公交车上的特殊乘客

杜宇

难词探意

1. attach /??t?t?/ v. 系;把……固定

2. hop /h?p/ v. 登上

3. approval /??pru?vl/ n. 贊成;同意

Eclipse is a strong independent woman who doest need humans. The adorable dog leaves her house in Seattle every day by herself to catch a bus to a downtown dog park， where she stays for a couple of hours to exercise and make friends. When shes done， she heads for the bus stop to catch a ride back to her home using the ticket she has attached to her collar.

It all started when Eclipses owner Jeff was taking her to the 1. one day and he was taking too long to finish his cigarette when the bus arrived. Unwilling to delay the trip any longer， Eclipse left him behind， hopping on the bus and waiting a few stops before thanking the driver and jumping off at the park. Then Eclipse travels to the local dog park every day by herself， where she spends a couple of hours playing before 2. the bus home again.

In a post on Facebook， which has racked up more than 290，000 shares， Robbie Lauren said Jeff soon began to realize that Eclipse knew the route and soon trusted her enough to go 3.， knowing she would always return a couple of hours later. “All of the bus drivers know her and she makes them smile，” he wrote， “and many of the regular 4. enjoy seeing her every day and will often sit down next to her. Even the police have given their approval as long as the bus drivers are okay with the arrangement.”

All of the drivers on the route know Eclipse and will 5. her up if they see her waiting for a lift， before ensuring the bus pulls over at the park if she forgets to press the stop button. Eclipse has even got her own Facebook page， named Eclipse Seattles Bus Riding Dog， with nearly 50，000 fans sharing their photos and experiences of the popular pup.

[Reading][Check]

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the context.

[Language][Study]

Difficult sentence

Unwilling to delay the trip any longer， Eclipse left him behind， hopping on the bus and waiting a few stops before thanking the driver and jumping off at the park.

【翻译】

【点石成金】本句主语为Eclipse，hopping on与waiting为现在分词作状语。