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Hope:

How are you doing, Joey?

Joey:

Not bad. How about you, Hope?

Hope:

Pretty good. Hey, what’s that in the cage?

Joey:

Oh…It’s my pet dog, Cody. I just pick him up from the pet shop after his shower.

Hope:

Can I look at it?

Joey:

Sure. It’s sleeping. I guess it’s tired and feeling lazy.

Hope:

Wow. It’s so cute. Look at its fur. It’s so shiny and golden. Is it a He or She?

Joey:

It’s a He.

Hope:

Hey! Baby…Oh, you are awake. Uh…sorry, what’s his name again?

Joey:

It’s Cody. My mom gave it the name and he likes it. Cody現在看起來懶洋洋的。He looks so lazy right now, doesn’t he?

Hope:

Yes, he does. He looks like a fluffy golden ball.  Hi, Cody! How old is he?

Joey:

He’s only two months old.

Hope:

Oh! It’s a puppy!

Joey:

Yes. It’s a puppy. By the way, Hope, what does fluffy mean? And how do you spell it?

Hope:

Oh. Fluffy , F-L-U-F-F-Y, fluffy. Fluffy describes something that looks soft, like wool or fur.

Just like Cody. It looks so much like a fluffy ball that everyone who sees him wants to cuddle him!

Joey:

Oh. I see. Fluffy, 毛茸茸的. Yes. Cody looks like a fluffy ball. Everyone who sees it falls in love with it right away.

And you just said, cuddle? What does that mean?

Hope:

Okay. To cuddle means to hug someone or something into arms, like you cuddle a baby because they are so cute and so adorable.

Joey:

I see. So, do you want to cuddle him?

Hope:

Yes, sure! Wow. Look at you, Cody. You are so puffy.

Joey:

Puffy? Another word to describe a dog like Cody?

Hope:

Yes. You can also describe it a puffy dog. Cody is a puffy dog. Its fur is thick and soft and filled with air.

Joey:

Wow. There are so many words to describe a dog, such as fluffy, puffy, and adorable.

Hope:

Yup! So, what breed is Cody?

Joey:

Breed?

Hope:

Yes. What breed is this dog? Or what type of dog is this?

Joey:

Breed, 品種嗎?

Hope:

Yes. Breed means a particular type of animals.

Joey:

I see. Cody is a 黃金獵犬. How do you say黃金獵犬 in English, Hope?

Hope:

It’s a Golden Retriever.

Joey:

Golden Retriever. Okay. Cody is a Golden Retriever.

Hope:

So, Cody will grow to be a big dog, right?

Joey:

Right! It will grow into a big dog.

Hope:

And I heard that Golden retrievers are very smart dogs.

They have a keen ability to understand commands and remember them. Is that right?

Joey:

A king ability? 是指像國王一般的能力嗎?

Hope:

No. Keen, K-E-E-N. A keen ability means an extremely ability, something sharp and highly developed.

Joey:

So, keen means敏銳的, right?

Hope:

Yes, exactly.

Joey:

I see. A Golden retriever has a keen ability to learn and remember many commands.

Hope:

They are a very smart breed!

Joey:

Yes, that’s why we are planning to send Cody to a dog school to learn some skills.

Hope:

That’s a great idea!