见。 

Maybe the real owners will come to claim her. 
也许狗的主人会来认领她的。 

Her eyes look so sad. 
她的目光那麽忧郁 

She must really miss them.
她准是很想主人。 

I see you're both animal lovers. 
我看得出你们都是喜欢动物的人。

We are. 
我们是。 

Good-bye, Miss Aborn. 
再见 Aborn小姐。 

We'll call in a couple of days. 
我们两三天後给你打电话。 

Good-bye, and thanks for bringing Gemma in. 
再见 谢谢你们把Gemma送来。

Bye. 
再见。 

I keep thinking about the dog -- about Gemma, 
我一直在想那狗 Gemma 

alone in the animal shelter. 
独自在动物收容所。 

I know. 
我知道。 

But I promise you, Alexandra, the dog is just fine.
但是 我向你保证，Alexandra，那狗会很好的。

They're very kind to the animals. 
他们对动物很好

I know they are. 
我知道他们会。 

I mean about her being alone. 
我是指她很孤单。 

Even if they are kind to Gemma, 
即使他们对Gemma很好

she's still alone, without her family. 
她仍是孤单单的 没有家人。

Ready, folks? 
可以点菜了吗？两位 

Are you ready, Alexandra? 
想好了吗 Alexandra 

Yes, I'm ready. 
是的 我想好了。 

I'll have the chef's salad, please. 
我要主厨沙拉。 

I will have a cheeseburger, medium rare, 
我要一份芝士汉堡，五分熟 

with raw onion, and French fries, please. 
加生葱头和炸薯条

Anything to drink? 
要喝点什麽吗 

A diet cola, please. 
一份健怡可乐。 

Ginger ale with lots of ice for me, thank you. 
姜味汽水，多加些冰，谢谢。

I've got it. 
我都记下了。 

Thanks.
谢谢。 

Aren't you surprised that the animal shelter is so careful about finding homes 
for the animals? 
不觉得很惊讶吗 动物收容所在给动物找领养的人家这事上如此小心

No, I'm not. 
不 我不觉得。 

And a cheeseburger, medium rare, with onion and French fries.
一份芝士汉堡 五分熟，带葱头和炸薯条。

And a ginger ale with lots of ice. 
一份姜味汽水 多加冰块。 

Salad dressing? 
沙拉要什麽调味酱 

Hey, I wanted you to hear my new sound system when the dog scratched on the front door.
嘿 刚才那狗在抓前门的时候，我正想让你听听我新得到的音响设备。

Let's finish eating, 
我们赶紧吃完 

and then we'll go back to my house. 
然後回到我家。 

I want you to hear my new tapes. 
我给你听我的新录音带。 

I've got some great new dance music. 
我有几卷很好的跳舞曲。

Hello. 
喂。 

Stewart residence. 
Stewart家。

Hello. 
你好。 

Is Robbie Stewart there? 
Robbie Stewart在 

This is he. 
我就是。 

Who's this? 
是谁 

This is Linda Aborn from the animal shelter. 
我是动物收容所的Linda Aborn。 

It's Linda from the animal shelter. 
是动物收容所的Linda。 

Yes, Linda. 
是的 Linda。

Hi. 
嗨。 

We have good news and bad news, Robbie. 
我给你带来了好消息和坏消息 Robbie。 

Oh? 
噢 

The good news is that the Levinsons have come by to pick up the dog.
好消息是Levinson夫妇已来这儿把狗领回去了。

The bad news is, you won't be able to adopt the dog. 
坏消息是 你不能领养那狗了。 

That's OK. 
没有关系。 

Come by one day and look at some of the other dogs. 
哪天有空过来看看别的狗，

I'm sure there's one for you. 
我相信会有你喜欢的

Thanks, Robbie. 
谢谢 Robbie。 

And the Levinsons thank you for bringing their dog to us. 
Levinson夫妇也谢谢 你把他们的狗送来。 

Thanks, Linda. 
谢谢 Linda。 

Bye. 
再见。 

The owners claimed Gemma? 
主人把狗领回去了 

That's right. 
对的。 

I'm glad for the dog. 
我真替那 狗高兴 

I guess I am, too. 
我想我也一样。 

She said if I come by, 
她说 如果我去那

she'll help me find another dog. 
她会帮我另外找一只狗。 

Come on. 
来吧 

Let's dance. 
咱们跳舞。