简单慢速英语阅读: A Quiet Pet

Lisa liked to visit her friends. All her friends had pets. Her friends had dogs. Her friends had cats. Her friends had birds. Lisa didn’t have any pets. She didn’t have a dog. She didn’t have a cat. She didn’t have a bird. “Can I have a dog, Daddy?” Lisa asked. Daddy said no. He said a dog barked¹ too much. “Can I have a cat, Daddy?” Lisa asked. Daddy said no. He said a cat meowed too much. “Can I have a bird, Daddy?” Lisa asked. Daddy said no. He said a bird sang too much. “All my friends have pets. Can’t I have just one pet?” she asked. “Okay,” Daddy said. “But it must be a quiet pet. I’ll buy you a quiet pet.” He went to the pet store. He bought a pet. He gave Lisa her new pet. “Daddy, it's a goldfish²!” Lisa said.

 

1 barked   

v.吠叫( bark的过去式和过去分词 )；大声喊出；擦破（或蹭掉）…的皮；厉声发令

参考例句：

• He fell down the steps and barked his shins. 他从台阶上跌下来，擦破了小腿上的皮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• I barked my shin on a tree stump. 我磕到了树桩上，胫部擦破了皮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 goldfish   

n.金鱼

参考例句：

• She didn't want a goldfish.她也不想要金鱼。
• Maybe you should get a small pet,like goldfish.也许你应该养一只像金鱼那样的小宠物。