Lesson 27 At the Zoo
第二十七课 在动物园
......Part A......
A: Can I take a picture with the lion, Dad?
甲：我可以和狮子照张相吗，老爸？
B: Sure. But don't go too near the cage.
乙：当然可以。不过不要太靠近笼子喔。
A: I'll stand behind the railing.
甲：我会站在栏杆后面。
B: OK. Are you ready? Say "Cheese!"
乙：好了，准备好了吗？说"Cheese"！
A: Cheese!
甲：Cheese!
B: That's a good one.
乙：这张照得很棒。
A: Lions are beautiful, aren't they?
甲：狮子好漂亮喔，对不对？
B: They sure are. After all, the lion is "king of the beasts."
乙：当然啰。毕竟，狮子是"万兽之王"啊。
......Part B......
A: Wow! Look at that elephant. It's gigantic!
甲：哇！看那头大象，好大喔！
B: It sure is.
乙：的确是。
A: Can I feed it?
甲：我可以喂它吗？
B: No. There's a no-feeding sign over there.
乙：不行。那儿有一个禁止喂食的标志。
A: Poor elephant.
甲：可怜的大象。
B: There aren't many elephants left in the world, are there?
乙：世界上所剩的大象不多了，不是吗？
A: People kill them for their tusks. Now they are an endangered species.
甲：人们为取得象牙而杀害它们，现在它们成了濒临绝种的动物。
B: Man sometimes behaves worse than animals.
乙：人类的行为有时候连禽兽都不如。