A Greedy Dog

A greedy dog went into a butcher’s shop and stole a big juicy bone. He ran away so fast that the butcher could not catch him. He ran out into the fields with his bone. He was going to eat it all by himself.

The dog came to a stream. There was a narrow bridge across it. The dog walked on to the bridge, and looked into the water. He could see another dog with a big bone

in his mouth.

The greedy dog thought the bone in the water looked much bigger than the one he had stolen from the butcher.

The greedy dog dropped the bone from his mouth. It fell into the water and was lost. He jumped into the water to snatch1 the bigger bone from the other dog.

The greedy dog jumped into the water with a big splash2. He looked everywhere but he could not see the other dog. His shadow had gone.

The silly dog went home hungry. He lost his bone and got nothing because he had been too greedy.

1 snatch

n.抢夺，碎片，一阵，一瞬间，一点点；v.夺取，抢劫，抓住

参考例句：

The magazine was snatch from my hand before I could read it.我还没来得及看那期杂志，就被从我手里抢走了。

He had a snatch of sleep sitting in his chair.他坐在椅子里稍睡片刻。

2 splash

v.溅，泼；n.溅泼声，溅出的水等，斑点

参考例句：

I fell into the water with a splash.我跌入水中，激起水花四溅。

There's a splash of paint on the white wall.白墙上溅上了一片油漆。更多英语学习方法：企业英语培训https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2f3591106.html,/