本課您將學(xué)到：puppy love（早戀），have an eye for/of（對(duì)有眼光）

　　Americans love pets. And its not just puppy love, either. Many pet owners treat their furry（有毛的） friends as part of the family. Sometimes they spice up（添加情趣） their pets lives with entertaining（有趣的） videos and amusing（好玩的） toys. If they have an eye for fashion（時(shí)尚）, pet owners can dress their pets in stylish（時(shí)髦的） clothes. For special occasions, they can use canine perfume（狗香水） to make their dogs smell, well, less beastly（動(dòng)物味道的）. You might say Americans treat（對(duì)待） their pets like they treat their children-sometimes even better.

　　The average American enjoys having pets around, and for good reason. Researchers have discovered that interacting（相互作用） with animals lowers a persons blood pressure（血壓）. Dogs can offer protection from burglars（夜盜） and unwelcome visitors. Cats can help rid（從清除） the home of unwanted pests（害蟲）. Little creatures of all shapes and sizes can provide companionship（友誼） and love. In many cases, having a pet prepares a young couple for the responsibilities（責(zé)任） of parenthood（父母身份）. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an appearance（外形，表面形象） of friendliness, and they provide a good topic of conversation（交談）.

　　Pets are as basic（基本的） to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. To Americans, pets are not just property（所有物）, but a part of the family. After all, pets are people, too.

　　「讀書筆記」

　　美國(guó)人很愛(ài)寵物，而且這不只是一種不成熟、短暫的愛(ài)。（its not just puppy love）很多寵物的主人把這些毛茸茸的朋友當(dāng)作家庭的一部分，（Many pet owners treat their furry friends as part of the family）有時(shí)候還為寵物準(zhǔn)備娛樂(lè)用的錄像帶和玩具（with entertaining videos and amusing toys）來(lái)增添牠們生活的樂(lè)趣，（spice up their pets lives）如果寵物的主人具有流行的眼光，（have an eye for fashion）還會(huì)讓他們的寵物穿上時(shí)髦的衣服，在特殊的場(chǎng)合里，（For special occasions）甚至為寵物噴上狗兒專用的香水，（they can use canine perfume to make their dogs smell,）讓牠們味道好聞一點(diǎn)，減少一些動(dòng)物身上的味道。（well, less beastly）你也可以說(shuō)，美國(guó)人待他們的寵物如同待他們的孩子一樣（Americans treat their pets like they treat their children）有時(shí)甚至更好。（sometimes even better）

　　Puppy是小狗的意思，而puppy love字面上看是指對(duì)小狗的愛(ài)，實(shí)際上，它更深層次的含義是指不成熟的愛(ài)，也就是讓老師和家長(zhǎng)們聞之色變的早戀！比如：

　　Julia and Tom went out together when they were in high school, but their parents believed that it was just puppy love.

　　Julia和Tom在上高中的時(shí)候就出去約會(huì)了，但他們的父母認(rèn)為這只不過(guò)是小孩子的早戀罷了。

　　puppy love也可稱作calf love，從上面的例子中我們不難看出，美國(guó)人對(duì)待這種事情到是很寬容，不似我們，洪水猛獸一般。呵呵

　　美國(guó)人一般（average American）都喜歡有寵物為伴，這是有原因的。（for good reason）研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，與動(dòng)物為伍能夠降低人的血壓。（that interacting with animals lowers a persons blood pressure）狗能防止小偷及不受歡迎的訪客。（offer protection from burglars and unwelcome visitors）貓能幫忙清除家里討人厭的害蟲和有害的小動(dòng)物。（help rid the home of unwanted pests）任何種類及大小的小寵物（Little creatures of all shapes and sizes）都能帶給人們相伴與愛(ài)的感覺(jué)。（can provide companionship and love）很多時(shí)候，擁有一只寵物能幫助年輕夫妻做為人父母責(zé)任的準(zhǔn)備。（having a pet prepares a young couple for the responsibilities of parenthood）寵物甚至有助于人際關(guān)系：（social relationships）它們使主人們看起來(lái)更友善，（They give their owners an appearance of friendliness）并且也帶給人們一個(gè)交談的好話題。（they provide a good topic of conversation）

　　寵物是美國(guó)文化中很基本的一部分，就如熱狗和蘋果派一樣。（as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie）對(duì)美國(guó)人而言，寵物不僅僅是他們所擁有的一樣?xùn)|西而已，（pets are not just property）它是家庭的一部分。畢竟，寵物也是人啊！（pets are people）

　 「句型留言板」

　　have an eye for

　　對(duì)有鑒別能力

　　這個(gè)句子很適合在社交場(chǎng)合使用，請(qǐng)看，下面這兩個(gè)人就是這么互相恭維的：

　　A:You have very good oil-paintings here.

　　B:I bought them when I was abroad.

　　A:You do have an eye for paintings.

　　B:So do you.

　　甲：你這兒的油畫相當(dāng)不錯(cuò)。

　　乙：都是我出國(guó)時(shí)買的。

　　甲：你的確對(duì)油畫有很高的鑒賞力。

　　乙：你也是。

　　把for換成of，可句話還可以有另外一種說(shuō)法，比如：

　　He has the eye of a painter.

　　他有畫家的鑒賞力。

　　下次，如果女朋友再問(wèn)你，穿那一件衣服好看，不妨這樣回答她：

　　Honey, its all up to you! You have an eye for beauty! 她一定會(huì)相當(dāng)高興的！

　　今天的節(jié)目里，我們了解了寵物們?cè)诿绹?guó)的生活，你還記得puppy love（早戀）的意思和have an eye for/of的用法嗎？好，我們下次再見！

　　本課您將學(xué)到：puppy love（早戀），have an eye for/of（對(duì)有眼光）

　　Americans love pets. And its not just puppy love, either. Many pet owners treat their furry（有毛的） friends as part of the family. Sometimes they spice up（添加情趣） their pets lives with entertaining（有趣的） videos and amusing（好玩的） toys. If they have an eye for fashion（時(shí)尚）, pet owners can dress their pets in stylish（時(shí)髦的） clothes. For special occasions, they can use canine perfume（狗香水） to make their dogs smell, well, less beastly（動(dòng)物味道的）. You might say Americans treat（對(duì)待） their pets like they treat their children-sometimes even better.

　　The average American enjoys having pets around, and for good reason. Researchers have discovered that interacting（相互作用） with animals lowers a persons blood pressure（血壓）. Dogs can offer protection from burglars（夜盜） and unwelcome visitors. Cats can help rid（從清除） the home of unwanted pests（害蟲）. Little creatures of all shapes and sizes can provide companionship（友誼） and love. In many cases, having a pet prepares a young couple for the responsibilities（責(zé)任） of parenthood（父母身份）. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an appearance（外形，表面形象） of friendliness, and they provide a good topic of conversation（交談）.

　　Pets are as basic（基本的） to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. To Americans, pets are not just property（所有物）, but a part of the family. After all, pets are people, too.

　　「讀書筆記」

　　美國(guó)人很愛(ài)寵物，而且這不只是一種不成熟、短暫的愛(ài)。（its not just puppy love）很多寵物的主人把這些毛茸茸的朋友當(dāng)作家庭的一部分，（Many pet owners treat their furry friends as part of the family）有時(shí)候還為寵物準(zhǔn)備娛樂(lè)用的錄像帶和玩具（with entertaining videos and amusing toys）來(lái)增添牠們生活的樂(lè)趣，（spice up their pets lives）如果寵物的主人具有流行的眼光，（have an eye for fashion）還會(huì)讓他們的寵物穿上時(shí)髦的衣服，在特殊的場(chǎng)合里，（For special occasions）甚至為寵物噴上狗兒專用的香水，（they can use canine perfume to make their dogs smell,）讓牠們味道好聞一點(diǎn)，減少一些動(dòng)物身上的味道。（well, less beastly）你也可以說(shuō)，美國(guó)人待他們的寵物如同待他們的孩子一樣（Americans treat their pets like they treat their children）有時(shí)甚至更好。（sometimes even better）

　　Puppy是小狗的意思，而puppy love字面上看是指對(duì)小狗的愛(ài)，實(shí)際上，它更深層次的含義是指不成熟的愛(ài)，也就是讓老師和家長(zhǎng)們聞之色變的早戀！比如：

　　Julia and Tom went out together when they were in high school, but their parents believed that it was just puppy love.

　　Julia和Tom在上高中的時(shí)候就出去約會(huì)了，但他們的父母認(rèn)為這只不過(guò)是小孩子的早戀罷了。

　　puppy love也可稱作calf love，從上面的例子中我們不難看出，美國(guó)人對(duì)待這種事情到是很寬容，不似我們，洪水猛獸一般。呵呵

　　美國(guó)人一般（average American）都喜歡有寵物為伴，這是有原因的。（for good reason）研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，與動(dòng)物為伍能夠降低人的血壓。（that interacting with animals lowers a persons blood pressure）狗能防止小偷及不受歡迎的訪客。（offer protection from burglars and unwelcome visitors）貓能幫忙清除家里討人厭的害蟲和有害的小動(dòng)物。（help rid the home of unwanted pests）任何種類及大小的小寵物（Little creatures of all shapes and sizes）都能帶給人們相伴與愛(ài)的感覺(jué)。（can provide companionship and love）很多時(shí)候，擁有一只寵物能幫助年輕夫妻做為人父母責(zé)任的準(zhǔn)備。（having a pet prepares a young couple for the responsibilities of parenthood）寵物甚至有助于人際關(guān)系：（social relationships）它們使主人們看起來(lái)更友善，（They give their owners an appearance of friendliness）并且也帶給人們一個(gè)交談的好話題。（they provide a good topic of conversation）

　　寵物是美國(guó)文化中很基本的一部分，就如熱狗和蘋果派一樣。（as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie）對(duì)美國(guó)人而言，寵物不僅僅是他們所擁有的一樣?xùn)|西而已，（pets are not just property）它是家庭的一部分。畢竟，寵物也是人啊！（pets are people）

　 「句型留言板」

　　have an eye for

　　對(duì)有鑒別能力

　　這個(gè)句子很適合在社交場(chǎng)合使用，請(qǐng)看，下面這兩個(gè)人就是這么互相恭維的：

　　A:You have very good oil-paintings here.

　　B:I bought them when I was abroad.

　　A:You do have an eye for paintings.

　　B:So do you.

　　甲：你這兒的油畫相當(dāng)不錯(cuò)。

　　乙：都是我出國(guó)時(shí)買的。

　　甲：你的確對(duì)油畫有很高的鑒賞力。

　　乙：你也是。

　　把for換成of，可句話還可以有另外一種說(shuō)法，比如：

　　He has the eye of a painter.

　　他有畫家的鑒賞力。

　　下次，如果女朋友再問(wèn)你，穿那一件衣服好看，不妨這樣回答她：

　　Honey, its all up to you! You have an eye for beauty! 她一定會(huì)相當(dāng)高興的！

　　今天的節(jié)目里，我們了解了寵物們?cè)诿绹?guó)的生活，你還記得puppy love（早戀）的意思和have an eye for/of的用法嗎？好，我們下次再見！