一路 BBS

 找回密码
 注册
搜索
查看: 1411|回复: 0
打印 上一主题 下一主题

How to Walk a Leashed Cat

[复制链接]
跳转到指定楼层
楼主
发表于 12-29-2011 13:35:22 | 只看该作者 回帖奖励 |倒序浏览 |阅读模式
stephanie Clifford, Nine Lives, One Leash. New York Times, Dec 29, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/2 ... html?pagewanted=all
("I also had to make sure Mac [the cat] was hungry when we started eac [training] session, so he [cat] would respond to the treats. Cats will not do what you want just to please you, unlike dogs, Mr [Jackson] Gallaxy [, a cat whisperer] said. 'As soon as he's full, it's over.'")

Note:
(a) tabby cat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabby_cat
(A tabby is any cat that has a distinctive coat that features stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns; a pattern, not a cat breed; In cat genetics, pattern is unrelated to color; section 2 Etymology)
(b)
(i) The "square" in "two squares a day" means "a square meal."
(ii) square (adj): "SUBSTANTIAL, SATISFYING <a sqaure meal>"
www.m-w.com
(c) deck (building)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_(building)
(d) yowl (vi):
"1: to utter a loud long cry of grief, pain, or distress : WAIL
2: to complain or protest with or as if with yowls"
(e) keel over: "to lose consciousness"
回复

使用道具 举报

您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 注册

本版积分规则

快速回复 返回顶部 返回列表