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Lesson 5 - Home for Good
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My name is Cooper. I was born in a pet shop. One day, a little boy came and took me home.
Jimmy was nice, but he had difficulty1 taking good care of me. I needed to go outside sometimes, but he didn’t know that. Therefore, I peed and pooed all over the house. Also, I enjoyed chewing shoes. Doing these things is natural2 for puppies, but Jimmy’s parents had different ideas.
One night, they drove me out of town and let me out of the car. I was excited about a late night walk. However, when I turned around, their car was driving away! I felt so alone3 and scared4. Weeks later, I was caught by two big guys. They took me to a “shelter5.” It was crowded6 with sick, smelly, and angry stray dogs.
I was terrified7 and had trouble8 sleeping for two days. At last, I fell asleep because I was so tired. When I awoke9, I saw a little girl with a smile like sunshine. Luckily, I was adopted10.
That was over a year ago. I still live with Katrina. She feeds me, takes me out for walks, and plays with me every day. Living with her is a blessing11. I hope my friends can find good homes, too.
Vocabulary
Words
1. difficulty n. [U, C] 困難
● My grandmother is 75 years old, but she can use her smartphone without difficulty.
我祖母已經75歲了，但是她可以毫無困難地使用她的智慧型手機。
difficult adj. 困難的 SYN hard
● This question is really difficult to me.
這個問題對我而言真的很困難。
2. natural adj. 天生的；自然的
● Paul’s natural hair color is brown.
Paul天生的髮色是棕色的。
nature n. [U] 自然
● Bonny is a big fan of nature. She often goes camping.
Bonny熱愛大自然，她經常去露營。
3. alone adj. 孤獨的
● Owen enjoys being alone in his free time.
Owen喜歡在閒暇時候獨處。
4. scared adj. 害怕的 SYN afraid
● Eric is very scared of spiders.
Eric非常害怕蜘蛛。
scary adj. 嚇人的
● I don’t like this novel. It’s too scary for me.
我不喜歡這本小說，它對我來說太過嚇人了。
(p.80)
5. shelter n. [C, U] 收容所；遮蔽（處）
● Don’t buy a new pet. Instead, get one at an animal shelter.
不要購買新寵物，而是去動物收容所認養一隻。
● The stray dog took shelter from the rain under a bench.
那隻流浪狗在一張長椅下面躲雨。
6. crowded adj. 擁擠的
● The department store is always so crowded when there is a big sale.
每當有大特賣時，那家百貨公司總是人潮擁擠。
crowd n. [C] 人群
● There was a crowd of angry people outside the police station.
一群憤怒的民眾聚集在警察局外面。
7. terrified adj. 驚恐的 SYN scared
● Andrew felt terrified when he watched the scary movie.
Andrew在看那部恐怖片時，感到很驚恐。
terrify vt. 使恐懼 SYN scare
● The monster on TV terrified the little girl.
電視上的那頭怪獸使小女孩感到恐懼。
8. trouble n. [U, C] 困難；麻煩 SYN difficulty
● Naomi is having a lot of trouble with the new smartphone app.
Naomi使用這款新的智慧型手機應用程式時遇到很多困難。
● If I don’t finish my homework on time, I’ll be in trouble.
如果我沒有準時完成回家作業，我就會有麻煩了。
(p.81)
9. awake vi. 醒來 (awake‒awoke‒awoken)
● Janet awoke to the sound of the doorbell.
Janet在門鈴聲中醒來。
awake adj. 醒著的
● Dad usually drinks a cup of black coffee to stay awake.
爸爸通常喝一杯黑咖啡來保持清醒。
10. adopt vt. 領養
● Lily wanted to have a dog, so her mom took her to a shelter to adopt one.
Lily想要養一隻狗，所以她媽媽帶她去收容所領養一隻。
11. blessing n. [C] 幸運的事
● After two dry months, the rain was a blessing for the farmers.
在兩個月的乾旱之後，這場雨對農民來說是幸運的事。
(p.82)
Phrases
1. for good 永遠 SYN forever
● The old bookstore is closing for good.
這家老書店將要永遠關門了。
2. take care of 照顧
● Ruth is taking care of her brother’s cats while he is away.
當Ruth的弟弟不在時，就由她照顧他的貓。
3. turn around 轉身；回頭
● Charlie was going the wrong way, but luckily a man told him to turn around.
Charlie走錯路了，但幸好有位先生叫他回頭。
4. at last 最後 SYN finally, in the end
● After we waited in a long line, we got our movie tickets at last.
在漫長的排隊等待後，我們最後終於拿到電影票。
5. fall asleep 睡著
● If I fall asleep on the bus, please wake me up when we reach the station.
如果我在公車上睡著了，到車站時請叫醒我。
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