新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 5-16

（单词翻译）

Speaking
A Funeral¹ for a Dead Fish
Nancy: Westerners² often take pets as their friends, even their family members. Especially dogs They think dogs are man’s best friends.
Michael: What pets do people usually keep?
Nancy:  A lot. Fish, cats, horses… anything could be a pet.
Michael: Do you have a pet?
Nancy: I have three fish. One day, the fish called Susan died. We even had a funeral for her.
Michael: A funeral?
Nancy: Yes, usually it’s a ceremony³ for dead people. But we had a funeral for the dead fish.
Michael: Sounds interesting.
Nancy: Well, I need to go back to feed my fish. Talk to you later.
Michael: OK, bye.