简单慢速英语阅读:A Cat and a Squirrel

Evelyn had a cat. Her cat’s name was Red. Red was a red cat. Red liked to chase things. He chased balls. He chased butterflies. He chased squirrels. Evelyn had a yard. A tree was in the middle of her yard. A squirrel lived in the tree. Red climbed the tree. He saw the squirrel. The squirrel saw Red. The squirrel raised its tail. It chattered¹ at Red. It said, “Click, click, click.” It told Red to go away. “This is my tree,” the squirrel said. “Get out of my tree.” Red didn’t understand the squirrel. Red didn’t speak “squirrel.” Red was a cat. He spoke² “cat.” Red said, “Meow, meow, meow.” He said, “Let’s play. I will chase you. Then you will chase me.” The squirrel chattered some more. “Leave me alone, you crazy cat. Go play with the other cats,” it said.

 

1 chattered   

（人）喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 )； 唠叨； （牙齿）打战； （机器）震颤

参考例句：

• They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
• We chattered like two teenagers. 我们聊着天，像两个十多岁的孩子。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。