【英语4级听力】爱猫人士-Cat Lovers

Jenny White loved her cats. She owned six of them. Jenny spent all her days with the cats. Her friends worried about her. "You should go out more," they said. "I can't stand leaving my cats alone," replied Jenny.

 

One day, Jenny met a man at work. He was funny and handsome. Jenny started going out with him a lot. She thought he was perfect. Jenny invited him to her house. She was very excited. "He's going to love my cats!" she thought.

 

The man walked into her house. He started sneezing. He couldn't breathe¹. He was allergic² to cats. "I hate cats!" he screamed³.

1 breathe   

vi.呼吸；vt.轻声说，流露感情，注入

参考例句：

• We have to breathe in and out so many times a minute.我们每分钟都得呼吸那么多次。
• How does a fish breathe under water?鱼在水里怎么呼吸？

2 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

3 screamed   

v.（因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫 ~发出尖叫声( scream的过去式和过去分词 )；（向某人或为某事）高声喊；发出大而尖的声音；呼啸而过

参考例句：

• I screamed and everyone stared. 我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
• The little girl screamed and it took us aback. 小女孩的尖叫声吓了我们一跳。 来自《简明英汉词典》