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第 11 课: I want to take one home! 我好想带一只回家!

Billy: Look, it says here that it's a rare animal... 瞧,这里说它是稀有动物……

Jennifer: That's from Siberia, but that migrates to "Hok, Hok-kai-do" in the winter. 它来自西伯利亚,不过冬天会迁移到‘被—被害到’。

Billy: That's pronounced "Hokkaido" and it's a large northern Japanese island. 是念‘北海道’,那是日本北方的一个大岛。

Jennifer: Why would it swim to Japan? It might become sushi! 它干嘛游去日本?会变成寿司的!

Billy: And they eat caviar in Siberia...poor guy...he just can't win... 而西伯利亚人吃鱼子酱……可怜的家伙……它没有机会的……

Jennifer: It says that it lives under the ice in the sea. Cool! 这里还说海天使生活在海洋的冰层下。酷!

Billy: Its skin is transparent. And you can see its heart. 它的皮肤是透明的。你可以看到它的心。

Jennifer: That red pouch encloses all its organs. How convenient... 那红红的小囊包住了所有的器官。真方便……

Billy: And its eyes are like two big lumps...looks like he's wearing goggles. 它的眼睛好像两个肉球……看起来好像戴着蛙镜。

Jennifer: I want to take one home! 我好想带一只回家!

Billy: You can't. They're not pets. 不行。它们不是宠物。

Jennifer: Well, at least I can buy all the sea angel souvenirs! 至少我可以买下所有海天使的纪念品!

Billy: Then you'd better pray to the sea god to give you more money... 那你最好祈祷海神多赏你点钱……