英國語文第三冊(雙語):狗的故事
LESSON 39 Stories of dogs
第三十九課 狗的故事
Some years ago, a fine dog, called Neptune, was kept at an inn in Wimborne, in the county of Dorset. His fame spread far and wide.
多年前，在多賽特郡的溫伯恩，一家旅店內(nèi)養(yǎng)了一條叫做海神的狗，這條狗聲名遠播。
Every morning, as the clock of the minster struck eight, he might be seen, with a basket in his mouth, going to the baker's for bread. The basket contained money to buy the bread; and Neptune, day after day, carried it safely across the street to the baker's shop.
每天早上八點，它會叼著一個籃子去面包師那里買面包。籃子里有用來買面包的錢；海神日復一日地叼著籃子穿過大街小巷去買面包，一直平安無事。
The baker took the money, and placed the right number of rolls in the basket. With these, Neptune hastened back to the kitchen of the inn, and there laid down his trust. It is said that he never tried to take the basket, or even to approach it, on Sunday mornings, when no rolls could be got.
面包師拿了錢，在籃子里放進合適的面包數(shù)量。海神就帶著面包跑回旅店，盡到了責任。據(jù)說，周日早上它從不會叼著籃子出門，甚至不會靠近籃子，因為那時候沒有面包可買。
On one occasion, when returning with the rolls, another dog made an attack upon the basket, for the purpose of stealing its contents. On this, the trusty fellow, placing it on the ground, began to fight with his assailant. He severely punished him, and then bore off his charge in triumph!
有一次，它帶著面包往回跑時，收到了另一條狗的攻擊，因為那條狗想吃籃子里的面包。因為這樣，海神放下籃子，開始反擊。它狠狠地教訓了那條狗，贏得了這場仗！
Two gentlemen, brothers, were one day out shooting wild-fowl. They had with them a noble Newfoundland dog.
有一天，有貴族兩兄弟帶著一條高貴的紐芬蘭狗出去打獵。
Having thrown down their hats on the grass, they crept through some reeds to the river's bank. After firing at the birds, they proceeded some way down by the side of the stream.
他們把帽子扔在草叢中，爬過蘆葦蕩到達河岸。打了幾只鳥后，他們沿著小溪繼續(xù)前行。
At length they began to wish for their hats. Calling the dog, they sent him back for them; and away he went to fulfill the errand.
最后他們想起了帽子。于是叫來了那條狗讓它回去取帽子，他們的狗便聽命回頭了。
When he reached the place, he made several attempts to bring both hats together in his mouth at once. Finding great difficulty in this, he at last noticed that one of the hats was smaller than the other. Placing the smaller hat within the larger one, and pressing it down with his foot, he was then able to carry both at the same time!
紐芬蘭犬到了放帽子的地方后，反復嘗試，想一次把兩頂帽子一次性叼回去，但都沒有成功。最后，它發(fā)現(xiàn)這兩頂帽子一大一小，于是把小的帽子放到大帽子里，用爪子踩好，然后終于能一次性帶著兩頂帽子回去了！
There are two ways of doing everything—a right and a wrong.
凡事都有兩種解決方法——正確的和錯誤的方法。
