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这个话题和之前的wild animals, pets, an interesting animal等其实没有太大差别，很多语料素材都是可以贯通使用的。

我们先来看看大家最常提到的猫猫狗狗。

形容一个人很爱猫或者很爱狗，我们可以说他/她是a cat person/a dog person. 当然除了笼统地说猫猫狗狗，大家也可以积累相对简单一些的猫狗品种，比如：

I’m a cat person, and I’m particularly fascinated with Persian cats. You know, they have beautiful, long fur coats and their face is a bit different from other breeds of cats, I mean, they’ve got a flat face, which amuses me. And they’re calm, docile and playful; they seem to enjoy sitting on people’s laps.

Persian cat 波斯猫

fur coat 皮毛

breed 品种，种类

flat 扁的，平的

amuses 逗笑，逗乐

docile 温顺的

playful 爱玩的，顽皮的

lap 大腿

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Most recently, sphinx cats, a kind of hairless cat, has gained growing popularity around the world. You might think they’re creepy cos’ their appearance is too distinctive. But in fact, they’re really dependent, which means they prefer to be close to you, and they quite like being by your side in every part of the house.  

Sphinx cat 斯芬克斯猫

gain growing popularity 越来越受欢迎

creepy 吓人的，令人毛骨悚然的

distinctive 独特的

dependent 依赖的，粘人的

I’ve noticed that many of the residents in my neck of the woods keep a Corgi. Every night when I go out jogging, I would bump into those amicable dogs. But I guess the biggest draw for Corgi lovers is their happy grins, stumpy legs and big bum. 

in my neck of the woods 我住的地方/区域

Corgi 柯基

jog 慢跑

bump into 碰到，遇见

amicable 友好的

adorable 可爱的

draw 吸引力

grin 咧着嘴笑

stumpy legs 短粗的腿

bum 屁股

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It’s an interesting phenomenon. I mean, while quite many dog owners are posting photos of their Huskies, whining about how naughty their dogs are, there’re still a growing number of people who choose the breed as a pet. Maybe it’s because they’ve got that striking appearance - wolf-like appearance, bright blue eyes, and thick coat. 

whine about 抱怨

naughty 淘气的

striking appearance 惊人的外表，好看的外貌

There’re loads of snippets of huskies destroying the home or chewing furniture on social media. And when they’re caught at the scene, they make that kind of innocent face! Wow, they must be very smart!

loads of 许多，大量

snippet 片段

chew 咬，嚼

be caught at the scene 当场被抓

innocent 无辜的，天真的

接着我们再来看看其他的一些动物可以如何描述：

hamster 仓鼠

Actually, I first knew this species of animal when I was very little. But at that time, I knew little about it and found it as ordinary as a rabbit. 

ordinary 平平无奇，普通的

They look plump and dwarf and one thing funny about them is that they are a foodie. You know what! They crave for candle wax. One time I watched a wildlife documentary, a wild hamster was enjoying candle wax in a bottle. When he wanted to have one more mouthful of candle wax, his chubby cheeks got stuck in the narrow bottleneck. That's really comical and made me burst into laughter.

look plum and dwarf 看起来又胖又矮

foodie 吃货

crave (for) 特别喜欢

candle wax 蜡烛蜡 

one mouthful of 一口

chubby cheeks 胖嘟嘟的脸颊

make … burst into laughter 令人大笑

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Sloths 树懒

Well, like many, I first knew sloths from an animation called Zootopia, in which the sloth named Flash captured many people's hearts. They look as if they always have a sweet smile on their face. One thing that strikes me most is that they poop only once a week!  

Well, unlike Flash in Zootopia, sloths in the wild spend almost all of their time hanging on a branch. And you know what! They not only sleep there, they even mate and give birth hanging upside down! That's as funny as incredible.

sloth 树懒

animation 动画

Zootopia 疯狂动物城

capture one’s heart 捕获人心

poop 排便

hang on 挂在

as funny as incredible 既有趣又神奇

天堂鸟

Though I’m not fascinated by wild animals, I do find birds of paradise appealing and adorable. True to its name, the bird seems to come from paradise cos’ it boasts extraordinarily beautiful feathers. And apart from its lavish costume, the male bird is even more eye-catching when displaying hilarious dance moves in mating rituals. 

adorable 可爱的 

appealing 有吸引力的

birds of paradise 天堂鸟（物种名称） 

boast 拥有

lavish 华丽

eye-catching

eye-catching 吸引人的，迷人的 

hilarious 滑稽的  

mating rituals 求偶仪式

关于动物宠物的话题，大家还可以结合纪录片、动漫、动物园以及养宠物所涉及的时间、金钱、精力的付出等进行拓展。

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