新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 5-12

V. Let’s Talk
An Intelligent Dog
A black dog walked into a butcher’s shop with a five-dollar bill in his mouth. He spent several minutes looking at the meat on display. He finally fixed¹ his eyes on the lamb chops² and barked, showing that he wanted to buy some of them. The butcher, thinking the dog wouldn’t know the difference, picked out the worst chops. The dog barked angrily and continued to bark until the butcher selected the finest chops. After the butcher took the money from the dog’s mouth, the dog picked up the chops and left the shop.
The butcher was deeply impressed and decided³ that he would like to own a clever dog like that. He closed up shop and followed the dog to see where it went. The dog entered an apartment house, climbed to the third floor, and began to scratch on the door. With that, the door opened and an angry man started yelling⁴ at the dog. As he did so, the butcher stepped forward to ask the man to stop. “What are you doing?” That’s the smartest animal I’ve ever seen! Surely it doesn’t deserve⁵ this kind of treatment.” The butcher then went on to explain how the dog had bought the best lamb chops in the shop. The man looked at the butcher from the corner of his eye and said, “I don’t think he’s so intelligent. You see, this is third time this week he’s forgotten his key.”

Characters	Actions and Words
A dog	walked into a butcher’s shop with five dollars; fixed eyes on the lamb chops and barked—wanted some.
The butcher	picked up the worst/lowest quality chops.
The dog	barked angrily and continuously
The butcher	selected the finest chops; took the money.
The dog	left.
The butcher	wanted to own/have such a dog; followed the dog.
The dog	entered an apartment house climbed to the third floor; scratched on the door.
A man	opened the door; yelled6 at the dog.
The butcher	asked him to stop, saying it was the smartest/cleverest animal; explained how the dog had got the best lamb chops.
The man	looked at him sideways; said it was the third time this week the dog had forgotten his key.

1 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

2 chops   

n. 颌, 颚 名词chop的复数形式

参考例句：

• The hawk chops upon its prey. 老鹰猛地向它要捕食的动物扑去。
• Our team is licking its chops because we beat the champions last night. 我队昨天晚上打败了冠军，因而大家欣喜若狂。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 yelling   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
• He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫，借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 deserve   

vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏

参考例句：

• You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
• I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。

6 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》