1. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
由于邻居们对我家的狗叫很有意见，所以我丈夫花了几个星期的时间训练它用脚爪按住门闩把自己放进来。
真题检验：动名词作宾语
People appreciate with him because he has a good sense of humor.
A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. having worked
答案：选C
分析：appreciate doing是阂定搭配，表示“喜欢做某來”。
翻译：大家喜欢和他在一起工作，因为他很有幽默感。
2. Yeslerday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
昨天，我丈夫把大门卸了下来。雷克斯很生气，此后我们再也没有见到它。
3. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.
雷克斯很快成了开门的专家。
4. Since then, he has developed another bad habit.
从那以后，它养成了另外一种坏习惯。
5. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again.
出去之后，它又马上把自己放进来，接着再开始叫。
