美国语文第一册 第80期:救援

 “Here, Ponto! Here, Ponto!” Kate called to her dog.  “这儿，庞托！这儿，庞托！”凯特叫她的狗。

“Come, and get the dolls out of the pond.” “过来，把娃娃从池塘里捞上来！”

Rose went under, but she did not drown.  罗斯沉到下面去了，但它没有淹死。

Bess was still on the top of the water. 贝丝仍然漂在水面上。

Ponto came with a bound¹, and jumped into the pond.  庞托跳过来，一头扎进池塘里。

He swam around, and got Bess in his mouth, and brought her to the shore. 他游到附近，将贝丝叼到嘴里，把它带到岸边。

Ponto then found Rose, and brought her out, too. 然后，庞托又找到罗斯，把它也救了上来。

Kate said, “Good, old Ponto! Brave old dog!” 凯特说：“太棒了，老庞托！勇敢的老朋友！”

What do you think of Ponto? 你觉得庞托怎么样？

1 bound   

adj.一定的，必然的；受约束的，有义务的

参考例句：

• I feel honor bound to repay the money I borrowed.我觉得有责任归还我借的钱。
• If he signs that paper,he will be bound hand and foot.如果他签署那份文件，他就会受到束缚。