昂贵的狗狗OneSaturday,Bobdecidestotakeadrivethroughthecountryside.Afterafewhours,heseesadogwalkingbehindamanonthesideoftheroad.Asthecarcomesnearthem,thedogjumpsintotheroad.Ofcourse,thecarhitsthepooranimalandkillsit.Bobstopshiscarandwalksuptotheman.“I’mverysorry,”hesays.“IsthereanythingIcando?Will$10help?”“Oh,but...,”saystheman.“Ishouldtellyou...”“Stop!You’reright.Maybe$10isn’tenough3!Thatdogwasyourbestfriend!”Bobthentakes$30outofhispocketandgivesittotheman.Thenhethanksthemananddrivesaway.AfterBobleaves,themanlooksdownatthedogandsays:“Iwonderwhosedogthatis.”请不要哭了Oneday,whenJackwastakingawalkonthestreet,heheardavoice.Hefoundagirlcryinginthestreet.“Whyareyoucrying,littlegirl?”Jackasked.“Ilostmydoll,”thegirlanswered.“Don’tcry,littlegirl.I’llgototheshopandbuyanewdollforyou,”Jacksaid.Sothelittlegirlfollowed(跟随着)JacktotheshopandJackboughtaverynicedollforher.Thelittlegirlbegantofeelhappyagain.ThenJacksaidgoodbyetoher.Butafewminuteslater,Jackheardthecryingagain.“Whyareyoucryingagain?”Jackaskedthelittlegirl.“IfIhadn’tlost(没有丢失)mydoll,I’dhavetwodolls!”thegirlsaid.我的汉堡呢？Atrainstopsatastation.Manypeoplegetofftobuysomethingtoeat.Ayoungmanwantstogetoff,too.Butitstartstorain.Aboyisstandingoutsideofthetrain.Hehasabigumbrella(伞).“Canyougoandgetustwohamburgers,oneforyouandoneforme?Hereis$2,”theyoungmansaystotheboy.“Great!”saystheboy.Hegoestobuythehamburgers.Aftersometime,theboyisback.Heiseatingahamburger.“Whereismyhamburger?”askstheyoungman.“Oh,therewasonlyonehamburgerleftandI’meatingit.Hereisyourdollar.”男孩和西瓜ALittleboyisinafarmer’smelonpatch(瓜田).Heislookingatthebigwatermelonsinthegarden.“Iwillgiveyou$1forthatwatermelon,”saystheboy.Hepoints(指向)toabeautiful,large,ripe(成熟的)fruitinthemiddleofthepatch.“No,”saysthefarmer.“Iget$10forawatermelonlikethatone.”Thelittleboypointstoatiny(极小的),unripe(生的)watermelon:“Willyoutake$1forthatone?”“Sure,”answersthefarmer.“Iwillgiveyouthatonefor$1.”“OK,”saystheboy,puttingthemoneyinthefarmer’shand.“Iwillpickitupinabouttwoweeks.”“喝醉”是什么意思？Afatherandhisyoungsonaregoinghomeafterhavingdinnerinarestaurant.Thefatherisexcited1,singinganddancinginthestreet.Thelittleboyisonly5yearsold.Heisinterestedinallkindsofthings.Heisalwaysaskinghisfatherquestions.“Dad,whatdoestheword‘drunk(喝醉酒的)’mean?”heasks.“Well,mydearson,”hisfatherreplies(回答),“look,therearetwopolicemenoverthere.IfIsaytherearefourpolicemenoverthere,thenIamdrunk.Adrunkmancan’twalksteadily(稳当地)andcan’tseeclearly.“But,Dad,”theboysays,“there’sonlyonepoliceman!”问路Mikeistraveling(旅行)acrossthecountryinhiscar.Oneeveningheisdrivingaroundlookingforasmallhotel.Atthesideoftheroad,heseesanoldmanandstopshiscar.“IwanttogototheSunHotel,”hesaystotheoldman.“Doyouknowit?”“Yes,”theoldmansays.“I’llshowyoutheway.”TheoldmangetsintoMike’scar,andtheydriveoff(开走了).Theydriveforabout12miles(英里).Theycometoasmallhouse.“Stophere,”theoldmansays.Mikestopsandlooksatthehouse.“Butthisisn’tahotel,”hesaystotheoldman.“No,”theoldmananswers.“Thisismyhouse.AndnowI’llshowyouthewaytotheSunHotel.”Theoldmanpoints(指向)downtheroadbehindhim.“Turnaroundandgoback9miles.Thenyou’llseethehotelontheleft.”
