Puppy
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定义
a puppy: 幼犬
示例
- "They love this little puppy."
- "A dog, especially a little puppy like this, needs love and attention."
- "Employee : Happy puppy woof woof cream!"
- "Scientists prove that puppies are softer than kittens"
练习 1
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the dialogue. Use the clues to help you.
To give food to an animal, or a person is to them.
Now find the simple past tense of this irregular verb: "Yesterday I my dog."
A young dog which has just been born is called a .
Bonus: A young cat which has just been born is called a . (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
To give food to an animal, or a person is to them.
Now find the simple past tense of this irregular verb: "Yesterday I my dog."
A young dog which has just been born is called a .
Bonus: A young cat which has just been born is called a . (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the dialogue. Use the clues to help you.
To give food to an animal, or a person is to feed 1 them.
Now find the simple past tense of this irregular verb: "Yesterday I fed 2 my dog."
A young dog which has just been born is called a puppy 3.
Bonus: A young cat which has just been born is called a kitten 4. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
To give food to an animal, or a person is to feed 1 them.
Now find the simple past tense of this irregular verb: "Yesterday I fed 2 my dog."
A young dog which has just been born is called a puppy 3.
Bonus: A young cat which has just been born is called a kitten 4. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
1 feed: "To feed (a baby, an animal)" is to give it food or nourishment (such as milk, dog food, bananas, etc). In this dialogue, Philip laments that the dog in his life is another "mouth to feed", an expression which describes a person or animal which must be given food or provided for.
2 fed: The verb "to feed" is irregular: feed/fed/fed. The term "yesterday" in this sentence tells us that this is a single completed action, which requires the simple past tense. "To feed (a baby, an animal)" is to give it food or nourishment (such as milk, dog food, bananas, etc).
3 puppy: A young dog is called a "puppy". In this scene, Philip has acquired a puppy from his ex-girlfriend.
4 kitten: A "kitten" is a young cat. The term wasn't used in the dialogue, but it's a very important term to know for important business meetings and watching cute videos on the internet.
练习 2
My dog Tess had 5 puppies. One of them grew up and had 4 puppies with white feet. One of the white-footed puppies grew up and had a puppy with brown feet. Tess is to the brown-footed puppy.
My dog Tess had 5 puppies. One of them grew up and had 4 puppies with white feet. One of the white-footed puppies grew up and had a puppy with brown feet. Tess is great-grandmother to the brown-footed puppy.
great-grandmother: Tess is mother to 5 puppies (dog babies). She is grandmother to the babies of these five puppies which had white feet and great-grandmother to the puppy with brown feet. A great-grandmother is the mother of one's grandmother or grandfather.
