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Man's Best Friend ACT II
Don't worry, Alexandra.
We'll find the owner.
How, Robbie?
Let me think.
Gemma, sit.
Good Gemma.
Give me your paw.
Good Gemma.
This dog is well trained.
She likes you, too.
So how are we going to find the owners?
With a little help from the ASPCA,
the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
They're the ones.
We once found a cat.
She was caught in the branches of our tree.
And Dad called the ASPCA.
They came and solved the problem.
Robbie, let's call them.
Let me see -- ASPCA...
Here it is.
ASPCA Animal Shelter.
555-7700.
Hello, ASPCA.
Hello, my name is Robbie Stewart.
I have a lost dog I'd like to bring to you.
How late are you open?
We're open till nine P.M.
Thank you.
I'll bring the dog over by nine.
Thanks.
Bye.
Thanks.
Good-bye.
They're still open?
They're open until nine o'clock.
We have two and a half hours.
Let's take Gemma by there now.
They'll find the owner.
I hope so.
I'm so sad to see this little dog without her family.
I'm sure they'll find the owner.
But if they don't, I'll adopt her.
She's so cute.
Look at those eyes.
She's hard to resist.
Don't you just love her?
I'd like to keep her, too.
But I'll be going home to Greece
at the end of the semester.
She just wants love and affection.
Come on, Robbie.
Let's get her to the animal shelter,
so they can find her owners quickly.
Don't worry, Gemma.
We'll get you home.
It's not easy being away from home.
Come on, poochie.
Atta girl!
Let's go.
We're off to the animal shelter.
Your name?
Robbie Stewart.
And this is Alexandra Pappas.
Your name will do, Mr. Stewart.
Your address?
46 Linden street, Riverdale.
Where did you find the dog?
She found us.
You tried calling the number on the collar?
Yes, but the number's no longer in service.
And there's no address on the dog tag?
There's no other information.
No ID number.
Without that, it's hard.
You will try to find the dog's owner.
Oh, we'll try, believe me.
And if you don't?
Yes?
If you don't ... can I ... can I adopt the dog?
Why, yes.
If the owners don't claim the dog in forty-eight hours,
then you can apply for adoption.
How do I do that?
You really want to?
Yes, I'm serious.
If no one comes to claim Gemma,
I'd like to adopt her.
It's not difficult.

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owner：主人。注意，在元音前，定冠词the的读音为[Ji]，在辅音前为[J+]。例如：[Ji] the animal, the office, the idea; [J+]the problem, the shelter, the dog。
paw[p&:]：爪子。
well trained：taught to follow directions correctly. 受过很好训练的。
branches：树枝，叉。
shelter：a temporary home or place for protection. 收容所，避难所。
How late are you open? = Until what time are you open? 你们几点下班？你们开门到几点钟？
by：to that place. 去，到。
adopt：to take into one's family. 收养，收留。
hard to resist：very attractive; difficult not to like. 惹人喜爱，人见人爱，无法抗拒。resist：抗拒，抵制，反对。
affection：a gentle, caring feeling. 关怀。
get：to take. 送（回家）。
poochie：dog. 狗。This is an informal word. Pooch is more usual than poochie. 口头用语，pooch比poochie 更口语一些。
Atta girl! = That's a good girl! 真是个好女孩！ Atta girl! and Atta boy! are very informal ex-pressions. You use these expressions with animals or children to show that they are doing something well. Atta girl! 和 Atta boy! 都是很口语化的表达法。用这些词句来称赞小动物、小孩，干得好，好样的等。
We're off = We're going; we're on our way. 我们出发，上路。
Will do; will be enough. 足够，够了。
collar：a leather band for a dog's neck. 皮项圈。
ID：identification. 识别证，身份证的缩写形式。
claim：认领，要求（应得的权利）。
do：can or should. do在此与can和should意思相同。You can use do in this way to ask for instructions. 在请教别人时可说 do I…。
I'm serious. 我是认真的。还可以说：I mean business。

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ACT2

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