新課標英語閱讀 41：一個失蹤的“老虎”
We used to have a cat called Tiger.我們曾經有一只貓叫老虎。
He was a beautiful tabby with a great deal of character.他是一個漂亮的虎斑與大量的字符。
He was a natural hunter, and very soon no mouse dared to他是個天生的獵手,很快沒有老鼠敢
show its face in our house.顯示在我們家的臉。
Unfortunately Tiger also used to catch a lot of birds and不幸的是老虎也用來捕捉大量的鳥類和
this made him very unpopular with some of the neighbors.這讓他很不受歡迎的鄰居。
One day, just after his second birthday, Tiger disappeared.有一天,就在他的第二個生日,老虎消失了。
Perhaps he was run over by a car, 也許他是被車碾過,
for at that time we lived near a busy street. 當時的我們生活在一個繁忙的街道。
Although we offered a reward. 盡管我們提供了獎勵。
we never discovered what had happened to him 我們從來沒有發(fā)現他出了什么事
and we never saw him again.我們再也沒有見過他了
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tabby n.虎斑貓
character n.
(事物的)特性;性質;特點
natural adj,
自然的;天生的
hunter n.獵人
dare v.敢
unfortunately adv.
不幸地
unpopular adj.
不流行的;不受歡迎的
neighbor n.鄰居
disappear v.消失
offer v.提供
reward 廳，報酬;獎金
discover v.發(fā)現
