【流行美语】139：“发疯”和“专业人员”

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Larry到李华住的地方，去看她新领养的猫咪小雪球。今天李华会学到两个常用语：mental和pro.
只需要听写文中出现的【男生说的】英文部分，中文对话部分（包括里面个别的英语词组）不需要听写！！
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Snowball is adorable! She's so little and fluffy!
Oh, don't worry. Your cat isn't mental. All cats love to scratch furniture. You just need to give her a scratching post to scratch instead.
To be "mental" means to be crazy.
She's just being a kitten. You need to get her a scratching post. She also might be doing this because she's lonely when you're gone.
Well, maybe you could adopt an older cat that's a little calmer.
Okay, well then try getting her something to scratch. You should cut her claws, too.
Hmmm, maybe you need some professional help. When you take her to the vet to get her shots, then the vet can help you cut her claws.
Don't worry, I'm sure the vet sees mental cats all day long.
See, you're already becoming a pro. Pretty soon, you'll be able to handle a whole house full of cats.
Pro is short for "professional." If you say someone is a pro, it means that she is really good at something.
That's understandable. You can't become a pro overnight. It takes time and practice.
Hey, I'm sure that Yao Ming got frustrated once in a while when he was training to become a pro basketball player.
Hey, even naturally talented people have to work hard to become a pro.
I'm sure it's not as much fun as it seems. Pro sports players have to work hard and they travel a lot. There's a lot of pressure on them to perform well.
Don't you wish you'd get that much money for being a pro at caring for Snowball?LL: Snowball is adorable! She's so little and fluffy!
LH: 就是啊，我的猫咪小雪球是很可爱，可它也够疯的。你看看它把我的家具抓成什么样了！
LL: Oh, don't worry. Your cat isn't mental. All cats love to scratch furniture. You just need to give her a scratching post to scratch instead.
LH: 你是说有办法让小雪球不再抓我的家具？噢！谢天谢地。我明天马上去买你说的那种专门让猫抓的柱子。不然，我的家具都要完蛋了。对了，你刚才说小雪球不是mental,那是什么意思啊？
LL: To be "mental" means to be crazy.
LH: Mental就是发疯，疯狂的意思。所以你觉得小雪球很正常，一点也不疯啊？
LL: She's just being a kitten. You need to get her a scratching post. She also might be doing this because she's lonely when you're gone.
LH: Larry, 看不出来你对猫还有一套呢！你说小雪球太孤单了，才会到处抓，你该不是要我再领养一只猫和它做伴吧？你要真是那么想，那你可真的是mental，疯了！
LL: Well, maybe you could adopt an older cat that's a little calmer.
LH: 再领养一只大猫？你出什么馊主意呀！我绝对应付不了两只猫。那样，我会被逼疯的，成了mental。
LL: Okay, well then try getting her something to scratch. You should cut her claws, too.
LH: 对呀！我前天是要给小雪球剪指甲，可它像疯子一样，一直叫，一直抓我，最后还躲到床底下。
LL: Hmmm, maybe you need some professional help. When you take her to the vet to get her shots, then the vet can help you cut her claws.
LH: 我也希望兽医能帮忙。我真不知道怎么帮猫剪指甲。不过我怕小雪球到时候发疯抓人，连兽医都会受不了。
LL: Don't worry, I'm sure the vet sees mental cats all day long.
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LH: 小雪球现在好多了。我带它看过兽医，也找了几本有关养猫的书。我现在比较懂得怎么照顾它了。
LL: See, you're already becoming a pro. Pretty soon, you'll be able to handle a whole house full of cats.
LH: 哎哟！一只猫已经够我头疼的了，一屋子的猫？甭提了！你刚才说我可以变成pro, 那又是什么意思？
LL: Pro is short for "professional." If you say someone is a pro, it means that she is really good at something.
LH: 原来，pro就是专业的意思。嗯，我还不敢说自己在这方面很专业啦！
LL: That's understandable. You can't become a pro overnight. It takes time and practice.
LH: 当然喽！要当专业人员可不是一天一夜的事，需要花很多时间来实践，积累经验。
LL: Hey, I'm sure that Yao Ming got frustrated once in a while when he was training to become a pro basketball player.
LH: 姚明在训练过程中还会烦恼？ 他根本不用练球，他是一个"天生的"篮球好手！
LL: Hey, even naturally talented people have to work hard to become a pro.
LH: 嗯，我从小就梦想成为职业排球运动员。能够在沙滩上打排球一定是件很过瘾的事！
LL: I'm sure it's not as much fun as it seems. Pro sports players have to work hard and they travel a lot. There's a lot of pressure on them to perform well.
LH: 是没有象我们想像的那样好玩。训练是很辛苦的，还要到处旅行，压力好大。可是，这些职业选手能赚大钱。那些美式足球和篮球明星，年薪都上百万呢！
LL: Don't you wish you'd get that much money for being a pro at caring for Snowball?
LH: 唉！专业管理宠物有什么好处？唯一的报酬就是有一只快乐健康的猫！