Brian:
If you could be any animal, what would you choose?
如果你可以变成任何动物,你会选择什么?
Laura:
Do you mean what is my favorite animal?
你是说我最喜欢的动物是什么吗?
Brian:
No. If you could live as an animal, which one would you choose?
不是。如果你可以像一种动物那么生活,你会选择哪一种?
Laura:
I would be a fish because I love to swim.
我要做一条鱼儿,因为我喜欢游泳。
Brian:
I would be a horse.
我要做一匹马儿。
Laura:
Why would you choose to be a horse?
为什么你选择做马?
Brian:
So I could go in races and win buckets of money.
这样我就可以去参加比赛,赢大把大把的钱。
Laura:
But you would be a horse - how would you be able to enjoy or spend the money you won?
可是你是马儿-你怎么能享受或者花掉你赢来的钱呢?
Brian:
Hmmm. I hadn't thought of that.
唔,我没有想过这个。
Laura:
Back to the drawing board Brian.
再想想,布莱恩。
对话讲解:
favorite adj.喜爱的
Pink is her favorite color.
粉红色是她最喜欢的颜色。
buckets n.大量(尤指雨或泪)
The rain came down/fell in buckets.
大雨倾盆而下。