脱口而出Mp3疯狂卖弄篇28

A Clever dog

[1] A dog owner claimed that his pet, when given money, would go to the news stall『售报亭』 to buy a paper. His friend insisted on『坚持』 a demonstration『演示』 and handed the dog some money. The dog trotted¹ off『小步跑开』, but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper.


[2] “How much did you give him?” asked the owner.


[3] “Five dollars.”


[4] “Well, that explains it. When you give him five dollars, he goes to a movie.”

聪明狗



　　一位养狗人宣称：要是给了爱犬钱，它便会到卖报亭买份报纸来。他的朋友坚持要来个演示，并给了狗一些钱。狗一溜


小跑着去了。但一个小时过去了，仍不见它带报纸回来。



　　“你给了它多少钱？”狗的主人问。



　　“五元。”



　　“这就是了。你给它五元钱时，它就去看电影。”

1 trotted   

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
• Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。