Robbie給ASPCA動物收容所打了電話，那里的工作人員Linda接了他的電話。Robbie和Alexandra決定把Gemma送到ASPCA去。

    Linda： Hello， ASPCA. Robbie： Hello， my name is Robbie Stewart. I have a lost dog I'd like to bring to you. How late are you open？

    Linda： We're open till nine P.M. Robbie： Thank you. I'll bring the dog over by nine. Linda： Thanks. Bye. Robbie： Thanks. Good-bye. Alexandra： They're still open？

    Robbie： 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. Alexandra： I hope so. I'm so sad to see this little dog without her family. Robbie： 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？

    Alexandra： 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. Robbie： Come on， poochie. Atta girl！ Let's go. We're off to the animal shelter.

    「語言點精講」

    1. How late are you open？

    你們幾點下班？你們開門到幾點鐘？

    2. Let's take Gemma by there now.咱們現(xiàn)在就把Gemma送去吧。

    by： 去，到。

    3. Look at those eyes. She's hard to resist.你看看她的眼睛，真招人喜歡。

    hard to resist： 惹人喜愛，人見人愛，無法抗拒。

    4. Come on， poochie.來吧，小狗。

    poochie： 狗。口頭用語，pooch比poochie 更口語一些。

    5. Atta girl！

    意思相當于That's a good girl！ （真是個好女孩！）

    Atta girl！ 和 Atta boy！ 都是很口語化的表達法。用這些詞句來稱贊小動物、小孩，干得好，好樣的等。

    6. We're off to the animal shelter.咱們走吧，到動物收容所去。

    be off： 出發(fā)，上路。