It was a great day for a picnic.
這是一個適合野餐的日子。
「What's this?」 asked the father.
「那是什麼?」爸爸問。
「It's a scruffy little dog,」said the mother.
「是一隻髒兮兮的小狗」媽媽說。
「He looks hungry,」 said the girl.
「它看起來很餓」女孩說。
「I think he wants to play,」 said the boy.
「我覺得它想要玩」男孩說。
The children played with him and taught him to sit up.
孩子們和他一起玩,還教它怎樣坐好。
They named him Willy. They kept playing until it was time to go.
他們幫它取名威利,一直和它玩到該回家的時間。
On the way home the girl said, 「Maybe Willy doesn't belong to anybody.」
在回家的路上,女孩說,「也許威利沒有主人呢」
During the week all the family had Willy on their minds.
整整一個星期,全家人都把威利放在他們的心上。
Saturday
周六
「Willy!」 they all cried when he appeared.
當它出現的時候,他們大叫,「威利!」
But Willy didn't stop. Willy was in a big hurry.
但是威利沒有停下來。它快速地跑走了有人在追著它。
「He has no collar. He has no leash,」 said the dog warden.
「它沒有項圈,也沒有繩子」抓狗的人說,
「This dog is a stray. He doesn't belong to anybody.」
「這是只野狗,他沒有主人。」
The boy took off his belt. 「Here's his collar」 he said.
男孩抽出他的皮帶,「這是它的項圈。」
The girl took off her hair ribbon.
女孩拿下她的髮帶。
「Here's his leash」 she said.
「這是它的繩子」她說。
「His name is Willy, and he belongs to us.」
「它叫威利,它是我們的狗。」
They took Willy home.
他們帶威利回家,幫威利洗澡。
And after that…
然後…
They introduced him to the neighborhood,where he met some very interesting dogs.
把它介紹給鄰居們,在那裡它遇見了許多有趣的狗。
And Willy settled in where he belonged.
威利有自己的家了。
今日單詞:
1、Picnic
v. 野餐
例句:
It was a perfect day for a picnic.
那是野餐最理想的天氣。
2、Belong
v. 適應
例句:
After living and working in Beijing for 15 years,I feel as I belong here.
在北京工作生活了15年,我感覺我適應這裡了。
3、scruffy
adj. 不整潔的;邋遢的
例句:
He looked a little scruffy.
他看著有點邋遢。