【走遍美国精讲笔记】第7课：人类最好的朋友 ACT 2 - 2

ACT 2-2 “咱们走吧，到动物收容所去。”

【故事梗概】

Robbie给ASPCA动物收容所打了电话，那里的工作人员Linda接了他的电话。Robbie和Alexandra决定把Gemma送到ASPCA去。

Linda: Hello, ASPCA.
Robbie: Hello, my name is Robbie Stewart. I have a lost dog I'd like to bring to you. How late are you open?
Linda: We're open till nine P.M.
Robbie: Thank you. I'll bring the dog over by nine.
Linda: Thanks. Bye.
Robbie: Thanks. Good-bye.
Alexandra: They're still open?
Robbie: They're open until nine o'clock. We have two and a half hours. Let's take Gemma by there now. They'll find the owner.
Alexandra: I hope so. I'm so sad to see this little dog without her family.
Robbie: I'm sure they'll find the owner. But if they don't, I'll adopt her. She's so cute. Look at those eyes. She's hard to resist. Don't you just love her?
Alexandra: I'd like to keep her, too. But I'll be going home to Greece at the end of the semester. She just wants love and affection. Come on, Robbie. Let's get her to the animal shelter, so they can find her owners quickly. Don't worry, Gemma. We'll get you home. It's not easy being away from home.
Robbie: Come on, poochie. Atta girl! Let's go. We're off to the animal shelter.

【语言点精讲】

1. How late are you open？
你们几点下班？你们开门到几点钟？

2. Let's take Gemma by there now.
咱们现在就把Gemma送去吧。
by: 去，到。

3. Look at those eyes. She's hard to resist.
你看看她的眼睛，真招人喜欢。
hard to resist: 惹人喜爱，人见人爱，无法抗拒。

4. Come on, poochie.
来吧，小狗。
poochie: 狗。口头用语，pooch比poochie 更口语一些。

5. Atta girl!
意思相当于That's a good girl! (真是个好女孩!)
Atta girl! 和 Atta boy! 都是很口语化的表达法。用这些词句来称赞小动物、小孩，干得好，好样的等。

6. We're off to the animal shelter.
咱们走吧，到动物收容所去。
be off: 出发，上路。