The pet store
宠物店
On Saturday, my parents took us to the pet store.
星期六，我父母带我们去了宠物店。
They had everything that you would need if you had a pet.
如果你有宠物，他们会提供你所需要的一切。
They had dog food, collars and leashes for dogs.
他们有狗粮、项圈和狗皮带。
They had treats to give your dog, and brushes to brush your dog.
他们给你的狗吃东西，给你的狗刷刷子。
For cats, they had food, toys, and litter boxes.
对于猫来说，他们有食物、玩具和垃圾箱。
For birds, they had seed and cages.
对于鸟类来说，它们有种子和笼子。
There was a section for fish.
有一块放鱼的地方。
They had fish in big tanks and little bowls.
他们把鱼放在大鱼缸和小碗里。
In the big tanks, there were colourful fish swimming around.
在大鱼缸里，有五颜六色的鱼游来游去。
The girl who worked there said that they were tropical fish.
在那里工作的女孩说它们是热带鱼。
There were goldfish in the smaller fishbowls.
小鱼缸里有金鱼。
I saw the girl get a goldfish out with a little net.
我看见那个女孩用一个小网把一条金鱼捞了出来。
She sold it to a boy who said he had another goldfish at home.
她把它卖给了一个男孩，他说家里还有一条金鱼。
There was a very large cage with a parrot in it.
有一个很大的笼子，里面有一只鹦鹉。
I walked up to the cage, and the parrot said “hello.”
我走向笼子，鹦鹉说：“你好。”
I was surprised that the parrot could talk.
我很惊讶鹦鹉会说话。
It could say a few things.
它可以说几句话。
It said, “I love you,” “pretty bird,” and “bye-bye.”
它说“我爱你”、“漂亮的小鸟”和“再见”。
I told my mother that I would like a parrot, but she said that parrots need a lot of care and attention.
我告诉妈妈我想要一只鹦鹉，但她说鹦鹉需要很多照顾。
At the back of the store there were some puppies.
在商店的后面有一些小狗。
They seemed glad to see me.
他们似乎很高兴见到我。
I stuck my hand into the cage, and one of them licked my hand.
我把手伸进笼子，其中一只舔了舔我的手。
They were very lively.
他们非常活泼。
They were running around and chasing their own tails.
他们四处奔跑，追逐自己的尾巴。
In the next cage there were two kittens.
在下一个笼子里有两只小猫。
One of them was playing with a toy, and the other one was asleep.
其中一只在玩玩具，另一只在睡觉。
The kittens were very small.
小猫很小。
The one that was sleeping was curled up into a ball.
正在睡觉的那只猫蜷缩成了一个球。
I couldn’t even see her face.
我甚至看不到她的脸。
I didn’t want to leave the pet store.
我不想离开宠物店。
I was wishing that I could take all of the animals home with me.
我希望我能把所有的动物都带回家。
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