Tom was1 very proud3 of his dog Blackie. Whenever4 he got5 the chance6, he would7 ask his dog to please his friends with some tricks8.
One day Tom went to visit his friend Jack9 who was sick at home with a bad cold."How are you feeling10?" asked Tom."Worse11 than yesterday," answered Jack, "I have a terrible12 cough13, and there is not a drop of medicine14 in the house. "Don't worry, Jack. I'll send Blackie to the drugstore for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute before you know it." Tom put a five dollar note in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran15 down the street. "And keep the change," Tom shouted after him.
"Oh, Tom, don't be silly16. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine," said17 Jack. "oh, yes he will." answered Tom. Half an hour later18, however19, Blackie had20 not returned21. Tom was feeling worried22 and felt angry at his friend's little smile.
"Something has happened to him, I'm sure," said Tom. "He obeyed23 me as2 a rule." Just then Jack saw24 Blackie at a distance25. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Jack was shocked26 to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.
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"Good boy," said Tom, "But what took27 you so long?" Blackie ran to the window, barking28 and wagging29 his tail. Tom looked out of the door and saw a bone outside.
湯姆很為他的狗“黑子”感到驕傲。一有機會他就會讓它玩一些把戲來取悅他的朋友。
一天，湯姆去看他的朋友杰克。杰克因重感冒生病在家?！艾F(xiàn)在感覺怎么樣？”湯姆問?！氨茸蛱旄鼌柡α??！苯芸苏f，“我咳嗽得很厲害，家里一點藥也沒有?！薄皠e著急，杰克，我讓黑子去藥房買點藥，他一會兒就會回來的?！睖钒岩粡埼迕涝拟n票放在黑子嘴里，黑子向街上跑去?！坝浀谜伊沐X?！睖纷吩诤谧雍竺婧暗?。
“別傻了，湯姆，狗是不會把藥買回來的?！苯芸苏f?！班?，不，他會的?！睖氛f。半小時之后黑子還沒有回來。湯姆有些著急并對他朋友臉上露出的一絲笑意感到生氣。 中小學生學語文閱讀寫作的好幫手，優(yōu)秀作文網(wǎng)推薦，<A http://www.zequeka.cn>易優(yōu)作文網(wǎng)</a>。
“黑子一定是出什么事了，”湯姆說，“他一直很聽我話的?！本驮谶@時，他遠遠地看到了黑子并趕緊跑過去開門讓黑子進來。杰克看到黑子嘴里的藥瓶子真吃了一驚。
“好小子，”湯姆說,“但是怎么花了這么長時間呢？”黑子朝窗子跑去，邊叫邊揺尾巴。湯姆從門往外一看，看見了一根骨頭。
1 was
v.(is,am的過去式)是，在
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He said he was right.他說他是正確的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又餓。
2 as
conj.按照；如同
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He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅館找到了當服務生的工作。 In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅館里，這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停。
3 proud
adj.感到自豪的；得意的
參考例句：
He was proud of having such a good friend.他為有這樣的好朋友而自豪。 We are proud of our great motherland.我們?yōu)閭ゴ蟮淖鎳院?。
4 whenever
adv.無論何時；conj.每當，無論何時，隨時
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I'll go there whenever I have time.我多會兒有空就去。 Whenever we meet him we speak to him.每次我們見到他，我們都和他講話。
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5 got
v.(get的過去式)得到，猜到，明白
參考例句：
I just got some bad news.我剛得到一些壞消息。 I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
6 chance
n.機會，意外；運氣；風險；vi.偶然發(fā)生；vt.偶然發(fā)生，冒險
參考例句：
We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我們將冒險舉行露天聚會。 This is the last chance any of us has.對于我們中的任何人來說，這是最后的一次機會。
7 would
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aux.will的過去式；愿，要；常常；大概；將要，會
參考例句：
Why would you say that?為什么你會這么說？ Would you please help me?你能幫幫我嗎？
8 tricks
n.戲法( trick的名詞復數(shù) )；把戲；計謀；訣竅v.哄騙，欺騙( trick的第三人稱單數(shù) )；打扮
參考例句：
a dirty tricks campaign 骯臟卑鄙的競選運動 Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation. 有些魔術要求有觀眾的參與。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
9 jack
n.插座，千斤頂，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛舉；n.（Jake）杰克
參考例句：
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找尋頭戴式耳機插孔。 He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤頂把車頂起來換下癟輪胎。
10 feeling
n.感覺，知覺，感情
參考例句：
I am feeling better now.我現(xiàn)在覺得好些了。 I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有點累。
11 worse
adj.更壞的，更差的；adv.更壞，更差
參考例句：
I have even worse news for you.我有更壞的消息告訴你。 The weather got worse during the day.白天天氣更壞了。
12 terrible
adj.可怕的，糟糕的，極其的
參考例句：
I think you've made a terrible mistake.我認為你犯了一個嚴重的錯誤。 This is a terrible idea.這是一個可怕的想法。
13 cough
n.咳嗽；vi.咳嗽；vt.咳出
參考例句：
The smoke made him cough.煙熏得他咳嗽起來。 Love and a cough cannot be hidden.戀愛與咳嗽無法掩藏。
14 medicine
n.藥，醫(yī)學，內科，內服藥；vt.給…用藥
參考例句：
I studied medicine in college.我在大學 學醫(yī)學。 Time is the best medicine.時間是最好的良藥。
15 ran
vbl.run的過去式
參考例句：
He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑著，然后放慢速度步行。 As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.當瑪麗一打開門，狗就跑了進來。
16 silly
adj.傻的，愚蠢的
參考例句：
It was silly of him to do it.他那么做真是太傻了。 How silly of you to do that!你做那事多愚蠢呀！
17 said
v.動詞say的過去式、過去分詞
參考例句：
He said to me that he could not come.他對我說他不能來。 He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他對他的母親說他將自己獨立做那件事。
18 later
adv.過后，后來；adj.以后的，更后的，較晚的
參考例句：
He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小時后他才出現(xiàn)。 This part of the hospital was built on later.醫(yī)院的這個部分是后來增建的。
19 however
adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不過
參考例句：
It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.雖然下著大雨，我還是想去那兒。 However, this does not always happen.然而，這種情況并不總是發(fā)生。
20 had
vbl.have的過去式和過去分詞；conj.有
參考例句：
I just had a good idea!我有個好主意！ The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.這個男孩手上拿一條小樹枝。
21 returned
adj.被送回的，歸來的v.返回，回來( return的過去式和過去分詞 )；恢復；還；歸還
參考例句：
He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辭去了內政大臣的職務，回到后座議員席。 The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 這幅畫已歸還給合法所有權人。
22 worried
adj.煩惱的，為難的，焦慮的
參考例句：
He was worried about the safety of me.他為我的安全擔心。 He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦纏著父親要買一輛新車。
23 obeyed
vt.obey的過去式v.服從，聽從( obey的過去式和過去分詞 )；遵守，遵循
參考例句：
She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed. 她習慣了讓人即刻服從她的命令。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 This order is to be obeyed to the letter. 一定要不折不扣地服從這項命令。 來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
24 saw
vbl.看見(see的過去式)；n.鋸；v.用鋸子鋸
參考例句：
Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能為我鋸棵樹嗎？ The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的氣。
25 distance
n.距離；路程
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A very small distance or space.非常小的距離或空間。 It depends on traffic and distance.這要看交通和路程的遠近。
26 shocked
adj.驚愕的，受震驚的v.使…震驚( shock的過去式和過去分詞 )；使受電擊；使…感到厭惡[恐懼]
參考例句：
The local community was shocked by the murders. 當?shù)厣鐣@些謀殺案感到震驚。 The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack. 警方對那起攻擊的兇殘感到震驚。
27 took
vt.帶，載(take的過去式)
參考例句：
I took my dog for a walk along the river.我?guī)е费啬菞l河散步。 It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大約兩個小時來煮這些肉。
28 barking
n.去皮，剝皮v.吠叫( bark的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；大聲喊出；擦破（或蹭掉）…的皮；厲聲發(fā)令
參考例句：
The burglars were frightened off by the sound of our dog barking. 盜賊被我們家的狗吠聲嚇跑了。 A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion. 犬吠不咬人，獅睡須提防。
29 wagging
adj.（左右）擺動，搖擺，搖動v.（使）搖動，搖擺( wag的現(xiàn)在分詞 )
參考例句：
The dog ran up, wagging its tail. 那條狗搖著尾巴跑上前去。 A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail. 狗搖尾巴以報答人們的愛護。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
