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Steven wants to keep a pet, but he has no idea in his mind. So he asks Alice to give him some advice. **
史蒂文想养宠物，但他不清楚要买什么。于是他向爱丽丝征求意见。
A: I want to keep a pet, but I don't know which one to buy.
我想买只宠物，但我实在拿不定主意该买什么。
B: Dogs are nice, but they are really energetic, and you need to make sure they get enough exercise every day.
小狗很可爱呀，不过他们太好动了，最好每天都能带他们出去遛遛。
A: Having a dog would probably be too much work for me then. Actually, I was thinking of something a little more exotic. I don't want a common pet like a dog or a cat.
那养狗对我来说可能工作量太大了。实际上，我想要一只特别点儿的宠物，不想要猫狗这些常见的。
B: What about a lizard? Are lizards more along the lines of what you were thinking of getting?
养只蜥蜴，蜥蜴够特别的吧？
A: Yeah, are they easy to look after?
不错。蜥蜴好养吗？
B: Yeah, they're pretty low-maintenance. They eat almost anything.
嗯，挺好养的。基本上什么都吃。
发音讲解：**
keep a**→pə**
in his mind→nɪz**
give him→vɪm**
some advice→mə**
but I**→daɪ**
dogs are→zər
get enough exercise→dɪ;fe
want a**→də**
like a→kə**
what about a→də;də
more along the lines of→rə;zəv
look after→kæ
eat a**lmost→də
