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LESSON 20 Story of a dog
第二十課 一條狗的故事
Some years ago, a little boy, not more than eight years old, was sent on an errand. As he was going home, a lame dog, rough and dirty, came limping after him.
若干年前，一個不到八歲的小男孩，得到了一個差事。他回家時，一條又丑又臟的跛腳狗一直跟在他身后。
A bad boy would have thrown stones at the poor dog; but the little boy of whom I am telling you, had been taught to be gentle and kind.
一個壞男孩肯定會朝這條可憐的狗扔石頭；但我正在講的這個小男孩，已經學會要禮貌、寬容。
He saw that the dog had been ill used, and that it wanted a friend. So he let it follow him home.
他認為這條狗被欺侮了，它想要個朋友。所以他讓它跟著他回家了。
When the little boy asked his mother if she would let the dog come into the house, the poor dog seemed to know what was said.
當這個小男孩問他媽媽，她是否能讓狗進來家里，這條可憐的狗似乎知道他媽媽說了什么。
It looked, oh, so sad!And the children almost cried when they saw its large bright eyes looking up to them for pity.
它看起來如此悲傷！當他們看見狗狗又大又亮的眼睛盯著他們求同情時，這個孩子幾乎哭了。
The mother, who had taught her children to be kind and gentle, did not turn the poor, hungry, lame dog away. She let it go into the wash-house; and the children gave it some food, and some water to drink, and some clean straw to lie on.
這個教導她孩子要寬容、溫和的媽媽，沒有把這條可憐的、饑餓的、跛腳的狗趕走。她讓狗進了洗衣房；小孩給了它一些食物吃，一些水喝，還有一些干凈的稻草來躺在上面。
After a few days it was well again. It soon made itself clean, and began to show how pleased it was with its new home.
幾天之后，它又變舒服了。不久它把自己弄干凈了，開始表達自己對這個新家有多滿足。
It did all that a dog could do to show how thankful it was for the kindness shown to it. Instead of crouching,as if it were afraid of being beaten, it would frisk about, and jump up to lick the hands of its little friends.
它做了所有一條狗能做的，來對他們給自己的仁愛表示感激。它不會蜷縮，好像它怕被打一樣，他會搖擺著，跳著去舔它這個小朋友的手。
QUESTIONS
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In what state was the little dog that came after the boy? What would a bad boy have done to it? What did this boy do? What did his mother do with the dog when he got home? And in a few days…? How did it show how thankful it was?
緊跟著那個男孩的小狗處于什么狀況？一個壞男孩肯定會對它做什么？這個男孩做了什么？他到家時，他媽媽對小狗做了什么？幾天后小狗是什么狀況？它怎樣表達它的感激？
The children gave the dog the name of Elf, and it was their friend as well as their pet.
這個孩子給狗取了一個名字，叫Elf，它既是他們的寵物也是他們的朋友。
I shall tell you how it was their friend. It used to go with them to school, and drive away any bad boys who tried to tease or to hurt them.
我會告訴你它怎樣做他們朋友的。它常常和他們一起去學校，趕走所有想戲弄或傷害他們的壞男孩。
Then, when they went into school, Elf walked back to the house, and stayed in the yard with the fowls. It watched that they did not stray, and that no one stole them. No bad boys dared to throw stones at them when Elf was near.
然后，當他們走進學校后，Elf就走回家，待在有家禽的院子里。它看守家禽不會走失，也不會有人偷家禽。當Elf在旁邊時，沒有壞男孩敢朝他們扔石子。
When it was time for the children to leave school, their mother would say,Elf, it is time to bring the children home.It was long before Elf could be taught what she meant. But at last it came to know it; and no sooner were the words said, than off it ran to the school.
到了孩子們放學時，他們的媽媽就會說：“Elf，把孩子們接回家了的時間到了。”Elf領會她的意思花了很長時間。但最后它懂了；一旦這個話一說，它立馬就跑去學校。
Yes, and more than that; Elf at last became so clever a dog, that on a wet day it would carry an umbrella in its mouth when it went for the children!
是的，不止那些；Elf最后變成了一條非常聰明的狗，雨天它去找孩子們時，會在嘴里叼著一把傘。
Look at the picture, and you will see Elf all ready to start for school.
看這幅圖，你會看見Elf準備好去學校了。
Sometimes boys in the street tried to take the umbrella from it; but Elf was too quick for them. It would run past them at full speed, and it always got safely away.
有時候街上的男孩們想拿走傘，但對他們來說，Elf太快了。它會全速從他們身邊跑過，安全跑開。
Thus did this once poor lame dog in many ways repay the kindness of its little friends.
這個曾經可憐的坡腳狗就這樣用許多方式回報它的小朋友的友愛。
QUESTIONS
問題
What name did the children give the dog? How was it their friend? What did their mother say when school time was over? What is it doing in the picture?
孩子們給狗取了什么名字？它怎樣做他們的朋友？放學時他們的媽媽會說什么？圖中這條狗在干嘛？
