A: I heard you had a new pet dog. How do you feel about it?

A：听说你养了一只新的宠物狗。感觉怎么样?
B: Raising a pet is an energy-consuming job.
B：养宠物很耗费精力。

A: I'm telling you, raising a pet is an energy-consuming job. Last week Bobbi was sick，I was so worried that I couldn't sleep well.

A：我跟你说啊.养宠物很耗费精力。上周波比生病了，我担心得晚上都没睡好觉。
B: Yes, but I think raising a pet teaches you to become more responsible.
B：是啊，但是我认为养宠物使人变得更加有责任心。

重点讲解：

It takes a lot of energy to raise a pet.
Raising a pet is an energy-consuming job.
英语中"花费时间，精力"可以用句型It takes … time and energy…但老外还有一个更简单的说法，即energy-consuming, consume在这里表示"花费，耗费，所以该句还可以表示为Raising a pet is an energy-consuming job.