2000-04-01
“These shampoo bills are killing us.”
shampoo: 洗发水 bill: 账单 kill: 杀死
2000-04-02
Sunday with Heathcliff: 【与希斯猫一起过周日】
Man: We’re going to work on base running today.
work on: 从事 base running: 跑垒 base: 垒
Man: Are you ready down there?
ready: 准备好的
Man: I want you all to watch heathcliff.
want sb. to do: 想要某人做某事 watch: 注意看
Man: Nok.
Nok: 【心里不同意,但也得顺从】[To disagree, but comply. No, but Ok—from UrbanDictionary]
Man: Now that’s how you break up a double play!
break up: 破坏, 粉碎 a double play: 双杀 double: 双重的 play: 比赛中的动作
Kitty Korner!
Fiora Walsh of Trenton. N.J.,
N.J.=New Jersey: 新泽西州
received some lovely flowers for her birthday…
receive: 收到 lovely: 美丽的 flower: 花 birthday: 生日
And her cat ‘Tippy’ thought so too..
think: 想(做…)
What a mess!
What a mess: 真是乱七八糟 mess: 混乱
2000-04-03
Palm Reader: 算命先生 palm: 手掌
“I see small rodent…in a funny costume…looking for a new place to live.”
rodent: 臼齿类动物 funny: 滑稽的 costume: 服装 look for: 寻找 place: 地方 live:生活
2000-04-04
“That’s Jimmy—our most decorated delivery boy.”
decorated: 被授予奖章的 delivery boy: 送货员
2000-04-05
Dog Catcher: 【捕狗者】 catcher: 捕捉者
“The key to a stakeout is patience.”
the key to: 对…的关键 key: 关键 stakeout: 监视 patience: 耐心
2000-04-06
“Looking for courage in that bottle of milk?”
look for: 寻找 courage: 勇气 a bottle of: 一瓶 bottle: 瓶 milk: 牛奶
2000-04-07
Elite Fish Market: 【精选鱼市】 elite: 精华, 精选的 fish market: 鱼市 market: 市场
“He likes your window—it makes him look thin.”
window: 橱窗 make: 使 look: 看起来 thin: 瘦的
2000-04-08
“He won’t touch a can that’s out of tune.”
touch: 触碰 can: 罐 out of tune: 走调 tune: 曲调
2000-04-09
Sunday with Heathcliff: 【与希斯猫一起过周日】
Barfo Dog Food
dog food: 【狗粮】
Grandpa: Dang! Not another speeding ticket!
dang: =damn,该死的 speeding ticket: 超速罚款条 speeding: 超速的 ticket: 票
Grandpa: Oh no! get back here!
get back: 回来
Policeman: You can knock off the charm.
knock off: 停止 knock: 敲 charm : 吸引力
Policeman: I am a dog person.
dog person: 【爱狗人士】
Kitty Korner!
Nick Platt of Newark, N.J.,
N.J.=New Jersey: 新泽西州
says his cat ‘Ned’ spends most of his time at the computer...
spend: 度过 most of: 大部分 computer: 电脑
Ever since Nick put a picture of a cat as a screen saver,
ever since: 自从 as: 作为 screen saver: 屏保 screen: 屏幕 saver: 节约者
Ned can’t seem to pull himself away.
Seem to: 似乎 pull away: 使…离开
2000-04-10
“Never take crumbs from strangers.”
never: 决不 take: 拿 crumb: 面包屑 stranger: 陌生人
2000-04-11
vet: 兽医
catnip: 猫薄荷
“He’s been having trouble with cats.”
have trouble with: 有麻烦, 有困难 trouble: 麻烦
2000-04-12
“Grandma needs her shower cap when you’re done.”
grandma: 奶奶 need: 需要 shower cap: 浴帽 shower: 淋浴 cap: 帽子 done: 完毕, 结束
2000-04-13
Mannys Seafood Restaurant
seafood restaurant: 海鲜餐厅 seafood: 海产食品 restaurant: 餐馆
“No, that’s for the garbage –come right in.”
for: 为得到 garbage: (由厨房清理出的)剩菜残羹 come right in: 【请进】 come in: 进来 right: 直接地, 立即, 马上
2000-04-14
yawn: 打呵欠
“Every day, without fail—he’s up at the crack of noon.”
without fail: 必定 fail: 失败 up: 起来 at the crack of noon: 在中午到来的时候 crack:片刻 noon: 中午
2000-04-15
income tax: 所得税 income: 收入 tax: 税收
“He’s helping me find tax deductions.”
help: 帮助 tax deduction: 课税减免 deduction: 减除,减免
2000-04-16
Sunday with Heathcliff: 【与希斯猫一起过周日】
Heathcliff: Groan
groan: 呻吟
Grandma: Good heavens! Heathcliff looks awful!
good heavens: 天哪 heaven: 天堂 look awful: 面带病容 awful: 很坏的
Grandpa: we just came from seeing his accountant.
Just: 刚才 come from: 来自【做...回来】 accountant: 会计师
Grandpa: They went over his income tax return.
go over: 检查 income tax return: 所得税申报表 return: 申报
Grandpa: He had a good year.
Grandpa: Now he’s in a higher tax bracket.
Higher: 更高的 tax bracket: 税收等级 bracket: 阶层(纳税人按其收入的分类)
Grandpa: Where they take a bigger bite.
take: 拿走 bite: (被扣除的)一笔数目
Grandpa: He was better off with two mattresses.
better off: 情况更好 mattress: 床垫
Kitty Korner!
Tommy Quald, Age 9, of Tampa, Fla.,
Fla.=Florida: 佛罗里达州
was camping out in his backyard
camp: 露营 camp: 野营 backyard: 后院
when a kitten strolled into the tent…
kitten: 小猫 stroll: 闲逛, 溜达 tent: 帐篷
That was six months ago
month: 月 ago: 以前
and ‘Jake’ loves his new family.
2000-04-17
“Heathcliff, please –you’ll mess up her flea powder.”
mess up: 弄乱 mess: 将…弄乱 flea powder: 除蚤粉末 flea: 跳蚤 powder: 粉末
2000-04-18
“There! Now we’ll leave it on one channel!”
there: 瞧 leave on: 使…在 channel: 频道
2000-04-19
bar: 酒吧
“At this point, I start watering down his milk.”
at this point: 这时候 point: 时刻 water down: 冲淡, 掺水 water: 加水
2000-04-20
Pest Control: 病虫害防治 pest: 害虫 control: 控制
“Ahh ,the romance of a simpler age—the Chihuahua and buggy.”
ahh: 啊 romance: 浪漫 simpler age: 【单纯的年代】 simpler: 单纯的 age: 年代 Chihuahua: 吉娃娃 buggy: 双轮单座的轻马车
2000-04-21
cologne: 古龙香水
“He only leaves his scent on people he likes.”
only: 只, 仅仅 leave (on): 留在 scent: 气味
2000-04-22
“His dad sends one every year—a chocolate Easter bloodhound.”
send: 送给 every year: 每年 chocolate: 巧克力(制)的 Easter: 复活节 bloodhound:侦探犬
2000-04-23
Sunday with Heathcliff: 【与希斯猫一起过周日】
Cock: Oh, will you look at that!
Cock: That’s disgusting!
disgusting: 令人厌恶的
Rabbit: Don’t you just love Easter!
Easter: 复活节
Cock: Bah
bah: 呸
Rabbit: Fancy bonnets, jelly beans, chocolate bunnies
fancy bonnet: 花边软帽 fancy: 精美的 bonnet: 软帽 jelly beans: 果冻QQ糖 jelly:果冻 bean: 豆 bunnies: 小兔子 bunny的复数
Cock: Fnff
fnff: 拟声词
Rabbit: And coloring eggs
coloring: 上色 egg: 蛋
Cock: Humbug!
humbug: 胡说
Rabbit: Colored Easter eggs?
colored Easter eggs: 复活节彩蛋 colored: 彩色的
Cock: Boo hiss.
boo hiss: 嘘声,表示不满
Cock: To a rabbit it may be an Easter egg
to: 对于 rabbit: 兔子
Cock:…to a chicken it’s graffiti
graffiti: 涂鸦
Kitty Korner!
Joy Lang of Orlando, Fla.,
Fla.=Florida: 佛罗里达州
says she has to keep the pretzels away from her cat ‘Nip’.
has to: 不得不 keep… away from: 使远离 away: 远处 pretzels: 椒盐脆饼干
Nip gets into the bag and licks off all of the salt.
get into: 进入 lick off: 舔掉 lick: 舔 off: …掉(下) salt: 盐
2000-04-24
“Is this what they mean by ‘fashion victim’?”
mean: 意谓 fashion victim: 时尚牺牲品 fashion: 时尚 victim: 受害者
2000-04-25
“I’m afraid you’ve got some drool damage.”
(be) afraid: 恐怕 drool: 流口水 damage: 危害
2000-04-26
Mascot: 球队吉祥物
“That pitch only works if your tongue is like sandpaper.”
pitch: 说教 work: 有效 tongue: 舌头 sandpaper: 沙纸
2000-04-27
Jumbo Mart: 【珍宝墟--大型超市】 jumbo: 特大的 mart: 市场, 商业中心
“He always leaves the window open a crack.”
always: 总是 window: 窗户 leave: 使…处于某种状态 crack: 缝隙
2000-04-28
Census Bureau: 人口调查局 census: 人口普查 bureau: 局
“Oh, good afternoon, sir—perhaps we should start over.”
perhaps: 或许 should: 应该 start over: 重新开始
2000-04-29
Oh, that’s right, budgie – tonight’s garbage night.
That’s right: 没错 budgie: 虎皮鹦鹉 tonight: 今晚 garbage night: 垃圾夜【倒垃圾的夜晚】 garbage: 垃圾 night: 晚上
2000-04-30
Sunday with Heathcliff: 【与希斯猫一起过周日】
Man A: Why is he headed for the pitcher’s mound?
head for: 朝…方向 pitcher: 投手 mound: 土堆
Man B: Don’t ask
ask: 问
Mayor: what’s this? You want the ball?
want: 想要 ball: 球
Mayor: Whoa! What are you doing?
whoa: 惊叹声
Mayor: Is that a file?
file: 锉刀
Mayor: Wait! Wait! No spit!
wait: 等等 spit: 唾沫
Mayor: What is that gook?
gook: 蔑称
Mayor: You’re doctoring the baseball.
doctoring: 对…做手脚 baseball: 棒球
Mayor: That’s illegal.
illegal: 违规的
Mayor: Enough, enough!
enough: 够了
Mayor: Let me throw out the first pitch!
throw out: 投掷 throw: 扔 first: 第一 pitch: 投球
Kitty Korner!
On May 6th and 7th, the North Shore Animal League
May: 五月 North Shore Animal League: 【北岸动物联盟】 North Shore: 北岸 animal:动物 league: 联盟
holds its 6th International Pet Adoptathon
hold: 举行 International Pet Adoptathon:【国际宠物收养节】
2000 Give A Loving Pet A Home!
【2000年给可爱的宠物一个家】
For info on a shelter near you
Info=information: 信息 shelter: 收容所
call toll free:
call: 打电话 toll free: 不用交电话费地 toll: 电话费 free: 免费的
(877) Be My Pal
pal: 朋友, 伙伴
(877) 236-9725
Pets make great pals!
make: 成为 great: 很好的
词汇解析:Vicky 校对:Anne


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