英语小达人 341 God & Dog

 　　God & Dog

　　上帝和狗

　　On the first day of the Creation, God created the dog.

　　上帝造物的第一天，造出了狗。

　　On the second day, God created man to serve the dog.

　　第二天，上帝造出了人为狗服务。

　　On the third day, God created all the animals of the earth to serve as potential food for the dog.

　　第三天，上帝造出了世界上所有的动物供狗食用。

　　On the fourth day, God created honest toil¹ so that man could labor² for the good of the dog.

　　第四天，上帝创造了诚实劳动好让人为狗的福利而努力。

　　On the fifth day, God created the tennis ball so that the dog might or might not retrieve³ it.

　　第五天，上帝造出了网球好让狗自己决定要不要把它叼回来。

　　On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the dog healthy and the man broke.

　　第六天，上帝创造了兽医学好让狗保持健康，并让人为此不断花钱。

　　On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but He had to wlk the dog.

　　第七天，上帝想要休息了，可是他得遛狗。

1 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 retrieve   

vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索

参考例句：

• He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
• The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。