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《威利與邦斯》講敘了小男孩威利與愛犬邦斯的故事。小主人常常將自己最愛的食物與邦斯分享；在一次意外中，邦斯拼盡全力，機敏地搬來援兵，救下落水的小主人。

Two fast friends were Willie Brown and his little dog Bounce. Willie could never think of taking a walk without Bounce. Cake and play were equally1 shared between them.

Willie taught his dog many cunning tricks， and he often said that Bounce could do almost anything in the world but talk.

There came a time， however， when Bounce actually told Willies father something， though he could not talk. Let me tell you how he did this.

It was on a bright summer afternoon when Willie strolled2 with Bounce down to the river， which was not more than two blocks from his fathers store.

Willie began to throw stones into the water， and watch the ripples as they made one circle after another.

Bounce lay on the grass， watching the flies that buzzed around his nose， and catching any that came too near.

There were some logs floating along the river near the shore. Willie jumped upon one of them， to see if he could throw a stone across the river.

He drew back， and sent the stone flying with all his might. Just as the stone left his hand， the log turned， and he fell into the water.

He was very much frightened3， for he did not know how to swim， and there was no one to hear him， though he called as loud as he could for help.

Poor little Bounce gave a great yelp of distress. If he had been a big water dog， he could have jumped in and brought his master out.

He ran up and down the bank two or three times， barking， looking first at Willie and then all around. Then he started， as fast as he could run， up the street to the store.

When he got there the door was shut， but he scratched against it and barked loudly， until someone came and opened it.

He caught hold of Mr. Browns clothes， and then ran to the door， then back again， tugging at him， barking， and jumping.

A friend， who was in the store， said to Mr.Brown， “Something must be wrong. I would put on my hat， and go with the dog.” Bounce， seeing Mr. Brown take his hat， started for the river.

Then Mr. Brown thought of Willie. As he came to the river， he saw Willies hat floating4 on the water， and his small arm thrown up.

He sprang in and caught him just as he was going down for the last time， and quickly carried him to the bank. Willie soon got over his fright， and no one seemed to be more delighted than Bounce.

小狗邦斯是威利·布朗忠實的朋友。威利從不會將邦斯扔在家中獨自出去散步。他們不僅在一起玩耍，威利也會將蛋糕分給邦斯一些。

在威利的教導下，邦斯學會了很多東西。威利常說，除了說話，邦斯會做世上所有的事情。

邦斯雖不會說話，有一次，它卻將一些事情講給了威利的爸爸。它是怎樣做到的呢？

那是一個明朗的夏日午后，威利帶著邦斯來到小河邊溜達。這條小河距離威利爸爸的商店不過兩條街。

威利站在河邊向水中投石子，看水中激起的一輪輪波紋。

邦斯躺在一旁的草地上，用眼睛掃視著鼻子上方的蒼蠅。當那些蒼蠅飛近的時候，它試圖去抓。

靠近岸邊的河面上漂著幾根浮木。威利踩上其中一根，試圖將石子扔向小河的對岸。

只見威利向后退了幾步，然后使勁地將石子投了出去。可是由于用力過猛，在石子脫手的那一刻，威利腳下的浮木開始轉(zhuǎn)動，他順勢被帶進水里。

威利不會游泳，嚇得渾身發(fā)抖，可即使他扯開喉嚨喊，也不會有人聽到。

小狗邦斯除了哀號也沒有任何辦法，因為它體形不夠大，無法從水里救出威利。

邦斯急得在岸邊跑來跑去，不住地大叫。它看了看威利，又看了看四周，然后拼命地向威利父親的商店跑去。

可是，當它到達商店的時候，那里的門卻緊鎖著，邦斯不得不使勁地撞門，并不住地狂叫，直到有人將門打開。

邦斯將布朗先生的的一件衣服叼到門口，然后回頭對著布朗先生又叫又撓。

一個在商店里的朋友看到這種情形，對布朗先生說：“肯定是有什么事。我戴上帽子和小狗去看看?！笨吹讲祭氏壬泊魃厦弊樱钏癸w快地朝河邊跑去。

布朗先生猛地想起了威利。他們來到河邊的時候，威利的帽子漂浮在水面上，胳膊高高地舉起來。

布朗先生急忙跳下水，就在威利將要沉下去的時候?qū)⑺攘松蟻?。看見威利慢慢恢?fù)平靜，邦斯高興極了。

Tip

※ as fast as和……一樣快

As quickly as 意為“以最快的速度”。As fast as中，fast側(cè)重于走路、跑步的速度“快”；as quickly as？中，quickly側(cè)重于手腳敏捷，做事麻利。

例句：1）None of us can run as fast as he can. 我們之中沒有誰能跑得過他。

2）Could you tell her to call me as quickly as possible？ 你能轉(zhuǎn)告她盡快給我回電話嗎？