The shelter called. There’s a puppy for us.
收容所打电话了。有只小狗可以给我们。
Getting a puppy养一只小狗
A real Family dialogue: Getting a puppy. 22 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的家庭对话：养一只小狗。22 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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A puppy? Really?
小狗？真的吗？
Can we see him today?
今天能去看他吗？
After lunch. He’s three months old.
午饭后。他三个月大。
What kind?
什么品种？
A mix. Small, calm, they said.
混血的。他们说个头小、性子稳。
I want to name him Pepper.
我想叫他胡椒。
Pepper? Why Pepper?
胡椒？为什么叫胡椒？
Because he’s black and a bit silly.
因为他黑，还有点傻。
We’ll meet him first.
我们先见见他。
Who walks him in the morning?
早上谁遛他？
You do. Before school.
你。上学之前。
That means six o’clock.
那就是六点。
Six thirty. I’ll go with you.
六点半。我陪你。
I’ll do the water bowl.
我负责水碗。
And the feeding?
那喂食呢？
Every day. I promise.
每天。我保证。
Promise means a year, not a week.
保证是指一年，不是一周。
A year. I know.
一年。我知道。
If it doesn’t work out, we take him back.
如果不合适，我们就送他回去。
That’s fair.
这很公平。
It’s going to work out.
会顺利的。
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Key words关键词
shelter收容所
leash牵绳
bowl碗
puppy小狗
Key phrases
It’s going to work out.
会顺利的。
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
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01Question 1 of 3
The shelter called. There’s a puppy for us.
02Question 2 of 3
You do. Before school.
03Question 3 of 3
It’s going to work out.