The Lost Dog
Level 3 · Daily Life · 生活 · 133 vocabulary words
小区里有一只流浪狗,全身黄黄的,大家叫它小黄。小黄很乖,从来不叫,孩子们都喜欢喂它。
In the neighborhood lived a stray dog, yellow all over, called Little Yellow. It was gentle and quiet, and the children loved feeding it.
住在一楼的张奶奶最疼小黄。她每天把剩饭放在门口,小黄一看见她,尾巴就摇个不停。
Grandma Zhang on the first floor loved it most. She put leftovers by her door daily, and Little Yellow's tail never stopped wagging at the sight of her.
有一天,小黄忽然不见了。张奶奶找了三天,问遍了小区里的人,都没有找到。
One day Little Yellow vanished. Grandma Zhang searched three days and asked everyone, with no luck.
大家都很着急,有人说:会不会被坏人抓走了?孩子们在小区门口贴了寻狗启事。
Everyone worried; some said bad people might have taken it. The children posted lost-dog notices at the gate.
第五天晚上,张奶奶听见门外有声音。打开门一看,小黄趴在那里,腿上有一道伤口。
On the fifth night Grandma Zhang heard a sound at her door. She opened it: Little Yellow lay there, a wound on its leg.
她赶紧给小黄处理伤口,又端来温水和食物。小黄吃完,把头放在她的脚上,睡着了。
She cleaned its wound and brought warm water and food. After eating, Little Yellow rested its head on her foot and slept.
第二天,张奶奶做了一个决定:给小黄办手续,正式收养它。
The next day she made a decision: do the paperwork and formally adopt it.
那几天,张奶奶饭也吃不下。她说:也不知道小黄有没有地方躲雨,有没有人给它吃的。
During those days Grandma Zhang could barely eat. She kept saying: does Little Yellow have shelter from rain, does anyone feed it?
小区里的人听说了小黄回来的事,都来看它。小黄还是像以前一样,乖乖地趴在张奶奶脚边。
Neighbors who heard Little Yellow was back all came to see it. It lay by Grandma Zhang's feet, gentle as ever.
现在,小黄有自己的名字,有自己的窝,还有一个真正的家。张奶奶说:不是我救了它,是它陪我过日子。
Now Little Yellow has a name, a bed, and a real home. Grandma Zhang says: it was not me who saved it; it keeps me company.