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Looking After Four Kittens

甜蜜的毛小孩負擔

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Looking After Four Kittens
兩小時得餵食一次
Tina and Wes are colleagues. They are chatting.
蒂娜和韋斯是同事。他們在聊天。
Wes: Do you have any plans for tonight?
韋斯:今晚有什麼安排嗎?
plan(n.)計劃、plan to do sth.
Tina: I have to go over to my sister’s place.
蒂娜:我得去我姐姐家。
go over過去place(n.)住所、地方
Wes: For dinner?
韋斯:吃晚飯?
Tina: No, to look after her kittens. Her cat just gave birth to four kittens.
蒂娜:不,去照顧小貓。她的貓剛生了四隻小貓。
give birth to生產
Wes: Wow, you have your work cut out for you.
韋斯:哇,這可是大工程呢。
have your work cut out for you艱鉅的任務等著你
Tina: Why? They are just some cute kittens.
蒂娜:為什麼?只是一些可愛的小貓。
cute(adj.)可愛的
Wes: They will wear you out for sure. You have to feed them every two hours.
韋斯:肯定會讓你筋疲力盡。大概每兩個小時得餵食一次。
wear sb. out使某人疲累=burn oneself outfeed(v.)餵食every two hours每兩小時
Tina: Oh! That does sound like a lot of work.
蒂娜:哦!聽起來確實很費工。
Wes: Well, their cute faces will be the best reward.
韋斯:嗯,但牠們可愛的臉龐就是最好的獎勵。
face(n.)臉蛋reward(n.)獎賞、獎勵
Tina: You can say that again.
蒂娜:完全同意。

📚 重點單字片語

look after=take care of
照顧、照看
kitten(n.)
小貓、have kittens心煩意亂
plan(n.)
計劃、plan to do sth.
go over
過去
place(n.)
住所、地方
give birth to
生產
have your work cut out for you
艱鉅的任務等著你
cute(adj.)
可愛的
wear sb. out
使某人疲累=burn oneself out
feed(v.)
餵食
every two hours
每兩小時
face(n.)
臉蛋
reward(n.)
獎賞、獎勵
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