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7、Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again.
pressure

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★paw n. 脚爪 The cat’s paw was burnt. My dog’s paw was bleeding.
cat's

paw
被利用的人(由寓言而来)
I don‘t want to be a cat’s paw. 我才不想被人利用 。
★expert


n. 专家
expert at/in sth. 在某一方面是专家 expert at/in doing sth.
He is an expert in maths.
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★develop

v. 养成 develop a habit
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Why did the writer’s husband spend weeks training the dog to open the front gate? What bad habit has the dog developed? What happened when the writer’s husband removed the gate?


every time＝when 每当，每次，无论何时
（every time在这里为连词引导一个时间状语从句，表示 “每次”、“每当”，主句中的would表示过去的习惯性 动作。用一般过去时的句子中它们经常连用） Every time we met, we would talk for a while. 我们每次见面都要聊一会儿。 He brought a present every time he came to visit us. 他每次来看我们都带一份礼物。 the moment＝as soon as 一……就……(强调的是瞬间 )
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5. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. →going out shopping 加了out 强调外出 →去游泳 →去钓鱼 →去野餐 go picnicking



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complain about
3、As the neighbors complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. →sb. spend time (in) doing sth./on sth. → train sb. to do sth. 训练某人做某事 花费某段时间去做某事（人作主语） 1.他打开门让我进去。 press hisweeks paw on the latch =this press the latch I→ spent two (in) reading book. 1.我花了两个星期来读这本书。 2.我们应该刻苦学习，不让父母失望。 press the button = press the figure on the button He has spent a lot of time on this project. 2.他已经在这项目上花了很多时间。 →let sb. do sth. 让某人做某事 →It takes sb. some times to do sth. 某事花了某人多少 let sb. in 让某人进来 ； let sb. out 让某人出去 时间（事情做主语） let sb. down 让某人失望
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★latch


n. 门闩
latch n. 门闩（庭院，花园中的门闩） bar n. 门闩（与 latch不同） You can’t walk in because the door is on the latch.
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Lesson 59
In or out
By:Lynn
Do you have any pets? Do they have any strange habits?
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Rex bark press paw latch
v. v. n. n.
雷克斯 狗叫 按，压 脚爪 门闩
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4、Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.
become


an expert at doing sth.
成了……能手/专家/权威 Expert常与介词at,in,on,with连用 John is an expert at driving a car. 约翰是开车高手。 She is an expert in flowers. 她是花卉方面的专家。 Sam is an expert on that problem. 萨姆是研究那个问题的权威。nd usage
●（1）“So that“以便，使能够”，与in order that 同 义，后接从句，引导一个表示目的的状语从句。 Speak clearly so that （in order that) everybody can understand you. 请说清楚一点，这样每个人都可以听懂你的话。 We left early so that (in order that) we could catch the first train. ●（2）so that 也可以引导表示结果的状语从句，主句 和从句是原因与结果的关系，做“因此”讲。 It was too cold ,so that we couldn’t work. 天气太冷了，因此我们无法工作。
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1、Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. front gate 前门 would＝used to 过去常常
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2.Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate.
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6. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out.
→so that表示“为的是……”，
引导目的状语从句 1.请大声一点，以便我们能听见你。 2.为了我们不迟到，你能快点吗？
Please speak up so that we can hear you. Can you hurry up so that we won’t be late?
冲洗胶卷
②develop the film
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★habit


n. 习惯(指个人习惯)

custom n. 风俗，习俗 ； customs n. 海关 ； customer n. 顾客 develop a good habit He slipped into bad habits. He has the habit of staying up late.

Key structures and usage
在bring, buy, need, take, use, want等动词后 常用“宾语+to”而不用”宾语+in order to/so as to”: a. I want something to drink. （不能说: I want something in order to drink.) b. Bring me a chair to sit on.
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expert n. develop a habit remove v. annoyed adj.
专家 养成习惯 拆掉，取下 生气的，恼火的
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★bark
sb.

v. 狗叫 The dog is barking. 某人在咆哮 The dog barked at the visitor.
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8、Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. so…that…如此…以至于，结果状语从句， 可以省略一个词，so 或 that 都可以 . He was so excited he could not say anything.