慢速英语短文听力 遛狗

Walk the Dog

遛狗

“Tommy, the dog is scratching at the door,” his mom yelled. “Take him for a walk. Make sure you take a plastic bag with you.” Tommy said he didn’t hear the dog scratching. He said the dog did not need to go for a walk. He said there were no plastic bags in the house. His mom said, “Take the dog for a walk right now, please.” Tommy got the dog leash¹, a plastic bag, and a little plastic shovel². “How can I finish my homework when I have to walk the dog?” he asked his mom. “You can finish your homework when you get back,” his mom said. He put the leash around the dog’s neck and walked outside. It was cold outside. The dog walked to a tree. It pooped. Tommy put the poop into the plastic bag. “Yuck,” he said. “This is worse than doing homework.”

妈妈叫嚷到：“托咪，狗在抓门了。带它出去溜溜。记得带塑料袋。”托咪说他没有听到狗在抓门。他说狗不需要出去溜。他说家里没有塑料袋。妈妈说：“现在带狗出去溜溜。”托咪拿着狗链，塑料袋以及塑料铲子出了家门。”他对妈妈说：“我要是遛狗还怎么完成作业？”妈妈说：“你可以回来再做作业。”他用狗链套住狗的脖子，径直走了出去。外面很冷。狗走到一棵树前。狗拉屎了。托咪将粪便放进塑料袋。他说：“恶心，这比写作业还要恶心。”

1 leash   

n.牵狗的皮带，束缚；v.用皮带系住

参考例句：

• I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳，但被狗挡住了路。
• The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。

2 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。