你的理由呢？What's Your Reason?

New words

• 理由lǐyóu — reason
• 反对fǎnduì — to oppose, be against
• 主张zhǔzhāng — to argue for; position, view
• 客观kèguān — objective
• 理论lǐlùn — theory
• 概念gàiniàn — concept, idea

The story

主持人：第二场比赛在下个星期六。题目是：养猫好，还是养狗好？The second round is next Saturday. The topic: which is better, keeping a cat or keeping a dog?

主持人：一个队主张养猫，一个队主张养狗。双方都要说出理由。One team argues for cats, the other for dogs. Both sides must give their reasons.

主持人：我从箱子里拿一张……第二小学，你们主张养狗！I'll pull a slip out of the box... Number Two Primary, you're arguing for dogs!

乐乐：什么？我们要主张养狗？我们要反对猫？What? We have to argue for dogs? We have to be against cats?

A：那……我们要主张养猫？我反对！So... we have to argue for cats? I object!

主持人：反对没用，这是规定。Objecting won't help. Those are the rules.

大卫：来，先喝果汁！苹果我用刀分成了星星的形状。Here, have some juice first! I cut the apples into star shapes with a knife.

马克：我来帮你们。首先，我们要说清楚概念。I'll help you. First, we need to get our concepts clear.

Opening the lesson…