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跟着新闻学新词：“猫叔”归来，萌倒一片——网络人气猫咪“猫叔”的最新照片终于被它的主人贴了出来，“猫叔”近照一被公布，就引得粉丝转发。
猫叔是何许猫也？
它来自日本农村的一只超级明星猫，它的头出奇大，喜欢眯眼，喜欢戴墨镜，喜欢顶东西，还喜欢钻进狭小的篮子里睡大觉。这只猫的日语名字叫“篮子猫”，它在中国也有个很炫的名字——“猫叔”。它今年9岁了，相当于人50多岁，喊它大叔并不过分吧，而且它淡定的神态的确很像一个与世无争的大叔哦。2011年的日本地震后，超级明星猫叔也让人牵挂。
那么今天，我们就来一起学学和猫Cat有关的短语：
1. It rains cats and dogs. 倾盆大雨
It was raining cats and dogs by the time I got home.
我回家的时候，外面下着瓢泼大雨。
2. Let the cat out of the bag 说漏了嘴, 无意中泄露了秘密
I'm afraid I let the cat out of the bag. I hid it under my socks and My wife found it when she was putting my clean clothes away.
我把手表藏在袜子底下，可是当我太太替我把干净衣服放好的时候，她发现了那只表。我的秘密恐怕已经泻露了。
3. see how the cat jumps 观望形势
You had better see how the cat jumps first and then decide.
您最好先观望一下形势,然后再做决定。
4. when the cat is away,the mice will play.字面意思是：猫儿不在岗，老鼠闹翻天。引申含义类似于中文里面的：“山中无老虎，猴子称代王”。
The old saying of“ When the cat's away, the mice will play” could very well apply to this situation.
“山中无老虎，猴子称代王”这句谚语可以很好地形容这种情况。
Today Topic: Does your dog bite 它咬人吗？
Today Vocabulary: counter 柜台
Today Host:Andrew Pain （韦博上海四川北路中心外教)
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A man walks into a shop and he sees a small dog sitting next to the counter.
某人走进了一家商店，看到一只小狗蹲在柜台旁边。
He asks the shopkeeper, 'Does your dog bite?'
于是他问店员，你的狗会咬人吗？
The shopkeeper replies, 'No, he doesn't.'
店员回答到：不，他不咬人的。
So the man approaches the dog, to pat him on the head.
于是这个人走进这只小狗，拍了拍它的头。
As he does so, the dog bites him.
就在他这么做的时候，小狗咬了他一口。
'Ow!' he says. 'I thought you said your dog didn't bite.'
“啊！”他叫道，“你不是说你的狗不咬人吗？”
The shopkeeper replies, 'He isn't my dog.'
店员回答道：“它又不是我的狗。”
It isn't the best joke in the world, but it's good enough.
这个笑话，虽然不是那么“极品”，但，也应该足够让你发笑了吧？
A pet if loyal, cuddling, cute and loving…No wonder some find in their pets their best friends forever.
它们忠诚，暖暖，有爱，懂爱...难怪有的人把自己的宠物当成永远的好伙伴。
For many of us pet lovers,losing a pet can be as heartbreaking as losing a person whom we have shared a close relationship. This awesome photo gallery depicts the kind of cute loving relationships that exists among people and animals.
对于我们许多宠物爱好者来说，失去了一个宠物就好像失去一个关系密切的人一样令人心碎。这组可爱的照片向我们展示了人与动物之间存在的一种珍贵而甜美的关系。
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