大貓老虎之後
Joey and Alisa work and live in Vietnam. They are doing New Year’s shopping.
喬伊和艾莉莎在越南工作和生活。他們正在採買年貨。
Vietnam(n.)越南Vietnamese(adj.)越南的、越南人的、越南語的(n.)越南人、越南語
Joey: It is the Year of the Rabbit. I was born in the Year of the Rabbit.
喬伊：今年是兔年。我是在兔年出生的。
Alisa: That’s cool. But I see kittens all over.
艾莉莎：那很好。但我只看到到處都是小貓咪。
kitten(n.)小貓咪liter(n.)公升litter(n.)廢棄物、一窩幼崽
Joey: Oh, I didn’t notice that. What is the reason behind this?
喬伊：哦，我沒注意到。這背後的原因是什麼？
notice(v.)看到、注意到、感覺到(n.)告示、佈告、啟事
Alisa: There are several reasons. Let me break them down for you.
艾莉莎：有幾個原因。讓我為你分析一下。
several(adj.)一些、幾個break sth. down分解某物、分析某事
Joey: Well then, share one with me. I’m all ears.
喬伊：好吧，那就和我分享一個。我洗耳恭聽。
be all ears洗耳恭聽
Alisa: The Snake is placed after the Dragon in the 12 zodiac signs, and the Snake is nicknamed the “little dragon.” Following the same logic, the Tiger should also be followed by the Cat, because the Tiger is usually called the “big cat.”
艾莉莎：在十二生肖中，蛇被排在龍之後，並暱稱為「小龍」。按照同樣的邏輯，貓應該跟在老虎之後，因為老虎通常被叫做「大貓」。
nickname(n.)綽號(v.)取綽號logic(n.)邏輯思維、邏輯logical(adj.)合乎邏輯的、合理的
Joey: Interesting! So, should I tell my friends here that my zodiac sign is the Rabbit or the Cat?
喬伊：有意思！那麼，我應該告訴我這裡的朋友，我的生肖是兔子還是貓？
Alisa: We’re in Vietnam now. So, you should just play it safe and choose the Cat.
艾莉莎：我們現在是在越南。安全起見，你應該選擇貓。
play it safe安全起見
Joey: Alright then. What about you? What is your zodiac sign?
喬伊：那好吧。那你呢？你的生肖是什麼？
Alisa: Mine is the Rat. Surprise! We’re enemies in Vietnam.
艾莉莎：我屬老鼠。驚喜吧！我們在越南是敵人。
enemy(n.)敵人、仇敵、反對者frenemy(n.)亦敵亦友的人、假裝是朋友，其實是敵人的人