英语访谈对话 96 Horses

 　　Todd: Hello, Daniela, how are you tonight?

　　Daniella: Hi, Todd. I'm fine, thanks.

　　Todd: Now, you were showing me a picture of a horse.

　　Daniella: Yes.

　　Todd: And you were saying that female¹ horses and male horses are different.

　　Daniella: They behave different to me, so maybe it's just my imagination, or not but female horses, mares, are kind of cold and aggressive² towards me cause I'm a female and I kind of compete over the male coaches' affection³, that was my conclusion because male horses are so nice to me.

　　Todd: So you saying the horse can tell if it's a man or woman rider⁴.

　　Daniella: Exactly, my horse can do that. She's more affectionate towards men.

　　Todd: Really!

　　Daniella: Yeah, and she's a female.

　　Todd: So if I want to go horse riding for the first time and I'm on my own.

　　Daniella: You don't have to worry because the coach will make sure the horse will behave and it will fear the coach, at least, and it won't do anything wrong to you, but if you want to make friends with the horse you'll probably have to work out more with a male horse.

　　Todd: Really.

　　Daniella: Yeah, for me it's very difficult to become friendly with a female horse. Maybe it's just my impression. Maybe it's not true but that's my conclusion so far.

　　Todd: Well, that's good to know. Thanks.

1 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

2 aggressive   

adj.侵略的，好斗的；敢作敢为的

参考例句：

• You'd better keep the two aggressive boys apart.你最好把那两个好斗的男孩分开。
• These fish are very aggressive.这些鱼极具攻击性。

3 affection   

n.喜爱；爱慕，感情；倾向，意向

参考例句：

• The handsome young man excited affection in a girl.那位英俊的年轻男子引起了一个女孩的爱慕之情。
• He has a deep affection for his old friend.他对老朋友感情很深。

4 rider   

n.骑士，附件，扶手

参考例句：

• The rider forced his horse on through the storm.骑手在暴风雨中策马前进。
• The jury added a rider to their verdict recommending mercy.陪审团在裁决后加了一条建议宽恕的附文。