Section 4: Managing a Household

Unit 37: Taking Care of a Cat

养猫

Taking Care of a Cat

Tom opening a can of cat food
To feed his cat, Tom opened a can of cat food...
putting cat food in the cat's dish
...and put it in the cat's dish.
putting fresh water in the water dish
He put some fresh water in the water dish.
cleaning the litter box
He also cleaned the litter box.
petting the cat
He petted the cat...
the cat purred and rubbed against his leg
...and she purred and rubbed against his leg.
playing with the cat by moving a piece of string
He played with the cat by moving a piece of string...
the cat pounced on the string
...which the cat pounced on.

For Special Attention

litter box = a litter box is where a cat "goes to the bathroom." — 猫砂盆就是猫"上厕所"的地方。
pounce = when a cat pounces, it jumps quickly on something. — 猫扑过去时,会迅速跳向某个东西。
he / she for cats = most people call their own cats "he" or "she," not "it." — 大多数人用"他"或"她"来称呼自己的猫,而不用"它"。
meow / purr / hiss = the noise a cat usually makes is called "meowing." When a cat is calm and happy, it "purrs." When a cat is fighting, it might "hiss." — 猫通常发出的叫声叫"喵喵叫"。猫平静而高兴时会"发出呼噜声"。猫打架时可能会"发出嘶嘶声"。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
clean/klin/清理,打扫
feed [fed]/fid [fɛd]/喂养
move/muv/移动,挪动
open/ˈoʊpən/打开
pet/pɛt/抚摸
play/pleɪ/玩耍
pounce/paʊns/猛扑
purr/pɜr/发出呼噜声
put in/pʊt ɪn/放入
rub/rʌb/蹭,摩擦
take care of/teɪk kɛr əv/照顾,照料

Nouns

单词音标中文
box/bɑks/盒子
can/kæn/罐头,罐子
cat/kæt/
cat food/kæt fud/猫粮
dish/dɪʃ/盘子,食盆
food/fud/食物
leg/lɛg/
litter/ˈlɪtər/猫砂
litter box/ˈlɪtər bɑks/猫砂盆
a piece of string/ə pis əv strɪŋ/一根细绳
string/strɪŋ/绳子
water/ˈwɔtər/
water dish/ˈwɔtər dɪʃ/水碗

Adjectives

单词音标中文
fresh/frɛʃ/新鲜的