1. society [C] n. 社团，协会

2. prevention n. 预防，防止    prevent v.     prevent…from

3. cruelty n. 残酷

    cruelty to animals 虐待动物     cruelty to children

    cruel a. 残酷的    be cruel to sb.

4. That’s right. 说对了。

    --I’m sorry. --That’s all right. 没关系。

    --Thank you. --That’s all right. 不客气。

    All right. = OK. 好的。

5. puppy n. [C]   puppies 小狗

6. have no food or water = don’t have any food or water

7. hungry a. 饥饿的        hunger n.

8. thirsty   a. 口渴的         thirst     n.

9. take…to 带去       bring…to 带来

10. keep one as your pet 养一只作为你的宠物

    as prep. 作为   She works as a painter.

      keep v. (kept, kept) 保持，饲养

11. prefer v. 喜欢 (preferred, preferred)

      prefer A to B = like A better than B

      prefer A rather than B   宁愿A而不要B

12. booklet n. [C] 小册子

13. feed v. (fed, fed) 喂

14. 3—4 times every day         times [C] n. 次数

    three to four times every day

15. special a. 特殊的，特别的    specially ad.

16. dog food for puppies 适合小狗吃的食品

17. chew v. (chewed, chewed) 咀嚼

18. give her a basket to sleep in   给她一个睡觉用的篮子      

    (平时我们说sleep in a basket,所以介词不能省略。)

19. blanket n. [C] 毯子

20. hold carefully with both hands 用双手小心抱着

21. take…for a walk 带……去散步

22. countryside n. 乡下，郊外

23. play with 和……玩，玩……

   Don’t play with fire. It’s dangerous.

   I like playing with Sam.

24. need to do… (行为动词)

   I need to do my homework now.

   I don’t need to do my homework now.

25. kitten n. 小猫

26. be unkind to 对……不友善

    kind—unkind    happy—unhappy  

    healthy—unhealthy

    comfortable—uncomfortable         

27. look after = take care of

28. leave them in the street 把它们遗弃在街上

    leave v. (left, left) 离开，留下

29. officer n. [C] 官员     office n.

    an SPCA officer

30. save…from = rescue…from 挽救……免于……

    (keep…from = protect…from 保护……免于……)

31. danger n. [U]      dangerous   a.    dangerously ad.

32. help animals find new homes (help sb. do)

33. clinic [U] n. 诊所，医务室

34. sick animals 生病的动物

    sick a.     a sick boy / The boy is sick.

    ill a.         The boy is ill.

35. vet n. people who make sick animals better

36. cave n. [C] 洞穴

37. guard n. 警卫    v. (guarded, guarded) 保卫

38. keep…from = protect…from 保护……免于……

39. safe a. 安全的    safely ad.   safety n. save v.

40. blind a. (not able to see) 瞎的    the blind 盲人

41. cross the road safely = go across the road safely

42. hunt animals for food hunt 捕猎动物为食

    v. (hunted, hunted) 打猎     hunter n. 猎人

    go hunting 去打猎

43. in many different ways 在很多不同的方面

44. the police 警察；警务人员 (集合名词，复数)

45. catch thieves 抓贼

   catch (caught, caught) v. 抓住

   thief n.   thieves

46. find missing people 找到失踪的人

      missing a. 失踪的     a missing girl

47. on their farms 在农场

48. bring…to 带来      bring v. (brought, brought)