Give the dog the bone don't tantalize him.是什么意思？

Give the dog the bone don't tantalize him.

把那块骨头给那条狗吧--别让它乾着急了.

give

vt.& vi. 给予，赠送，作出；vt. 供给，产生，举办，（为购买某物或做某事而）支付；vi. （物体）塌下，让步；n. 伸展性，弹性；

例句
We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.
我们下午两点就放工了，以便给员工时间来慢慢接受这一坏消息。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

dog

n. 狗，蹩脚货，丑女人，卑鄙小人；v. 困扰，跟踪；

例句
He dropped his sausage on the pavement and someone's dog ate it, mustard and all.
他把香肠丢在人行道上，不知是谁家的狗将香肠甚至连带芥末都吃个了精光。

bone

n. 骨头，尸骨，骨质物，有…样的骨头的；vt. 挑鱼刺，剔骨头，剔去…的骨；vi. 苦学，专心致志；

例句
...a small, expensive pocketknife with a bone handle.
昂贵的骨柄小折刀

tantalize

vt. 逗弄，引诱，折磨，使干着急；

例句
The boy would come into the room and tantalize the dog with his feed.
那个男孩会到房间里拿狗食逗弄狗。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。