读英语短文训练突破中考词汇（003）
开始英文短文阅读训练啦！今天这篇短文讲述萨姆与爱犬托德之间一波三折的故事，情节生动又出人意料。文章涵盖动物、动作、情感等高频中考词汇，边读故事边记单词，轻松又高效，快来一起学习吧！
（一）英文原文
Sam and Tod
Sam had a dog. Its name was Tod. It was very helpful, but it ate too much. So Sam didn't like it, and he wanted to kill Tod. He tied Tod in a bag and put it in a small boat. He rowed the boat to the middle of a big river. Just as he threw the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down. Both Sam and Tod fell into the river.
Tod was able to swim, but Sam couldn't. The dog bit the rope and got out of the bag. It tried its best to swim to save Sam. The man was saved, so he was very thankful to the dog. He did not want to kill the dog any more. From then on, he gave the dog as much food as it wanted.
（二）中文译文
萨姆与托德
萨姆有一只狗。它的名字叫托德。它很有用，但它吃得太多。所以萨姆不喜欢它，他想杀死托德。萨姆把托德绑在一个袋子里，把它放进一只小船里。他把船划到一条大河的中央。他正要把这只可怜的动物扔下河的时候，船开始下沉，萨姆和托德两个都跌入了河里。
托德会游泳，但萨姆不会。狗把绳子咬断，从袋子里出来。它竭尽全力游过去救萨姆。萨姆获救了，所以他对托德是非常感激的。他不再打算杀它了。从那以后，小狗想要吃多少食物萨姆就给多少。
（三）重点词汇与短语
1. dog 狗
2. helpful 有用的；有帮助的
3. eat too much 吃得太多
4. kill 杀死
5. tie 绑；系
6. bag 袋子
7. small boat 小船
8. row 划（船）
9. middle 中央；中间
10. river 河
11. just 正要；恰好
12. throw 扔
13. poor 可怜的
14. animal 动物
15. go down 下沉
16. both 两者都
17. fall into 跌入；落入
18. be able to 能；会
19. swim 游泳
20. bite 咬
21. rope 绳子
22. get out of 从……出来
23. try one's best 竭尽全力
24. save 救；节省
25. thankful 感激的
26. not... any more 不再
27. from then on 从那以后
28. food 食物
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