291.Buy a Goat

"I hate mowing my lawn," said Gil. "Every week I have to mow my lawn. Every week for six months I have to mow my lawn. What can I do?" "You should dig it up," said Brenda. "Take out all the grass. Pave your yard. Make a concrete yard. Then you won't have to mow it. You don't have to mow concrete. Grass grows, but concrete doesn't grow." Gil thought that was a bad idea. "That's a bad idea," he said. Concrete is hot. Concrete is ugly. Concrete is hard. "Nobody wants a concrete yard," he said. "I have another idea," said Brenda. "Buy a goat. A goat will eat all your grass. A goat loves to eat grass. Get rid of your dog. Your dog doesn't eat grass. Your dog is lazy. A goat is a hard worker." Gil said that was a good idea.
重点词汇
mowing 刈 ; 割 ; 修剪 ; mow的现在分词
Gil 吉，佶
have to 不得不 ; 必须 ; 劝告或建议时用 ; 表示一定真实或肯定发生
mow 修剪 ; 割 ; 刈 ; 麦秆堆 ; 干草堆积处 ; 谷堆 ; 鬼脸
Brenda 布伦达
Take out 去除 ; 除掉 ; 取得，获得，领到 ; 邀请…外出
译文：
"我讨厌修剪我的草坪，"吉尔说。"每个星期我都要修剪草坪。六个月来，每周我都必须修剪草坪。我可以做什么？" "你应该把它挖出来，"布伦达说。"把所有的草拿出来。铺设你的院子。做一个混凝土院子。然后你就不用修剪它了。你不需要修剪混凝土。草会生长，但混凝土不会生长。" 吉尔认为这是个坏主意。"这是个坏主意，"他说。混凝土是热的。混凝土是丑陋的。混凝土很硬。"没有人想要一个混凝土院子，"他说。"我有另一个想法，"布伦达说。"买一只山羊。山羊会吃掉你所有的草。山羊喜欢吃草。把你的狗赶走。你的狗不吃草。你的狗是懒惰的。山羊是个勤劳的人。" 吉尔说这是个好主意。