小故事

Tiny Men and Tiny Women
小男人和小女人
What is a CAT?
猫是什么？
1. Cats do what they want.
1. 猫们随心所欲。
2. They rarely listen to you.
2. 猫们极少听你的话。
3. They're totally umpredictable.
3. 它们完全不可捉摸。
4. When you want to play, they want to be alone.
4. 你想玩耍的时候，它们想独个待着。
5. When you want to be alone, they want to play.
5. 你想一个人待着时，它们想要玩耍。
6. They expect you to cater to their every whim.
6. 它们希望你能迎合它们心血来潮的念头。
7. They're moody.
7. 它们喜怒无常。
8. They leave hair everywhere.
8. 它们到处掉毛。
CONCLUSION: They're tiny women in little fur coats.
结论：它们是披着小号毛皮外套的小号的女人。
What is a DOG?
狗是什么？
1. Dogs spend all day sprawled on the most comfortable piece of furniture in the house.
1. 狗们整天整天地躺在家里最舒服的家具上。
2. They can hear a package of food opening half a block away, but don't hear you when you're in the same room.
2. 它们能听到半个街区外开食品袋的声音，可是你和它在同一间屋里它倒听不见。
3. They can look dumb and lovable all at the same time.
3. 同一时间，它们能显得又笨又可爱。
4. They growl when they are not happy.
4. 它们不高兴时就会乱吼。
5. When you want to play, they want to play.
5. 你想玩耍时，它们也想玩耍。
6. When you want to be alone, they want to play.
6. 你想一个待着时，它们想要玩耍。
7. They leave their toys everywhere.
7. 它们把玩具到处乱扔。
CONCLUSION: They're tiny men in little fur coats.
结论：他们是披着小号毛皮外套的小号的男人。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. listen to
（注意地）听；
eg. It is a waste of time to listen to his insignificant talk.
听他那些废话纯属浪费时间。
eg. He should listen to his intimate feelings.
人应当倾听自己的内心感觉。
2. cater to
为…提供服务；满足…的需要；接待；
eg. We cater to an exclusive clientele.
我们只接待特定的高端客户。
eg. All courses are geared to cater to the business needs.
课程的设置都一昧迎合市场的需要。
3. a package of
一包；一套；
eg. She sent him a large package of books.
她寄给他一大包书。
eg. But efforts to get agreement on a package of reforms proved difficult.
但是要想制定出一整套大家都同意的改革方案也很不容易。