貓與耗子的私交

【場景再現】

男主人(Jon)讓貓抓耗子，貓(Garfield)卻和耗子Louis達成君子協議。貓讓耗子好好聽他的話，耗子說欠貓一個人情。

Garfield: Ahh, so much time and so little I need to do.
Jon: Mouse!
Garfield: No, thanks, I'm full.
Jon: Get him, Garfield!
Garfield: Get him, Jon. It's always got to be smashing and crashing. Nobody poisons anymore. There's my ball!
Jon: What good is a cat if he can't chase a mouse?
Garfield: I don't do the "chase" thing.
Jon:I know you don't hear me, but can't you just listen?
Garfield: Louis, what are you doing in the house, in Jon's home?
Louis: Sorry, Garfield, and I couldn't help it.
Garfield: Look, when he sees you here, he expects more from me, don't you get that?
Louis: Yes, he's got that mint cookie. I'm trying to maintain, you understand?
Garfield: Sure, as long as you understand I have to eat you.
Louis: Ohh...
Jon: Oh, good boy! See I know you can do it if you put your mind to it! You are the best kind of cat I could have.
Garfield: Have you tasted yourself lately?
Louis: Hey, it wasn't exactly the first-class laundry there for me!
Garfield: Get yourself washed, Louis. Take a powder for a couple of days, get a haircut and grow beard.
Louis: Cool! I owe you one, G

【語言點提示】

1. 注意hear和 listen的區別，hear表示聽的結果， listen表示動作。
例句: I listened but I didn't hear anything. 我聽了但是什么都沒聽見。
2. I couldn't help it. 我忍不住。 help后面還可以加上動詞的現在分詞形式， 表示忍不住做某事。
例句: I couldn't help laughing. 我忍不住大笑起來。
3. put one's mind to something 表示認真做某事，相當于 put one's heart on something
4. I owe you one, G. 我欠你一個人情，加菲。這里G是加菲貓的簡稱。