《口语训练营》是原有的《趣味青春英语》的内容精编版，每期介绍一组对话。本期我们来学习[聊聊我们生活中的那些动物！]，一起来看一下吧！

今天我们聊聊动物，

你觉得狗和马在我们生活中重要吗？

来听今天的讲解：

A: I was just watching a documentary on tv about people using dogs for various purposes. It was very interesting.

我看了一个纪录片,看到人们用狗的目的是不一样的。非常有意思。

B: I love dogs. They have been used as guards for centuries. Nowadays, they are often used to find illegal drugs and bombs by the police and customs officers.

我非常喜欢狗，它们很多年来都是用来看家护院的。 现在呢，它们很多被用来配合警察和海关去找非法的毒品和炸弹。

A: The documentary also pointed out that they are used by shepherds to round up sheep and by rescue workers to find people trapped under rubble or snow.

同时这个纪录片说狗被牧羊人用来赶羊，以及用来救援被困在废墟和雪层下的人。

B:  Horses are useful to people too. We use them for sports and recreation.

马也是对人类非常有用的动物。现在我们是在体育和休闲上用到马匹。

A: Don’t forget that horses are still used in many countries to pull ploughs and carts.

别忘记，在农村，还用马来犁地。

B: Can you ride a horse?

你会骑马吗？

A: Yes, I can. I don’t ride regularly though. How about you?

我会。但是我不经常骑。你呢？

B: I can ride too. Perhaps we could go horse riding together at the weekend?

我也会。也许我们可以在周末一起去骑马？

A: What a good idea!

好主意！