猫与耗子的私交

【场景再现】

男主人(Jon)让猫抓耗子，猫(Garfield)却和耗子Louis达成君子协议。猫让耗子好好听他的话，耗子说欠猫一个人情。

Garfield: Ahh, so much time and so little I need to do.
Jon: Mouse!
Garfield: No, thanks, I'm full.
Jon: Get him, Garfield!
Garfield: Get him, Jon. It's always got to be smashing and crashing. Nobody poisons anymore. There's my ball!
Jon: What good is a cat if he can't chase a mouse?
Garfield: I don't do the "chase" thing.
Jon:I know you don't hear me, but can't you just listen?
Garfield: Louis, what are you doing in the house, in Jon's home?
Louis: Sorry, Garfield, and I couldn't help it.
Garfield: Look, when he sees you here, he expects more from me, don't you get that?
Louis: Yes, he's got that mint cookie. I'm trying to maintain, you understand?
Garfield: Sure, as long as you understand I have to eat you.
Louis: Ohh...
Jon: Oh, good boy! See I know you can do it if you put your mind to it! You are the best kind of cat I could have.
Garfield: Have you tasted yourself lately?
Louis: Hey, it wasn't exactly the first-class laundry there for me!
Garfield: Get yourself washed, Louis. Take a powder for a couple of days, get a haircut and grow beard.
Louis: Cool! I owe you one, G

【语言点提示】

1. 注意hear和 listen的区别，hear表示听的结果， listen表示动作。
例句: I listened but I didn't hear anything. 我听了但是什么都没听见。
2. I couldn't help it. 我忍不住。 help后面还可以加上动词的现在分词形式， 表示忍不住做某事。
例句: I couldn't help laughing. 我忍不住大笑起来。
3. put one's mind to something 表示认真做某事，相当于 put one's heart on something
4. I owe you one, G. 我欠你一个人情，加菲。这里G是加菲猫的简称。