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Cats Teaching Compassion to Inmates

乔伊·康特雷拉斯亲吻脾气暴躁的黑猫娜塔莉公主，尽管她在咆哮。
乔伊·康特雷拉斯 qiAO-yi KANG-te-lei-la-si Joey Contreras
亲吻 qin-WEN kisses
脾气暴躁的 PI-qi BAO-zao de grumpy
黑猫 HEI-mao black cat
娜塔莉公主， na-TA-li GONG-zhu Princess Natalie,
尽管 JIN-guan despite
她 TA her
在咆哮。 zai PAO-xiao growling.
康特雷拉斯和他的狱友沃尔特是每小时挣35美分来照顾她的囚犯。
康特雷拉斯 KANG-te-lei-la-si Contreras
和 HE and
他的 TA-de his
狱友 YU-you cellmate
沃尔特 wo-ER-te Walter
是 SHI are
每小时 MEI-xiao-shi an hour
挣35美分 zheng SAN-shi-wu MEI-fen paid 35 cents
来 LAI to
照顾 ZHAO-gu care for
她 TA her
的 de
囚犯。 QIU-fan inmates.
监狱将两名囚犯与两只收容所的猫配对，希望双方都能学会同情心。
监狱 JIAN-yu The prison
将 JIANG pairs
两名 LIANG-ming two
囚犯 QIU-fan inmates
与 YU with
两只 LIANG-zhi two
收容所的猫 SHOU-rong-suo de MAO shelter cats
配对， PEI-dui pairs,
希望 XI-wang hoping
双方 SHUANG-fang both
都 DOU will
能 NENG learn
学会 XUE-hui learn
同情心。 TONG-qing-xin compassion.
娜塔莉公主抓伤了康特雷拉斯，但他称这是监狱里最好的工作。
娜塔莉公主 na-TA-li GONG-zhu Princess Natalie
抓伤了 ZHUA-shang le scratches
康特雷拉斯， KANG-te-lei-la-si Contreras,
但 DAN but
他 TA he
称 CHENG calls
这 ZHE it
是 SHI the
监狱里 JIAN-yu-li in the prison
最好的 ZUI-hao de best
工作。 GONG-zuo job.
囚犯必须表现良好才能加入该项目。
囚犯 QIU-fan Inmates
必须 BI-xu must
表现 BIAO-xian have
良好 LIANG-hao good
才能 CAI-neng to
加入 JIA-ru join
该项目。 GAI xiang-mu the program.
他们必须训练猫使用牵引绳并照顾它们。
他们 TA-men They
必须 BI-xu must
训练 XUN-lian train
猫 MAO cats
使用 SHI-yong to use
牵引绳 QIAN-yin-sheng leash
并 BING and
照顾 ZHAO-gu care for
它们。 TA-men them.
监狱工作人员说，与动物一起工作可以培养责任感和同理心。
监狱工作人员 JIAN-yu GONG-zuo REN-yuan prison staff
说， SHUO says,
与 YU with
动物 DONG-wu animals
一起 YI-qi together
工作 GONG-zuo Working
可以 KE-yi can
培养 PEI-yang teaches
责任感 ZE-ren-gan responsibility
和 HE and
同理心。 TONG-li-xin empathy.
这些猫来自一个非营利动物福利组织，一旦训练完成就会被领养。
这些猫 ZHE-xie MAO The cats
来自 LAI-zi come from
一个 YI-ge a
非营利 FEI-ying-li nonprofit
动物福利 DONG-wu FU-li animal welfare
组织， ZU-zhi group,
一旦 YI-dan once
训练 XUN-lian trained
完成 WAN-cheng trained
就 JIU will
会 HUI be
被领养。 BEI ling-yang adopted.

Sources:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/cats-bringing-out-the-soft-side-of-inmates/
Test your comprehension

What is the name of the cat that Joy Contreras kisses?

  • 娜塔莉公主
  • 乔伊
  • 沃尔特
  • 康特雷拉斯

What do the prisoners earn per hour for taking care of the cats?

  • 50美分
  • 25美分
  • 35美分
  • 40美分

What must prisoners do to join the cat care program?

  • 参加运动
  • 表现良好
  • 完成课程
  • 进行采访

Where do the cats come from?

  • 动物园
  • 非营利动物福利组织
  • 私人家庭
  • 其他监狱

Grammar cards for this story

Present Simple Tense

  • Example: “康特雷拉斯和他的狱友沃尔特是每小时挣35美分来照顾她的囚犯.”
  • Explanation: The present simple tense is used to describe habitual actions or general truths. In this example, it indicates the regular activity of earning money while caring for the cat.

Modal Verbs

  • Example: “囚犯必须表现良好才能加入该项目.”
  • Explanation: Modal verbs, such as “must,” express necessity or obligation. Here, it indicates that prisoners are required to behave well to participate in the program.

Passive Voice

  • Example: “这些猫来自一个非营利动物福利组织.”
  • Explanation: The passive voice is used to emphasize the action or the recipient of the action rather than the doer. In this case, it highlights that the cats are sourced from a non-profit organization without focusing on who provides them.

Conditional Sentences

  • Example: “希望双方都能学会同情心.”
  • Explanation: Conditional sentences express a condition and its possible outcome. This example suggests a hope that both parties (prisoners and cats) will learn empathy if the conditions are met.
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