英文短篇故事（纽约）200 The Cow with Two Tails

 　　Bessie was a dairy¹ cow. She had black patches² on her white skin. Or did she have white patches on her black skin? "She's my best cow," Farmer Brown told his neighbor. His neighbor said, "Your best cow? Bessie has two tails! Who ever heard of such a thing? She's so funny-looking! How can such a funny-looking cow be your best cow?" Farmer Brown said, "Bessie never strays³. She never gets sick. She gives the most milk of all the cows. She gives the sweetest milk of all the cows. Of course, she kills more flies than any other cow. And she's famous! People come from all over to see the cow with two tails. They hold onto her two tails. They make a moustache⁴ of her two tails. Their friends take pictures of them holding her two tails. They all go home happy. I wish I had 100 Bessies!"

1 dairy   

n.牛奶场，乳品店；adj.乳制品的

参考例句：

• The yogurt sold by this dairy is delicious.这家乳品店出售的酸奶非常好喝。
• He kept a few dairy cows.他养了几头奶牛。

2 patches   

n.小块( patch的名词复数 )；斑；补丁；小块土地v.补( patch的第三人称单数 )；修理；调停；解决

参考例句：

• The dog's coat is white with black patches. 这只狗的皮毛白色中带有黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She sewed patches on the elbows of jacket. 她在夹克肘部缝了几块补丁。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 strays   

v.走失( stray的第三人称单数 )；偏离正题；走入歧途；（已婚者或有固定关系者）有外遇

参考例句：

• There are lots of waifs and strays living on the streets here. 这里有很多露宿街头的无家可归者。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• My wife is always inviting various waifs and strays from work to our house.She seems to attract them. 我妻子总是邀请公司里各种各样的单身男女到家中作客，他们很愿意和她交往。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 moustache   

n.髭；小胡子；八字胡；触须

参考例句：

• His father shaved off his moustache.他的父亲剃了小胡子。
• Gary has a moustache on his upper lip.加里上嘴唇有一撮小胡子。