Magic Dog神奇的狗

曹傳緒

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

從前有一只可憐的小狗。在他出生的時候，他的母親死了。于是，他被遺棄在森林里。

小狗哭叫著，不久他的哭叫聲變得越來越弱。一只母狼碰巧發現了這只小狗。她很同情他，把他帶回了家。她把他與她的小狼崽放在一起，并用她的奶水喂養他。因為小狼崽們常常咬他，所以他常常遍體鱗傷。

沒多久，小狗長大了一點點。

有一天，小狗同小狼崽們跟隨著母狼覓食。他們突然發現了一個獵人，于是他們拼命地逃跑。但是小狗跑得沒有狼快，他被獵人捉住了。獵人能夠認出他不是一只狼而是一只狗。他把狗賣給了一位寵物訓練者。小狗從寵物訓練者那里學到了許多東西。兩個月后，這位寵物訓練者把這只狗賣給了一位年輕漂亮的女演員。從那以后，這只狗幫助她干了許多活，這使她很高興。年青的女演員非常愛她的狗。

不知不覺三年過去了。有一天，年輕的女演員正帶著小狗在公園里散步的時候，突然來了一位魔術師。他用手摸了摸小狗的頭，小狗突然變成了一個英俊的男孩。

難點解釋：

die/dai/ v. 死，死亡

forest/'f?rist/ n. 森林

wolf /w?lf/ n. 狼

bit /b?t/? v.（bite的過去式）咬，咬傷

suddenly/'s?d?nli/ adv. 突然地

hunter/'h?nt?/ n. 獵人

trainer/'trein?/ n. 訓練者

magician /m?'d?i?n/ n. 魔術師

句型解釋：

1. was / were+done：表示過去的被動動作 例如：

He was caught by the hunter.

他被獵人捉住了。

2. not so （as）…as：不如……

例如：

He is not so tall as his brother.

他沒有他的哥哥那么高。

3. not…but…：不是……而是…… 例如：

Tom does not play football but basketball.

湯姆不踢足球而是打籃球。

練習

一、選擇題

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. 黑色和藍色

B. 黑白相間

C. 遍體鱗傷

D. 深藍色的

3. Who bought the dog at last？

A. A hunter

B. A trainer

C. A magician

D. an actress

二、判斷題（正確的寫T，錯誤的寫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.