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04、The Dog‘s Bell狗的鈴鐺

John's dog was a bad dog. He bit people frequently. John had great concern about this. It was not an appropriate way for a dog to behave. His friends in the village always expected the dog to bite them. The news about John's dog spread through the village. None of the people wanted to go to John's house.

約翰養(yǎng)了一只狗，但它很壞，經(jīng)常咬人，約翰為此非常頭疼。狗不應(yīng)該這樣。村子里的人都很害怕被這只狗咬。村子里的人都知道了約翰家的狗會咬人，所以沒有人愿意到他家做客。

John tried to instruct the dog to behave, but it never worked. He tried to be patientand teach the dog to be calm. That also didn't work. John didn't want to punish the dog. "How will I stop my dog's bad habit?" John asked himself.

約翰也曾嘗試過馴服它，但都沒有成功。他曾很耐心地教它安靜下來，但也沒有奏效。約翰并不想懲罰自己的狗?！霸趺床拍芨牡羲@個壞習(xí)慣呢？”約翰自言自語道。

John's friend came to talk to him about the issue. During their important meeting, his friend said, "The people in the village asked me to represent them. We want your dog to stop this habit. Why don't you put a bell around the dog's neck? This way, we would hear your dog coming down the street."

約翰朋友來找他談?wù)撨@個問題。這這次重要的談話中，他朋友說道：“我代表村里其他人來這，大家都希望你的狗能改掉這個壞毛病。為什么不給它脖子上帶一個鈴鐺呢？這樣大家就能知道你的狗來了?！?/p>

John thought this was a great idea. Now, people could stay away from the dog. It would not be able to bite anyone anymore.

約翰認(rèn)為這是個不錯的辦法。現(xiàn)在大家都能遠(yuǎn)離這只狗了。它再也咬不到人了。

The dog liked the bell, too. People looked at him when they heard his bell. This made the dog very content. He liked the song the bell played when he walked.

狗也很喜歡這個鈴鐺，因?yàn)殁忚K一響就能引人注目，它對此非常滿意。它也喜歡走動時(shí)鈴鐺的響聲。

One day, John's dog strolled through the village and met some other dogs. He expected them to want a bell like his. But they laughed at his bell. They said the bell made people avoid him. John's dog shook his head. "No, they look at me because they like the bell."

有一天，它在村子里閑逛時(shí)遇上了其它狗。它以為大家都會想要一個這樣的鈴鐺，但卻換來的是嘲笑。它們說這是人們?yōu)榱硕惚芩龅拟忚K。但它卻不以為然。“不對，人們因?yàn)橄矚g我的鈴鐺才會注意到我?！?/p>

The other dogs said, "You have the wrong idea of what makes you popular. Of course they like your bell. It tells them where you are so they can avoid you. You aren't able to bite them anyore!"

另一只狗說道：“你對自己受歡迎的原因有著錯誤的認(rèn)識。人們當(dāng)然喜歡這個鈴鐺，因?yàn)樗麄兡苤滥愕姆轿灰员愣汩_你。這樣就不會再被你咬了！”

You see, being popular isn't something positive when it's for the wrong reason.

看，因?yàn)殄e誤的原因而受到的關(guān)注也并不是什么好事。

跟著劉凱老師背單詞：

appropriate adj. 適當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

avoid v. 避免

behave v. 行為，舉止

calm adj. 平靜的，冷靜的

concern n. 關(guān)心，關(guān)注

content adj. 滿足的

expect v. 期待

frequently adv. 經(jīng)常地

habit n. 習(xí)慣

instruct v. 指示

issue n. 問題，議題

none pron. 一個也沒有

patient adj. 耐心的

positive adj. 積極的

punish v. 懲罰

represent v. 代表

shake v. 搖動

spread v. 傳播

stroll v. 閑逛

village n. 村莊

部分詞匯拓展：

2.避免做某事avoid doing

3.表現(xiàn)好/差behave well/badly

行為舉止（名詞）behavior

4.保持冷靜stay calm

5. 擔(dān)憂某事concern about sth.=be concerned about

7.期待某人去做某事expect sb. to do/

被要求去做某事 be expected to do

9.養(yǎng)成做某事的習(xí)慣form a habit of doing

12.不關(guān)你事It's none of your business.

13.對某人有耐心be patient with

14.保持積極的stay positive

15.因?yàn)樽瞿呈卤粦土Pbe punished for doing

17.shake-shook-shaken

18.spread-spread-spread

語法填空：

John's dog was a bad dog. He 1._____(bite) people frequently. John had great concern about this. It was not 2.___appropriate way for a dog to behave. His friends in the village always expected the dog to bite them. The news about John's dog spread through the village.None of the people wanted to go to John's house. John tried to instruct the dog to behave, but it never worked. He tried to be patient and teach the dog to be calm. That also didn't work. John didn't want to punish the dog.“How will I stop my dog's bad habit?” John asked 3.______(he). John's friend came to talk to him about the issue. During their important meeting, his friend said,“ The people in he village asked me 4.________(represent) them. We want your dog to stop his habit. Why don't you 5.____(put) a bell around the dog's neck? This way, we would hear your dog coming down the street. John thought this was a great idea. Now, people could stay away from the dog. It would not be able to bite anyone anymore.Thd dog liked the bell, too. People looked at him when they heard his bell. This made the dog very content. He liked the song the bell played when he walked. One day, John's dog strolled through the village and met some other dogs. He expected them to want a bell like his. But they laughed 6.____ his bell. They said the bell made people avoid him. John's dog 7.____(shake) his head,“No,they look at me 8.________ they like the bell.” The other dogs said.“You have the wrong idea of what makes you popular. Of course they like your bell. It tells them 9._______ you are so they can avoid you. You aren't able to bite them anymore!” You see, 10.______(be) popular isn't something positive when it's for the wrong reason.

參考答案：

1. bit(過去式)

2. an

3. himself(問自己)

4. to represent(ask sb. to do sth.叫某人去做某事)

5. put(why don’t you do sth,為什么不做某事呢？一般用來提建議)

6. at(嘲笑某人/物 laugh at)

7. shook(過去式)

8. because(表因果)

9. where(這個鈴可以告訴他們你的位置)

10. being(動名詞做主語)