英文短篇故事（纽约）264 Pooch Is Their Only Child

 　　Bo is three years old. He's a beagle. He is Jason's pride and joy. Jason said, "I love Bo like he's my son. I know that sounds crazy. But if you met him, you'd love him too. He has these big, floppy¹ ears. He snores when he sleeps. He chases his tail. He licks my face like it's an ice cream cone². He's so much fun. And he loves me like I'm his dad." Jason's ex-girlfriend is Jenny. Jenny and Jason raised Bo together. Jenny loves Bo too. In fact, she picked him out at the animal shelter. She says that she is Bo's "mom." Jason broke up with Jenny last month. Jenny moved to Queens. She took Bo with her. Jason wants his "son" back. He is suing Jenny. Jenny said, "Bo and I are a package deal. If Jason wants Bo back, he has to take me back."

1 floppy   

adj.松软的，衰弱的

参考例句：

• She was wearing a big floppy hat.她戴了顶松软的大帽子。
• Can you copy those files onto this floppy disk?你能把那些文件复制到这张软盘上吗？

2 cone   

n.圆锥体，圆锥形东西，球果

参考例句：

• Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。
• The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。