LESSON 5 TWO DOGS 兩條狗

1.James White has two dogs.One is a Newfoundland dog, and the other is a Scotch terrier.

2.The Newfoundland is a large, noble fellow.He is black, with a white spot, and with long, shaggy hair.His name is Sport.

3.Sport is a good watchdog, and a kind playfellow.Every night he guards the house while James and his father are asleep.

4.In the daytime, James often uses Sport for his horse.He has a little wagon, and a set of small harness which just fi ts the dog.

5.He hitches Sport to this wagon, and drives over the country.In this way, he can go almost as fast as his father with the old family horse.

6.The name of James’s Scotch terrier is Dodger.He is called Dodger because he jumps about so friskily.He is up on a chair, under the table, behind the door, down cellar, and out in the yard, —all in a minute.

7.Dodger has very bright eyes, and he does many funny things.He likes to put his paws up on the crib, and watch the baby.

8.The other day he took baby’s red stocking, and had great fun with it; but he spoiled it in his play, and James had to scold him.

9.Everyone likes to see James White with his two dogs.They always seem very happy together.

【中文閱讀】

1.詹姆斯·懷特有兩條狗：一條是紐芬蘭犬，另一條是蘇格蘭犬。

2.紐芬蘭犬既高大又名貴，顏色是黑的，綴著白色斑點；毛發長而蓬松。它的名字叫斯波特。

3.斯波特既善于看家護院，又善于與人為伴。每天晚上，當詹姆斯和爸爸熟睡后，斯波特便看守家門。

4.白天，詹姆斯經常把斯波特當馬騎。他有一輛小馬車，還有一套正好適合這條狗的小馬具。

5.他把斯波特拴在小車上，趕著它跑遍整個村莊。驅車奔跑，斯波特幾乎和爸爸養的老馬跑得一樣快。

6.詹姆斯的蘇格蘭犬叫道吉爾。之所以取這個名字，是因為它跳得很歡。道吉爾能夠在一分鐘之內跳到椅子上，躲在桌子下，藏在門后，鉆進地窖，最后又跑到院子里。

7.道吉爾雙眼明亮，調皮可愛。它喜歡將爪子趴在嬰兒床的圍欄上，看著小寶寶。

8.有一天，道吉爾拿著小寶寶的紅色長襪玩耍，玩得很開心，卻不小心把長襪弄破了，氣得詹姆斯罵了它一頓。

9.大家都喜歡看著詹姆斯牽著兩條狗玩，他們在一起似乎總是快樂無比。