流行美语 第139课 - Mental / Pro

Larry到李华住的地方，去看她新领养的猫咪小雪球。今天李华会学到两个常用语：mental和pro.

LL: Snowball is ad.mp3ble! She's so little and fluffy!

LH: 就是啊，我的猫咪小雪球是很可爱，可它也够疯的。你看看它把我的家具抓成什么样了！

LL: Oh, don't worry. Your cat isn't mental. All cats love to s.mp3tch furniture. You just need to give her a s.mp3tching post to s.mp3tch instead.

LH: 你是说有办法让小雪球不再抓我的家具？噢！谢天谢地。我明天马上去买你说的那种专门让猫抓的柱子。不然，我的家具都要完蛋了。对了，你刚才说小雪球不是mental,那是什么意思啊？

LL: To be "mental" means to be .mp3zy.

LH: Mental就是发疯，疯狂的意思。所以你觉得小雪球很正常，一点也不疯啊？

LL: She's just being a kitten. You need to get her a s.mp3tching post. She also might be doing this because she's lonely when you're gone.

LH: Larry, 看不出来你对猫还有一套呢！你说小雪球太孤单了，才会到处抓，你该不是要我再领养一只猫和它做伴吧？你要真是那么想，那你可真的是mental，疯了！

LL: Well, maybe you could adopt an older cat that's a little calmer.

LH: 再领养一只大猫？你出什么馊主意呀！我绝对应付不了两只猫。那样，我会被逼疯的，成了mental。

LL: Okay, well then try getting her something to s.mp3tch. You should cut her claws, too.

LH: 对呀！我前天是要给小雪球剪指甲，可它像疯子一样，一直叫，一直抓我，最后还躲到床底下。

LL: Hmmm....maybe you need some professional help. When you take her to the vet to get her shots, then the vet can help you cut her claws.

LH: 我也希望兽医能帮忙。我真不知道怎么帮猫剪指甲。不过我怕小雪球到时候发疯抓人，连兽医都会受不了。

LL: Don't worry, I'm sure the vet sees mental cats all day long.

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LH: 小雪球现在好多了。我带它看过兽医，也找了几本有关养猫的书。我现在比较懂得怎么照顾它了。

LL: See, you're already becoming a pro. Pretty soon, you'll be able to handle a whole house full of cats.

LH: 哎哟！一只猫已经够我头疼的了，一屋子的猫？甭提了！你刚才说我可以变成pro, 那又是什么意思？

LL: Pro is short for "professional." If you say someone is a pro, it means that she is really good at something.

LH: 原来，pro就是专业的意思。嗯，我还不敢说自己在这方面很专业啦！

LL: That's understandable. You can't become a pro overnight. It takes time and .mp3ctice.

LH: 当然喽！要当专业人员可不是一天一夜的事，需要花很多时间来实践，积累经验。

LL: Hey, I'm sure that Yao Ming got frus.mp3ted once in a while when he was .mp3ining to become a pro basketball player.

LH: 姚明在训练过程中还会烦恼？ 他根本不用练球，他是一个“天生的”篮球好手！

LL: Hey, even nat.mp3lly talented people have to work hard to become a pro.

LH: 嗯，我从小就梦想成为职业排球运动员。能够在沙滩上打排球一定是件很过瘾的事！

LL: I'm sure it's not as much fun as it seems. Pro sports players have to work hard and they .mp3vel a lot. There's a lot of pressure on them to perfomp3 well.

LH: 是没有象我们想像的那样好玩。训练是很辛苦的，还要到处旅行，压力好大。可是，这些职业选手能赚大钱。那些美式足球和篮球明星，年薪都上百万呢！

LL: Don't you wish you'd get that much money for being a pro at caring for Snowball?

LH: 唉！专业管理宠物有什么好处？唯一的报酬就是有一只快乐健康的猫！

今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是mental,是指发疯，疯狂的意思。另一个常用语pro是指专业人员。