英文短篇故事（纽约）475 No More Pets for Her

 　　He said, "Maybe someday we'll have a big house and a big yard. Then maybe we can have some pets, too." She said, "I don't want any pets." He asked, "Why not?" She said, "When I was four, I had a beautiful white kitten. It got into bed with me one night. I had already gone to sleep. I rolled over on it. The next morning, I found it lying dead in my bed. Then I had a German shepherd¹. Her name was Lassie. I loved her so much. But my father said she barked² too much. He put her in his car. He drove³ her to his brother's farm 50 miles away. Three months later, Lassie showed up at our home. She was so skinny and weak. I was thrilled⁴ to see her again. But my father wasn't. He put her in the car. I never saw her again."

1 shepherd   

n.牧羊者，牧师，指导者；v.看守，领导，指导

参考例句：

• The shepherd boy waited for his sheep to drink.牧童等羊喝水。
• The shepherd and his dog gathered in the sheep.牧羊人和牧羊狗把羊群赶到一块。

2 barked   

v.吠叫( bark的过去式和过去分词 )；大声喊出；擦破（或蹭掉）…的皮；厉声发令

参考例句：

• He fell down the steps and barked his shins. 他从台阶上跌下来，擦破了小腿上的皮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• I barked my shin on a tree stump. 我磕到了树桩上，胫部擦破了皮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

4 thrilled   

adj.非常兴奋的；极为激动的vt.“thrill”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He was thrilled at the prospect of seeing them again. 他一想到將要再次见到他们便欣喜若狂。
• They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery. 他们因发现了一件保存完好的罗马时代陶器而欣喜若狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》