Magic Dog神奇的狗

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Once upon a time，there was a poor baby dog. When he was born，his mother died. So he was given up in the forest.

The baby dog was crying and soon his crying got weaker and weaker. A mother wolf happened to find the baby dog. She took pity on him and brought him home. She put him with her babies together and fed him with her milk. Because the baby wolves often bit him，he was often black and blue.

It was not long before the baby dog grew up a little.

One day，the little dog with the little wolves was following the mother wolf，looking for food. They suddenly found a hunter and ran away as fast as they could. But the little dog could not run so fast as the wolves. He was caught by the hunter. The hunter could see that he was not a wolf but a dog. He sold the dog to a pet trainer. The little dog learned a lot from the trainer. Two months later，the trainer sold the dog to a young and beautiful actress. Since then the dog helped her do a lot of work and made her very happy. The young actress loved her dog very much.

It was three years passed before it was known. One day，the young actress with the dog was having a walk in a park when a magician came. He felt the dog’s head with his hands. Suddenly the dog changed into a handsome boy.

譯文

从前有一只可怜的小狗。在他出生的时候，他的母亲死了。于是，他被遗弃在森林里。

小狗哭叫着，不久他的哭叫声变得越来越弱。一只母狼碰巧发现了这只小狗。她很同情他，把他带回了家。她把他与她的小狼崽放在一起，并用她的奶水喂养他。因为小狼崽们常常咬他，所以他常常遍体鳞伤。

没多久，小狗长大了一点点。

有一天，小狗同小狼崽们跟随着母狼觅食。他们突然发现了一个猎人，于是他们拼命地逃跑。但是小狗跑得没有狼快，他被猎人捉住了。猎人能够认出他不是一只狼而是一只狗。他把狗卖给了一位宠物训练者。小狗从宠物训练者那里学到了许多东西。两个月后，这位宠物训练者把这只狗卖给了一位年轻漂亮的女演员。从那以后，这只狗帮助她干了许多活，这使她很高兴。年青的女演员非常爱她的狗。

不知不觉三年过去了。有一天，年轻的女演员正带着小狗在公园里散步的时候，突然来了一位魔术师。他用手摸了摸小狗的头，小狗突然变成了一个英俊的男孩。

难点解释：

die/dai/ v. 死，死亡

forest/'fɔrist/ n. 森林

wolf /wɔlf/ n. 狼

bit /bɪt/  v.（bite的过去式）咬，咬伤

suddenly/'sʌdənli/ adv. 突然地

hunter/'hʌntə/ n. 猎人

trainer/'treinə/ n. 训练者

magician /mə'dʒiʃn/ n. 魔术师

句型解释：

1. was / were+done：表示过去的被动动作 例如：

He was caught by the hunter.

他被猎人捉住了。

2. not so （as）…as：不如……

例如：

He is not so tall as his brother.

他没有他的哥哥那么高。

3. not…but…：不是……而是…… 例如：

Tom does not play football but basketball.

汤姆不踢足球而是打篮球。

练习

一、选择题

1. The baby dog was fed

.

A. by his mother

B. by a mother wolf

C. with dog milk

D. with much meat

2. The Chinese meaning of “black and blue” is .

A. 黑色和蓝色

B. 黑白相间

C. 遍体鳞伤

D. 深蓝色的

3. Who bought the dog at last？

A. A hunter

B. A trainer

C. A magician

D. an actress

二、判断题（正确的写T，错误的写F）

4. When the dog was born his father died.

5. A hunter caught the dog.

6. The dog was not useful to the actress.