生活英语:美国男子爱宠物狗不爱女友

Forced to choose between his pet dog and his girlfriend, one man decided1 the best way to find his friend a new home was to post an advert2 online.

因被迫在女友和宠物狗之间做出选择，一名男子决定在网上刊登广告给女友找下家。

Entitled 'Free to any willing home', the Craigslist ad describes the best and worse traits of his companion in a bid to best match her with a new owner.

Following his lengthy3 farewell, the advert's real message is revealed at the end.

Not mincing4 his words, the man denounces his partner - describing her as a 'selfish, wicked, gold-digging girlfriend' and asks for her to be quickly re-homed.

In the opening line of the message, the man, who lives in the city of Roanoke, Virginia, outlines how his girlfriend does not like his pet dog Molly, before explaining a bit about her.

The advertisement which includes an adorable photo of Molly the beagle, goes through all her attributes in a frank manner.

'She is a purebred from a wealthy area and I have had her 4 years,' it states. 'She likes to play games. Not totally trained.'

'Has long hair so she's a little high maintenance, especially the nails, but she loves having them done.'

The man even admits how she 'stays up all night yapping but sleeps while I work'.

He goes on to highlight more of her positive characteristics as well as the potential problems she might bring to her new owners.

'Only eats the best, most expensive food. Will NEVER greet you at the door after a long day or give you unconditional5 love when you're down. Does not bite but she can be mean as hell!'

After all the description, the man's real message comes to fruition in the final sentence - revealing his decision to say goodbye to his girlfriend rather than his faithful hound.

He ends with: 'Come and get her! Me and my dog want her re-homed ASAP!!'

It remains6 to be seen how the girlfriend reacted to the news but at least Molly will be relieved to hear that she remains the man's best friend.

词汇解析

1 decided

adj. 决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。

There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 advert

vi. 注意，留意，言及；n. 广告

参考例句：

The advert featured a dolphin swimming around a goldfish bowl.该广告的內容为一条在金鱼缸里游动的海豚。

Please advert to the contents below.I believe you won't be disappointed.敬请留意后面的内容。相信您一定不会失望的。

3 lengthy

adj. 漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。 4 mincing

adj. 矫饰的；v. 切碎；切碎

参考例句：

She came to the park with mincing,and light footsteps.她轻移莲步来到了花园之中。 There is no use in mincing matters.掩饰事实是没有用的。

5 unconditional

adj. 无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。 My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。 6 remains

n. 剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。

The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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