美国语文第一册 第46期:好朋友

 One day John went to the pond¹ to fish. His dog, Watch, went with him. 一天，约翰到池塘去钓鱼。他的狗沃奇也跟着一起去。

John sat on a log² for a time, but did not catch a fish. 约翰坐在圆木上待了一会儿，但他没有钓到鱼。

As he got up to go, he fell off the log. 就在他起身要走时，他摔下了圆木。

Watch sprang in to save him.  沃奇跳进池塘去救约翰。

John put his arms round the dog’s neck and was soon safe on the log once more. 约翰把他的手臂绕在沃奇的脖子上，很快又安全地回到了圆木上。

“Thank you，my brave old dog,” said John to Watch. “谢谢你，我勇敢的老朋友。”约翰对沃奇说。

1 pond   

n.池塘；vt.堵河成湖；vi.形成池塘

参考例句：

• Tom walked around the pond.汤姆绕着池子走。
• The pond was iced over.池子给冰封起来了。

2 log   

n.记录，圆木，日志；v.伐木，切，航行

参考例句：

• They log for a living.他们以伐木为生。
• And then what do you do with that log?然后你要拿那些记录做什么呢？