張恒

Max is the dog of Andy. Andy is eight years old. With his parents and sister Lilly they moved not long ago. His new school is just a stones throw2 away from his house. Because Andys house is so close， he can walk to his school. That is why Max can go with him to the school. As soon as Andy has come into the school grounds， Max runs back home.

馬克斯是安迪的狗，安迪八歲了。不久前他同父母和妹妹莉莉一起搬家了。他的新學(xué)校離他家只有一箭之遙。因為安迪的房子那么近，他可以步行去學(xué)校，所以麥克斯可以和他一起去學(xué)校。安迪一進校園，麥克斯就跑回家。

As long as Andy is at school， Max mostly plays in the garden. There are at least ten balls， big and small ones of all different colors. When Andy and Lilly are at home they throw them away and Max runs after the balls. The small balls are very hard and Max likes to bite3 them. The big balls are softer4 and Max carefully bites them between his teeth. If he bites them， the air goes and they will become flat5.

只要安迪在學(xué)校，麥克斯大部分時間都在花園里玩耍?；▓@里至少有十個球，大小不一，顏色各異。當安迪和莉莉在家時，他們把球扔出去，麥克斯就追著球跑。這些小球很硬，麥克斯喜歡咬它們。大球比較軟，麥克斯小心翼翼地用牙齒咬著它們。如果它咬破了，它們就會漏氣癟了。

Today， Max has a plan. Andys dad has left for his work. Lilly will start at the primary school and with her mum they will register6 her for next year.

今天，麥克斯有個計劃。安迪的爸爸去上班了，莉莉要開始上小學(xué)了，她將和媽媽一起為她接下來的一學(xué)年報名。

As usual， Max walks along with them up to the school building where he waits at the door. As soon as Lilly and her mum have come into the building， Max carries out his plan.

像往常一樣，麥克斯和他們一起走到學(xué)校大樓門口，它在那兒等著。莉莉和媽媽一進大樓，麥克斯就實施了它的計劃。

He jumps over the fence7 and lightly8 walks close to the wall， so nobody can see him through the windows.

它跳過圍墻，輕輕地走近墻邊，這樣就沒有人能透過窗戶看到他。

Dogs can smell so well that they can quickly find something or someone.

狗的嗅覺很靈敏，很快就能找到東西或人。

The weather is nice and warm and the windows of the classrooms are open. Max has found Andys classroom quickly and he sits out under the window.

天氣很好很暖和，教室的窗戶是開著的。麥克斯很快就找到了安迪的教室，它蹲坐在窗外。

He hears the teacher asking “Who knows the saying ‘Barking dogs seldom9 bite？” Then Andy answers， “I have a dog and I think it means that you should not be afraid of a dog that barks a lot.”

它聽到老師問：“誰知道那句話‘吠犬不咬人？”然后安迪回答說：“我養(yǎng)了一只狗，我想這句話的意思是，你不應(yīng)該害怕一只經(jīng)常吠叫的狗?！?/p>

At this time， someone closes the window and Max runs along the school wall. He does not want to be seen. Lightly he jumps over the fence and sits down at the door. Just in time， because Lilly and her mum are leaving the building.

這時，有人來關(guān)窗戶，麥克斯沿著學(xué)校的墻跑了，它不想被人看見。它輕輕跳過圍墻，蹲坐在大門口。它來得正是時候，因為莉莉和她媽媽正要離開大樓。

When they get home， Max sits under a tree and looks at all the balls on the lawn10. He thinks and says to himself，“From now on I will stop barking， or I cannot bite the balls any more.”

她們回家后，麥克斯蹲坐在一棵樹下，看著草坪上所有的球。它思考了一下，自言自語道：“從現(xiàn)在開始，我不再吠叫了，不然我就不能咬球了?！?/p>

（英語原文選自：bedtime.com）

1. bark? vt. 狗叫

2. a stones throw一箭之遙;一箭之地;投石之距離;很接近throw vt. 投;拋;擲

3. bite? vt. 咬

4. soft? adj. 軟的，柔軟的;溫柔的

5. flat? adj. 平的;癟的

6. register? v. 登記;注冊

7. fence n. 柵欄;圍墻

8. lightly adv. 輕輕地;輕松地;容易地;不費力地

9. seldom adv. 很少，不常

10. lawn n. 草地;草坪