Then he tried to find his way straight across the garden, but he became more and more puzzled.
Presently, he came to a pond where Mr. McGregor filled his water-cans.
A white cat was staring at some gold-fish, she sat very, very still, but now and then the tip of her tail twitched as if it were alive.
文字解析：
1、try to do 设法做，努力做；try doing 尝试做，试着做
2、straight across 笔直穿过
3、more and more 越来越…
4、puzzle （v.）使迷惑；（n.）难题，字谜
5、stare at 目不转睛地看，凝视
6、now and then 偶尔
7、as if 好像
8、alive 活着的；lively 有活力的，活泼的
Peter thought it best to go away without speaking to her; he had heard about cats from his cousin, little Benjamin Bunny.
He went back towards the tool-shed, but suddenly, quite close to him, he heard the noise of a hoe—scr-r-ritch, scratch, scratch, scritch.
文字解析：
1、go away 离开；go back 回来
2、without speaking to her 没有跟她说
3、hear about 得知，听说
4、close to 靠近
5、the noise of …的噪音，…的声音
