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Steven wants to keep a pet, but he has no idea in his mind. So he asks Alice to give him some advice. 

史蒂文想养宠物，但他不清楚要买什么。于是他向爱丽丝征求意见。

A: I want to keep a pet, but I don't know which one to buy. 

我想买只宠物，但我实在拿不定主意该买什么。

B: Dogs are nice, but they are really energetic, and you need to make sure they get enough exercise every day.

小狗很可爱呀，不过他们太好动了，最好每天都能带他们出去遛遛。

A: Having a dog would probably be too much work for me then. Actually, I was thinking of something a little more exotic. I don't want a common pet like a dog or a cat.

那养狗对我来说可能工作量太大了。实际上，我想要一只特别点儿的宠物，不想要猫狗这些常见的。

B: What about a lizard? Are lizards more along the lines of what you were thinking of getting?

养只蜥蜴，蜥蜴够特别的吧？

A: Yeah, are they easy to look after?

不错。蜥蜴好养吗？

B: Yeah, they're pretty low-maintenance. They eat almost anything.

嗯，挺好养的。基本上什么都吃。

发音讲解：

keep a→pə

in his mind→nɪz

give him→vɪm

some advice→mə

but I→daɪ

dogs are→zər

get enough exercise→dɪ;fe

want a→də

like a→kə

what about a→də;də

more along the lines of→rə;zəv

look after→kæ

eat almost→də