Leo's New Puppy
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Leo was very excited. His family was going to get a new puppy today! On the way to the pet shop, his dad said, "Leo, when you have a puppy, you will need to be very responsible. It is a big job."
At the shop, Leo looked at all the puppies. He saw a small brown puppy in a corner and watched the little puppy chase its own tail. It was very funny! Then, from another corner, he heard a little puppy barking softly. It was a black puppy with white spots. Leo knew that was the one for him. He named him Spot.
When Leo got home, he immediately took Spot to the yard to play. Leo's mom looked out the window. She saw Leo throw a small red ball, and she smiled, happy to see her son so full of joy.
That night, Leo was tired but very happy. He listened to Spot breathing gently in his new bed. Taking care of a puppy was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. He knew he and Spot would be the best of friends.
Vocabulary (字彙)
excited a. [ɪkˋsaɪtɪd] 興奮的；激動的
Feeling very happy and enthusiastic.
Ex: Leo was very excited. (里歐非常興奮。)
puppy n. [ˋpʌpɪ] 幼犬；小狗
A young dog.
Ex: His family was going to get a new puppy today! (他的家人今天要去帶一隻新的小狗回家！)
responsible a. [rɪˋspɑnsəbl] 負責任的
Having a duty to take care of something.
Ex: You will need to be very responsible. (你將會需要非常負責任。)
chase v. [tʃes] 追逐
To hurry after someone or something in order to catch them.
Ex: He watched the little puppy chase its own tail. (他看著那隻小狗追自己的尾巴。)
softly adv. [ˋsɔftlɪ] 輕柔地；溫柔地
In a quiet, gentle way.
Ex: He heard a little puppy barking softly. (他聽到一隻小狗在輕輕地叫。)
joy n. [dʒɔɪ] 喜悅；快樂
A feeling of great happiness.
Ex: ...to see her son so full of joy. (...看到她的兒子充滿了喜悅。)
gently adv. [ˋdʒɛntlɪ] 輕輕地；溫和地
In a calm, kind, or soft way.
Ex: He listened to Spot breathing gently in his new bed. (他聽著史巴特在牠的新床上輕柔地呼吸。)
Sentence (句型)
1. see / watch / hear / listen to + 受詞 + 原形動詞 (V.)
感官動詞用法：看/聽到整個事件
Ex: He watched the little puppy chase its own tail. (他看著小狗追尾巴的「整個過程」。)
Ex: She saw Leo throw a small red ball... (她看到了里歐丟球的「那個動作」。)
2. see / watch / hear / listen to + 受詞 + 現在分詞 (V-ing)
感官動詞用法：看/聽到事件正在發生
Ex: He heard a little puppy barking softly. (他聽到一隻小狗「正在」輕輕地叫。)
3. When + 未來條件 (When for future conditionals)
用來描述「當未來某件事發生時，另一件事將會如何」。
Ex: When you have a puppy, you will need to be very responsible. (當你擁有一隻小狗時，你將需要變得非常負責任。)
4. When + 同時發生的事 (When for two things happening at the same time)
用來連接兩個在過去同時或接續發生的動作。
Ex: When Leo got home, he immediately took Spot to the yard... (當里歐回到家時，他立刻帶史巴特去院子...)
Grammar (文法)
1. 感官動詞 (Sense Verbs)
本文的核心文法是感官動詞 see, watch, hear, listen to 的特殊用法。
接原形動詞 (V)：表示看到或聽到了事件的「完整過程」或一個「已完成的動作」。
Ex: `I saw him cross the street.` (我看見他過馬路的全程。)
接現在分詞 (V-ing)：表示看到或聽到某個動作「正在進行的瞬間」。
Ex: `I saw him crossing the street.` (我看見他正在過馬路。)
Phrase (片語)
on the way to (在去...的路上): On the way to the pet shop...
look at (看著): Leo looked at all the puppies.
take care of (照顧): Taking care of a puppy was a lot of work...
Countable & Uncountable Nouns
[C] (可數名詞): puppy, shop, job, corner, tail, spot, toy, yard, window, ball, friend, bed, son
[U] (不可數名詞): work, fun, joy
