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CHAPTER 1: ROSIE BECOMES A STRAY DOG
Today is the worst day of Rosie’s life. She is alone on the streets, searching for food and shelter. She feels scared. She feels lost. She misses her home.
Just yesterday, Rosie had the best human family in the whole world. She had a dad, a mom and a big sister.
But now she has no one.
She is now what people call a “stray” dog.
The English word “stray” has several definitions. If you use it to describe a bullet, it means the bullet is off-course and won’t hit its target. If you use it to describe a strand of hair, it means the hair is out of place. Messy. Unkempt. Sloppy. If someone makes a stray remark, it means they said something mean or negative about another person.
But when you use it to describe a life, what does it mean?
Lost. Wandering. Unwanted. Homeless.
Rosie was born in a home. She spent her whole life with humans around her. She had her own bed. She had her own toys. She had her own bowls for food and water. She had a bucket full of tennis balls for playing fetch. She had a pink collar with her name and home phone number.
Think about that: she was a dog with a phone number. She had a place in the world. She belonged to a family.
She has never been “on the streets” or “stray” before.
And then one day, everything changed.
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Yesterday, late afternoon, about an hour before sunset, her human father took Rosie in the family car and drove to a park very far from home.
Rosie loves car rides. She loves the feel of the wind outside the car rushing past her nose. Often, her family would take her to a nearby park to play fetch with her tennis balls.
But this day, the other members of her family stayed behind. And her human dad drove to a park very far away that she’d never been to before.
When they arrived at the park, Rosie’s dad let her out of the car, and then he did a very unusual thing. He removed her pink collar and put it in the car.
Then he threw her tennis ball a long way into the park. As the ball rolled behind some trees, Rosie chased after it excitedly and pounced on the ball, gripping it with her teeth.
But when she turned around again to run back, her dad and the car were gone.
She ran as fast as she could to the roadside where the car had been parked.
She looked in both directions, but the car was nowhere to be seen.
Her family had abandoned her and she didn’t know why.
And that was the day when Rosie become a stray dog: Unwanted. Homeless. Alone.
Rosie tried to find her way home, running onto the busy highway, but there were so many cars, driving so fast, she soon became stuck on the center divider.
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Now, it is the next morning and Rosie is still there in the middle of the highway, with no food, no bed, and no one to protect her.
She doesn’t know what to do.
And then a miracle happens.
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Vocabulary Practice 词汇练习
stray
流浪
on the streets.
在街头
homeless.
无家可归
but now she has no one.
human
人类（的）
play fetch
(狗狗）玩接物游戏
he did a very unusual thing.
他做了一件很不寻常的事
was nowhere to be seen.
不见踪影
abandoned
被遗弃
and then a miracle happens.（般现在时)
and then a miracle happened. （过去时）
然后奇迹发生了
英汉对照：文字+音频
CHAPTER 1: ROSIE BECOMES A STRAY DOG
第1章：罗西成为一只流浪狗
Today is the worst day of Rosie’s life.
今天是罗西一生中最糟糕的一天。
She is alone on the streets, searching for food and shelter.
她独自在街头，寻找食物和庇护所。
Just yesterday, Rosie had the best human family in the whole world.
就在昨天，罗西拥有着全世界最好的人类家庭。
She had a dad, a mom and a big sister.
她有爸爸、妈妈和一个姐姐。
But now she has no one.
但现在她什么家都没有了。
She is now what people call a “stray” dog.
她现在是人们所说的“流浪”狗。
The English word “stray” has several definitions.
英文单词“stray”有几个定义。
If you use it to describe a bullet, it means the bullet is off-course and won’t hit its target.
如果用来描述子弹，意味着子弹偏离轨道，无法击中目标。
If you use it to describe a strand of hair, it means the hair is out of place. Messy. Unkempt. Sloppy.
如果用来描述一缕头发，意味着头发凌乱无章。邋遢。不整洁。松散。
If someone makes a stray remark, it means they said something mean or negative about another person.
But when you use it to describe a life, what does it mean?
Lost. Wandering. Unwanted. Homeless.
迷失。漫游。不受欢迎。无家可归。
Rosie was born in a home.
罗西出生在一个家庭。
She spent her whole life with humans around her.
她一生都与人类共度。
She had her own bed.
她有自己的床。
她有自己的玩具。
她有自己的食物和水碗。
She had a bucket full of tennis balls for playing fetch.
她有一桶满满的网球，可以拿来玩接球。
Think about that: she was a dog with a phone number.
想想看：她是一只有电话号码的狗。
She had a place in the world.
她在这个世界上有一个位置。
She belonged to a family.
她属于一个家庭。
她从未“流浪在街头”或者“流浪”。
And then one day, everything changed.
然后有一天，一切都改变了。
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Rosie loves car rides.
罗西喜欢坐车。
She loves the feel of the wind outside the car rushing past her nose.
她喜欢风从车外掠过她的鼻子的感觉。
Often, her family would take her to a nearby park to play fetch with her tennis balls.
但是这一天，她的家人都没有跟着来。
And her human dad drove to a park very far away that she’d never been to before.
而且她的人类爸爸开车去了一个她以前从未去过的很远的公园
When they arrived at the park, Rosie’s dad let her out of the car, and then he did a very unusual thing.
当他们到达公园时，罗西的爸爸让她下了车，然后他做了一件非常不寻常的事。
He removed her pink collar and put it in the car.
Then he threw her tennis ball a long way into the park.
然后他把她的网球扔得很远，掉进了公园里。
As the ball rolled behind some trees, Rosie chased after it excitedly and pounced on the ball, gripping it with her teeth.
She doesn’t know what to do.