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Lost beagle returns home with a third prize ribbon in a dog show

Transcript¹

Bonnie, a beagle in England got lost and was found by a man driving in a dog show. He picked her up and decided² to enter her and she won third place.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. A beagle got lost in England. The dog's name is Bonnie, and her owners were still searching when she met another dog owner. John Wilmer was driving to a dog show when he spotted³ the stray⁴ by the road. So he brought Bonnie to the show along with his two other dogs. He entered her into the best rescue dog competition, and Bonnie placed third. A picture in People magazine shows her reunited with her owner and wearing a yellow ribbon. It's MORNING EDITION.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

4 stray   

n.走失的家畜，浪子；adj.迷途的，偶然的；vi.迷路，彷徨

参考例句：

• We couldn't identify the stray child.我们不能辨认出这个迷途孩子的身份。
• Please don't stray from the subject.请不要离开本题。