Lesson 17 The Lost Puppies (Ⅲ)

1、A week later the two puppies met at a street corner.

2、“Hello!” said Toby.

3、“Hello!” said Fido, “How well you look, Toby.”

4、“Oh, yes, I’m very well off, thank you,” said Toby. “I live at Rose Cottage with a kind widow; I’ve got her, and she’s got me, and we are very happy. By the way, where are you living, Fido?”

5、“Nowhere,” said Fido sadly. “You saw the smart young man that I followed?”

6、“Yes,” said Toby, “the one with the cane in his paw, and the round, bright glass stuck in his eye.”

7、“The very same. Well, I followed him home, and behaved myself all the way, but he played a shabby trick on me.”

8、“Really?”

9、“Yes; he opened the door—”

10、“And—? ”

11、“Walked in himself.”

12、“And—?”

13、“Shut me out!”

14、“Never!” said Toby.

15、“Oh, but he did though! And now I don’t like smart-looking people a bit. If I had only been wise like you, brother Toby, and studied people’s faces instead of their clothes, I would not be a homeless puppy now.”

16、“Cheer up, Fido,” said Toby, “perhaps you will have better luck next time. See,there goes a friend of mine—an old butcher. He isn’t much to look at outside, but I know he has a kind heart inside. Outsides are not everything, Fido, dear—insides are most.”

17、“Now, follow that old butcher to his home. Try to get him to have you for his little dog. I think he will – then if he does, be gentle, behave well, be honest, do the best you can for him, and all will come right.”

18、And that is what little Fido tried to do. As the butcher had no little doggie just then, he cast kind glances at Fido. And the more he saw of the puppy, the better he liked him.

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Exercises

Ⅰ. How well did you read?

1. [Check the details] How did Toby get on with the widow?

A. They got on very well with each other.

B. They didn’t know each other.

C. The widow disliked Toby.

2. [Give the reason] Why did Fido follow a smart young man?

A. Because he wanted to hurt the young man.

B. Because he wanted to have a home.

C. Because he knew the young man well.

3.[See the result] Who would accept Fido at last?

A. The widow. B. Toby. C. The butcher.

Ⅱ. Read for words.

Choose one best paraphrase or Chinese meaning for the underlined words or expressions.

1. I’m very well off… (Para. 4, line 1)

A. lucky B. unlucky C. rich

2. Well, I followed him home, and behaved myself all the way, but he played a shabby trick on me. (Para. 7, line 2)

A. 耍弄 B. 尊重 C. 喜爱

3. And now I don’t like smart-looking people a bit. (Para. 15, line 1)

A. 健康的 B. 看上去聪明 C. 好看的

Ⅲ. Writing practice.

Do you agree with Toby’s opinion that “insides are most?” Write down your own opinions and try to give examples（ 事例）.