英语小达人 348 Things Dog Must Try to Rmember

 　　Things Dog Must Try to Rmember狗们一定要记住的事情1. The garbage collector is NOT stealing our stuff.

　　1. 收垃圾的人并不是要偷我们的东西。

　　2. I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table.

　　2. 我趴在茶几下面的时候，完全没有必要突然站起来。

　　3. I will not roll my toys behind the fridge.

　　3. 我不能把玩具拱到冰箱后面。

　　4. I must shake the rainwater out of my fur BEFORE entering the house.

　　4. 进屋之前，一定要先把身上的雨水抖干净。

　　5. I will not eat the cats' food, before or after they eat it.

　　5. 我既不能和猫们抢吃，也不能吃它们吃剩的食物。

　　6. I will stop trying to find the few remaining pieces of clean carpet in the house when I am about to throw up.

　　6. 我要吐的时候，用不着专门去找地毯上所剩无几的干净的地方。

　　7. I will not throw up in the car.

　　7. 我不能在车上吐。

　　8. I will not roll on dead pigeon, sparrow, rat, etc.

　　8. 我不能把死鸽子、麻雀和老鼠等等当玩具拨弄着玩。

　　9. The diaper pail is not a cookie jar.

　　9. 尿布桶不是饼干罐。

　　10. I will not wake Mommy up with my cold, wet nose on her bottom.

　　10. 我不能用我又凉又湿的鼻头贴妈妈的屁股叫她起床。

　　11. I will not chew my human's toothbrush and not tell them.

　　11. 我不能嚼了人们的牙刷还不告诉他们。

　　12. When in the car, I will not insist on having the window rolled down when it's raining outside.

　　12. 坐车时，外面正在下雨的时候，我不能固执地要把车窗摇下来。

　　13. We do not have a doorbell. I will not bark each time I hear one on TV.

　　13. 我不能一听到电视里的门铃响就跟着叫唤，因为我们家没有门铃。

　　14. I will not steal my Mom's underwear and dance all over the back yard with it.

　　14. 我不能偷妈妈的内衣还穿着在后院里乱跑。

　　15. The sofa is not a face towel. Neither are Mom & Dad's laps.

　　15. 沙发不是擦脸毛巾，爸爸和妈妈的衣服也不是。

　　16. My head does not belong in the refrigerator.

　　16. 我的脑袋不是冰箱的一部分。

　　17. I will not bite the officer's hand when he reaches in for Mom's driver's license¹ and car registration².

　　17. 警察叔叔伸手拿妈妈的驾照和行车证时，我不能去咬他的手。

　　重点讲解：

　　1. shake out抖开；将（布料或衣服）抖干净；将…抖平；eg. While the water was heating she decided³ to shake out the carpet...

　　趁着烧水的时候，她决定将地毯抖抖干净。

　　eg. I took off my poncho⁴, shook it out, and hung it on a peg⁵ by the door.

　　我脱下了披风，抖落干净，然后挂在门上的挂衣钉上。

　　2. throw up呕吐；呕出；eg. She said she had thrown up after reading reports of the trial.

　　她说，她看完审判报告后都吐了。

　　eg. When I get seasick⁶, I throw up my food.

　　我一晕船就呕吐。

　　3. insist on sth. doing sth.

　　坚持；坚决认为（或主张、要求）；eg. I still insist on my viewpoint.

　　我仍坚持我的观点。

　　eg. The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.

　　旅行者坚持按旅行计划行事。

1 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

2 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 poncho   

n.斗篷，雨衣

参考例句：

• He yawned and curled his body down farther beneath the poncho.他打了个呵欠，把身子再蜷拢点儿，往雨披里缩了缩。
• The poncho is made of nylon.这雨披是用尼龙制造的。

5 peg   

n.木栓，木钉；vt.用木钉钉，用短桩固定

参考例句：

• Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
• He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。

6 seasick   

adj.晕船的

参考例句：

• When I get seasick,I throw up my food.我一晕船就呕吐。
• He got seasick during the voyage.在航行中他晕船。