【生詞預覽】

howl吼叫，dismally沉悶地，endure忍耐

【笑話原文】

The Clever Dog

A little boy was practicing his violin, while his father sat reading the newspaper. The family dog began to howl along dismally.
Finally, the father could endure the combination no more and said, "Can't you play something the dog doesn't know?"

【中文譯文】

聰明的小狗

一個小男孩在練習小提琴，他的父親在讀報紙。隨著小男孩的琴聲，家里養的狗也開始高一聲低一聲的叫起來。
最后，小男孩的父親實在忍不下去了，說，“難道你就不能拉一些狗聽不懂的曲子嗎？”

【詞匯講解】

1.practice練習。作名詞可以指“實踐”：In this way they can better apply theory to practice.這樣他們就能更好地把理論運用到實踐中去。

2.howl吼叫。He gave a howl of pain.他發出一聲痛苦的吼叫。

3.dismally沉悶地。dismal陰沉的：That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相當憂郁的歌曲。

4.endure忍耐。也可以指“持續”：We can't endure much longer in the desert without water.我們沒有水無法在沙漠中堅持長久。

5.combination組合，結合。