English for Everyday Activities 37-39

37. Taking Care of a Cat

• To feed his cat,Tom opened a can of cat food…
• …and put it in the cat’s dish.
• He put some fresh water in the water dish.
• He also cleaned the litter box垃圾箱.
• He petted宠爱 the cat…
• …and she purred咕噜咕噜 and rubbed蹭 against his leg. 她咕噜咕噜地蹭着他的腿。
• He played with the cat by moving a piece of string细绳…
• …which the cat pounced/ˈpaʊnst/ 猛扑 on.

38. Taking Care of a Dog

• I called my dog.
• After he came,I petted him.
• He wagged his tail…
• …and barked.
• I put some dog food in his dish…
• …and filled his water dish.
• Later,I clipped夹子 a leash链索 to his collar颈间…
• …and took him out for a walk.
• After his walk,I threw a stick棍子 for him…
• …and he fetched it.

39. Taking Care of a Lawn/ˈɫɔn/草地

• Pam filled her lawn mower’s割草机 gas tank罐 油箱,…
• …then started the mower by pulling the cord绳子.
• She mowed the lawn by pushing the mower back and forth.
• Where the mower couldn’t reach,she trimmed修剪 the grass by hand.
• She raked耙 up the grass clippings草屑… 她把草屑耙起来……
• …and put them on a compost pile堆肥.
• She spread some grass seed on bare spots在裸露的地方…
• …and then watered the lawn.