2. Dogs狗
New Words新单词
best
读音：[best]
释义：最好的（good和well的最高级）
night
读音：[naɪt]
释义：晚上；夜；夜晚
learned
读音：[ˈlɜ:nɪd]
释义：得知；学习（learn的过去式和过去分词）
protect
读音：[prəˈtekt]
释义：保护，保卫
size
读音：[saɪz]
释义：规模，大小，尺寸
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We can find dogs in most places in the world. Dogs can be many sizes and colors. Some dogs are very big. Others are very small. Some dogs have black hair. Others can be white or brown. Some dogs have hair of two or three colors, and others have no hair at all.
我们在世界上大部分地方都能找到狗。狗可以有很多大小和颜色。有些狗很大，有些狗很小。有些狗的毛是黑色的。有些狗的毛是白色或棕色的。有些狗的毛有两三种颜色，有些狗则完全没有毛。
Dogs do not live as long as people. They can live to be fifteen years old, but big dogs do not live as long as smaller dogs. Some dogs only live to be ten years old.
狗不如人长寿，它们能活到15岁，但是较大的狗活得没有较小的狗久。有些狗只能活到10岁。
Most dogs like to eat meat. They don’t like to eat vegetables very much. If you look at the teeth of a dog, you can see that those teeth are best for eating meat. They are not the same as our teeth. Our teeth are for eating many different kinds of food.
大多数狗喜欢吃肉。它们不是很喜欢吃蔬菜。如果你看一看狗的牙齿，你能看到狗牙食肉最好。它们的牙齿和我们人的牙齿不同。我们人的牙齿适合吃各种各样的食物。
Sometimes, we say that dogs are “man’s best friend”. This is because dogs like to be with people. They like to live in or near to our houses. They can play with us and they can work with us, too. Dogs that live with people are not wild animals.
有时候，我们说狗是“人类最好的朋友”。这是因为狗喜欢和人在一起。它们喜欢住在我们人的家里或附近。它们能和我们人一起玩耍，它们也能和我们人一起工作。和人生活在一起的狗不是野生动物。
When we go to sleep at night, our dog can protect the house and the people in it. Dogs can hear very well. They can even hear some things that people cannot hear.
当我们夜晚睡觉时，我们的狗能保护房子和住在房子里的人。狗的听力很敏锐，它们甚至能听见人听不到的声音。
Most pet dogs are not dangerous. It is all right for young children to play with them. Young children can play with pet dogs, but they should be careful to be kind to the dogs and not make them angry. If a dog gets angry, it can be dangerous.
大多数宠物狗并不危险。小孩子和它们一起玩是可以的。小孩子可以和宠物狗玩耍，可是他们应该小心善待狗，不要激怒它们。一只发怒的狗会很危险。
We can teach dogs many things. Dogs learn much more quickly than many other animals. They can even learn to understand some words, like: “Come here!”, “Sit down!” and “Stay!”
我们可以教狗很多东西。狗比许多其他动物学得快很多。它们甚至能学会理解一些单词，比如“过来！”、“坐下！”和“停住！”。
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Pat and her daddy are talking about dogs
佩特和她爸爸正在谈论狗
Pat
Daddy, today at school we studied all about dogs.
Daddy
Really? What did you learn? Can you tell me?
Pat
All right. We learned about the different sizes of dogs.
Daddy
Really?
Pat
Yes. Dogs come in all sizes and in many colors. We also learned that dogs are man’s best friend.
Daddy
Man’s best friend? Why is that?
Pat
Because they can live with us, eat with us, play with us, work with us and they can protect us, too.
Daddy
How can they protect us?
Pat
They can look after our house when we go away, or at night when we are sleeping. Dogs can hear very well.
Daddy
Really?
Pat
Yes. Dogs can hear things that people cannot hear.
Daddy
Oh, that’s interesting. Tell me some more things you learned.
Pat
We learned that most kinds of dogs are not wild animals.
Daddy
Is that right?
Pat
Yes. If we are kind to dogs, they will not be dangerous.
Daddy
That’s right. We should be kind to animals and we should be kind to people, too. Little girls should even be kind to their brothers.
Pat
Kind to my brother? Oh, I don’t know about that.
佩特
爸爸，今天在学校里我们学习了关于狗的所有知识。
爸爸
真的吗？你们学了什么？你能告诉我吗？
佩特
好的。我们了解了不同大小的狗。
爸爸
真的吗？
佩特
是的。狗有各种大小和多种颜色。我们还学到了狗是人类最好的朋友。
爸爸
人类最好的朋友？为什么？
佩特
因为它们可以和我们一起生活、用餐、玩耍和工作，它们还能保护我们。
爸爸
它们能怎样保护我们呢？
佩特
当我们外出时或当我们在夜晚睡觉时，它们能照看我们的家园。狗的听力很敏锐。
爸爸
真的吗？
佩特
是的。狗能听见人听不到的声音。
爸爸
哦，那有意思。告诉我你还学了什么。
佩特
我们了解到大多数种类的狗不是野生动物。
爸爸
是吗？
佩特
是的。如果我们善待狗，它们就不会危害人。
爸爸
是的。我们要善待动物，我们也要善待人。小姑娘也要善待哥哥。
佩特
善待我的哥哥？哦，我不知道啊。
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Questions
1. Why do we say that dogs are man’s best friend?
2. Are most kinds of dogs wild animals?
3. How can a dog protect people?
4. What can dogs do that people cannot?
5. Which size of dog doesn’t usually live so long?
6. Why should we be kind to dogs?
7. Does Pat want to be kind to her brother?
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