There is no denying the fact that keeping pets is a hotly debated topic today. Some people claim that keeping pets is a good thing to do. They believe that pets, like cats and dogs, can help relieve the loneliness suffered by senior citizens and other social members who are confined to their homes for this reason or that. They also argue that keeping pets helps mankind understand animals world and develop positive feelings toward them.
有一個不可否認的事實，即養寵物是當今一個被熱烈討論的話題。有的人認為養寵物是一件好事。他們認為寵物，比如貓和狗，有助於緩解年長者和那些由於這樣那樣的家庭原因限制的`社會成員的孤獨感。他們還認為，養寵物有助於人類瞭解動物世界，培養對它們的積極態度。
Others, however, hold the opposite view. They regard keeping pets as a useless but harmful thing to do. Firstly, pets can transmit diseases. Secondly, the noises and dung of pets are sources of pollution. Last but not least, as many rare birds and animals are kept as pets, they will surely be hunted on a large scale, which means a threat to the balance of the ecosystem.
然而，其他人持相反觀點。他把養寵物當做是無用而且有害的事。首先，寵物可以傳播疾病。其次，噪音和寵物糞便是污染的來源。最後，許多珍禽異獸作為寵物飼養，他們一定會被大規模獵殺，這意味着威脅到生態系統的平衡。
Weighing the arguments of both sides, I am inclined to agree with the latter. Anyway, we can lessen our loneliness and express our love toward animals in other ways. And it is my beliefs that only by placing man and other species on an equal basis can us expect to have a lively and colorful world.
權衡雙方的論據，我更傾向於同意後者。不管怎麼樣，我們可以通過其他方式來減少我們的孤獨和向動物表達我們的愛心。我相信，只有在人類和其他物種平等的基礎上，我們才能期待有一個生動多彩的世界。
