英语小达人 50 The Rescued Puppy

 　　The Rescued Puppy

　　获救的小狗

　　Sammy was out for a walk in the woods when she came across a little puppy laying on the trail. Sammy bent¹ down and the little dirty puppy opened its eyes. She could see that the small animal hadn't been eating proper meals and its skin was covered in cuts.

　　萨米在森林散步时发现一只小狗躺在路上。萨米低头看，脏兮兮的小狗张开它的眼睛，她看得出这只小动物已经很久没好好吃东西，身上还有几处伤口。

　　Sammy scooped² up the creature and carried it home. Once home Sammy put the puppy straight into the bath. The puppy didn't like the water and as it was trying to get out of the sink, Sammy discovered the puppy was a girl. Finally, after the pup was cleaned and fed, she took her to the vet³. The vet gave the tiny dog some medicine and told Sammy the pup would be fine.

　　萨米抱起小狗，带它回家。一回到家，萨米便帮小狗洗澡，小狗不喜欢水，一直想逃出洗手台，就在此时，萨米注意到它是只母狗。等到洗干净并喂过小狗后，她带它去看兽医。兽医替这只小狗开了些药，并告诉萨米它没事。

　　Sammy wanted to keep the puppy but she couldn't because she was allergic⁴ to dogs. Sammy posted the puppy's picture on the Internet. Five days later a family came and took the puppy home. Sammy was sad to see her little friend go but she knew she was going to a good home.

　　萨米很想养狗，可是她对狗过敏不能养。她在网络上张贴小狗的照片，五天后，一户人家前来带小狗回家。萨米看着她的小小朋友离开，感到很难过，不过她知道它将去到好人家。

1 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

2 scooped   

v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）

参考例句：

• They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

4 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。