My Cat Will Not Move

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My cat is on the sofa. She is sleeping. I want to sit there too. I say, "Excuse me." She does not move. I say it again. She opens one eye. She closes it. I push her gently. She does not move. I sit on the floor. She is happy. I am tired. The sofa is for the cat now. This is my home, but she is the boss. I do not understand how this happened.

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I want to sit there too.文法
私もそこに座りたい。
〈too〉= 『〜も』、肯定文末。
I push her gently.表現
優しく押す。
副詞 gently は動詞の後ろ。
she is the boss語彙
ボスは彼女。
〈the boss〉= 『支配者・主導権を持つ人』、口語の比喩。
I do not understand how this happened.文法
どうしてこうなったのか分からない。
間接疑問 how this happened。

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Where is the cat, and what is she doing?
What does the writer do to move the cat?
Where does the writer sit in the end, and why?

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