LESSON 5 TWO DOGS 两条狗

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.

【中文阅读】

1.詹姆斯·怀特有两条狗：一条是纽芬兰犬，另一条是苏格兰犬。

2.纽芬兰犬既高大又名贵，颜色是黑的，缀着白色斑点；毛发长而蓬松。它的名字叫斯波特。

3.斯波特既善于看家护院，又善于与人为伴。每天晚上，当詹姆斯和爸爸熟睡后，斯波特便看守家门。

4.白天，詹姆斯经常把斯波特当马骑。他有一辆小马车，还有一套正好适合这条狗的小马具。

5.他把斯波特拴在小车上，赶着它跑遍整个村庄。驱车奔跑，斯波特几乎和爸爸养的老马跑得一样快。

6.詹姆斯的苏格兰犬叫道吉尔。之所以取这个名字，是因为它跳得很欢。道吉尔能够在一分钟之内跳到椅子上，躲在桌子下，藏在门后，钻进地窖，最后又跑到院子里。

7.道吉尔双眼明亮，调皮可爱。它喜欢将爪子趴在婴儿床的围栏上，看着小宝宝。

8.有一天，道吉尔拿着小宝宝的红色长袜玩耍，玩得很开心，却不小心把长袜弄破了，气得詹姆斯骂了它一顿。

9.大家都喜欢看着詹姆斯牵着两条狗玩，他们在一起似乎总是快乐无比。