参考译文
Dad: Honey, I have some bad news for you. Fluffy has gone to the other side.
父亲:宝贝,我有个坏消息要告诉你。“小毛绒”去了另一个世界。
Sarah: You mean she’s out of her cage again? I’ll go and try to find her.
莎拉:你是说,它又跑出笼子了?我会去找找它的。
Dad: No, you don’t understand. Fluffy passed away in the night.
父亲:不,你不明白。“小毛绒”夜里去世了。
Sarah: Oh, she died! That’s too bad, but she was getting up there in years.
莎拉:哦,它死了!太糟糕了,不过它的年纪也逐渐大了。
Dad: Yes, but she didn’t die a natural death. She was run over by the neighbor’s car.
父亲:是的,不过它并非自然死亡。它被邻居的车碾了。
Sarah: You mean she was flattened? Cool!
莎拉:你是说它被碾平了?太酷了!
Dad: Well, I wouldn’t put it that way, but I understand if you’re in shock. I guess people show grief in different ways...
父亲:我可不这样想,不过如果你感到震惊的话,我可以理解。我想,也许每个人表达悲伤都有不同的方式。。。。。。
Sarah: Fluffy went out with a bang. That’s the way she would have wanted to go.
莎拉:小毛绒的生命圆满结束了。那应该是它想要的方式。
Dad: I’d like to think of her as being in heaven and she’s gone to meet her maker.
父亲:我想它已身在天堂,还见到了上帝。
Sarah: I don’t think there’s an afterlife for animals, Dad. It’s all just a part of the circle of life.
莎拉:我不觉得动物也有来生,爸爸。那只不过是生命轮回的一部分。
Dad: Okay. I thought we could have a funeral for her so we can pay our respects.
父亲:好吧,为表达敬意,我认为我们应该为它举办一个葬礼。
Sarah: Is that really necessary?
莎拉:真的有必要吗?
Dad: I’d thought you’d want one. She was your pet after all.
父亲:我以为你会希望办一个呢。毕竟,它是你的宠物。
Sarah: No, let’s just bury her in the backyard.
莎拉:不,就把它埋在后院就可以了。
Dad: And who said that the youth of today is cynical?
父亲:是谁说的,现在的年轻人都很愤世嫉俗?
听力原文
Dad: Honey, I have some bad news for you. Fluffy has gone to the other side.
Sarah: You mean she’s out of her cage again? I’ll go and try to find her.
Dad: No, you don’t understand. Fluffy passed away in the night.
Sarah: Oh, she died! That’s too bad, but she was getting up there in years.
Dad: Yes, but she didn’t die a natural death. She was run over by the neighbor’s car.
Sarah: You mean she was flattened? Cool!
Dad: Well, I wouldn’t put it that way, but I understand if you’re in shock. I guess people show grief in different ways...
Sarah: Fluffy went out with a bang. That’s the way she would have wanted to go.
Dad: I’d like to think of her as being in heaven and she’s gone to meet her maker.
Sarah: I don’t think there’s an afterlife for animals, Dad. It’s all just a part of the circle of life.
Dad: Okay. I thought we could have a funeral for her so we can pay our respects.
Sarah: Is that really necessary?
Dad: I’d thought you’d want one. She was your pet after all.
Sarah: No, let’s just bury her in the backyard.
Dad: And who said that the youth of today is cynical?