生氣蓬勃有活力
Ted and Will are friends. They are chatting.
泰德和威爾是朋友。他們在聊天。
Ted: What are you doing this weekend?
泰德：這個週末你有什麼計畫？
Will: I’m visiting my grandfather at a nursing home in the countryside.
威爾：我要去鄉下的養老院拜訪我的阿公。
in the countryside鄉下
Ted: Oh! How is he?
泰德：哦！他身體怎麼樣？
Will: He’s fine, but he wishes that his dog could be there with him, though.
威爾：他很好，但是他希望他的狗可以和他住在一起。
wish(v.)希望though不過、但是、放句尾
Ted: You know there’s a nursing home in Japan where the elders can live with pets.
泰德：你知道日本有一家養老院可以帶著寵物一起生活嗎？
elder(n.)長者
Will: That must be nice!
威爾：一定很棒！
Ted: There are ten dogs and nine cats so far, and some were adopted. The nursing home is alive with all those animals.
泰德：到目前為止有十隻狗和九隻貓，其中一些領養的。這些動物讓養老院生氣蓬勃。
so far到目前為止adopt(v.)領養be alive with充滿有生氣的東西
Will: I would love that when I grow old.
威爾：我老了之後也想要這樣子。
Ted: Yeah, the company of pets can improve elders’ mental health.
泰德：對啊，寵物的陪伴還可以改善老年人的心理健康。
company(n.)陪伴、公司、連隊、accompany(v.)陪伴improve(v.)改善mental(adj.)精神的、心理的
Will: And more stray animals can find a place to settle down.
威爾：還有流浪動物也可以找到安頓的地方。
stray(n.)流浪動物settle down安置、定下來