Sheldon: Oh, good Lord.

Leonard: God, that's a good song.

Sheldon: If you're compiling a mix CD for a double suicide. Oh, I hope that scratching post is for you.

Leonard: I know what you're thinking I've taken your asthma into account.  There's a feline geneticist in San Diego who's developed the cutest little hypoallergenic calicos.

scratching post
【释】a wooden post covered in rough material that cat owners provide so their pets have an acceptable place to scratch 猫抓柱,用以分散猫咪注意,以防猫咪抓坏家具
【例】For the sake of your furniture and to keep your cat happy, we recommend that you should buy some toys such as scratching post, ball, and old socks for your little pet.
为了家具安全和猫咪开心,你可以为你的小宠物购买猫抓柱、球、旧袜子等玩具。

Take…into account
【释】consider something along with other factors before reaching a decision 考虑到,顾及到
【例】Price is not the only factor; you have to take the quanlity into account.
价格不是唯一因素,你也必须考虑到质量问题。

hypoallergenic
【释】relatively unlikely to cause an allergic reaction 低变应原的,不会导致过敏反应的
【例】She has been using the hypoallergenic cosmetics.
她一直在使用防过敏化妆品。
【讲】前缀hypo-表示a deficiency or an abnormally low level。同前缀词语:hypoglycaemia-低血糖 hypothyroid-甲状腺功能减退

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