191. Buy a Goat 191. Comprar una cabra 191\. 买一只山羊

"I hate mowing my lawn," said Gil. “我讨厌修剪我的草坪，”吉尔说。 "Every week I have to mow my lawn. “每周我都必须修剪我的草坪。 Every week for six months I have to mow my lawn. 在接下来的六个月里，我每周都必须修剪草坪。 What can I do?" 我能做些什么？” "You should dig it up," said Brenda. “你应该把它挖出来，”布伦达说。 "Take out all the grass. “拔掉所有的草。 Pave your yard. 铺你的院子。 Make a concrete yard. 做一个混凝土院子。 Then you won’t have to mow it. 那么你就不必修剪它了。 You don’t have to mow concrete. 你不必修剪混凝土。 Grass grows, but concrete doesn’t grow." 草会长，但混凝土不会长。” Gil thought that was a bad idea. 吉尔认为这是个坏主意。 "That’s a bad idea," he said. “这是个坏主意，”他说。 Concrete is hot. 混凝土是热的。 Concrete is ugly. 混凝土很丑。 Concrete is hard. 混凝土是硬的。 "Nobody wants a concrete yard," he said. “没有人想要一个混凝土院子，”他说。 "I have another idea," said Brenda. “我有另一个想法，”布伦达说。 "Buy a goat. “买一只山羊。 A goat will eat all your grass. 一只山羊会吃掉你所有的草。 A goat loves to eat grass. 山羊喜欢吃草。 Get rid of your dog. 摆脱你的狗。 Your dog doesn’t eat grass. 你的狗不吃草。 Your dog is lazy. 你的狗很懒惰。 A goat is a hard worker." 山羊是一个勤奋的人。” Gil said that was a good idea. 吉尔说这是个好主意。