新课标英语阅读 41：一个失踪的“老虎”
We used to have a cat called Tiger.我们曾经有一只猫叫老虎。
He was a beautiful tabby with a great deal of character.他是一个漂亮的虎斑与大量的字符。
He was a natural hunter, and very soon no mouse dared to他是个天生的猎手,很快没有老鼠敢
show its face in our house.显示在我们家的脸。
Unfortunately Tiger also used to catch a lot of birds and不幸的是老虎也用来捕捉大量的鸟类和
this made him very unpopular with some of the neighbors.这让他很不受欢迎的邻居。
One day, just after his second birthday, Tiger disappeared.有一天,就在他的第二个生日,老虎消失了。
Perhaps he was run over by a car, 也许他是被车碾过,
for at that time we lived near a busy street. 当时的我们生活在一个繁忙的街道。
Although we offered a reward. 尽管我们提供了奖励。
we never discovered what had happened to him 我们从来没有发现他出了什么事
and we never saw him again.我们再也没有见过他了
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tabby n.虎斑猫
character n.
(事物的)特性;性质;特点
natural adj,
自然的;天生的
hunter n.猎人
dare v.敢
unfortunately adv.
不幸地
unpopular adj.
不流行的;不受欢迎的
neighbor n.邻居
disappear v.消失
offer v.提供
reward 厅，报酬;奖金
discover v.发现
