【生詞】

house cat：家貓

store cat ：店貓

Maltese cat： [m?l'tiz]馬耳他貓

Persian cat ：?/'p??????n, -??n,ˋp???n/波斯貓

tortoise-shell ：玳瑁貓

Tiger cat： 虎貓

Angora： 安哥拉貓

delicatessen： [,d?l?k?'t?sn]熟食店

tool house：n. 工具房

call on：If you?call on?someone or?call upon?someone, you pay them a short visit.

vine: n. 藤；葡萄樹；藤本植物；攀緣植物

hold onself in: 控制自己

rustle:[I,T]（使）〔樹葉、紙、衣物等〕沙沙作響

pigeon：?['p?d??n]n. 鴿子

offhand：adv. immediately, without time to think about it or find out about something

unlawful：not legal 非法的

bookcase ：書架，書柜

chops：[plural,復數]?informal?the lower part of the face of a person or animal – used humorously腭，下巴〔幽默用法〕

well wisher ：好心人，表達良好祝愿的人

【表達】

He started home, late, and it was such a lovely night she said she would walk along with hime to keep him company. (keep company作伴: I will go shopping with you just to keep you company.)

You mean to say you live in the same house with a bird and a mouse and don't do anything about it?

I’m obliged to you：spoken,old-fashioned?used to thank someone very politely

【拓展】

A&P全稱為theGreat Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company （大西洋和太平洋食品公司）， 存在已久，在美國歷史某一時期極為風靡的、占主導地位的超市之一。