Nancy: Westerners 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 ceremony 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.