The Stray Dogs

    The Stray¹ Dogs
Five stray dogs were roaming² about looking for something to eat when they came to a deep river．On the river bed they could see a bag full of bones that someone had thrown away． The bones looked very good and the dogs sat on the bank with their mouths watering，wondering how they could get at them．“There is only one thing to do，”said the oldest dog at last．“We must drink up all the water． Then we shall be able to jump in and feast³ to our hearts' content．Come on，let's begin．”
    The five dogs began to lap at the water flowing past．They drank and they drank and they drank．In fact they drank so much that before long they burst themselves with drinking！
    The river took no notice．It flowed on as fully⁴ as ever，washing over the bones，wearing them away in its current until only a pile of whitened sticks remained．Don't try to do the impossible．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① What did they see on the river bed？
    ② What did the oldest dog say at last？
    ③ What happened to them all？

1 stray   

n.走失的家畜，浪子；adj.迷途的，偶然的；vi.迷路，彷徨

参考例句：

• We couldn't identify the stray child.我们不能辨认出这个迷途孩子的身份。
• Please don't stray from the subject.请不要离开本题。

2 roaming   

随便走( roam的现在分词 )； 漫步； 眼睛或手 （缓慢地）扫遍； 摸遍

参考例句：

• After roaming around nearly half his life,he finally settled down in Canada. 他过了半辈子的流浪生活，最后在加拿大定居了下来。
• After roaming around nearly half his life,he finally settled down in Quebec. 他过了半辈子的流浪生活，最后在魁北克定居了下来。

3 feast   

n.盛宴，筵席，节日

参考例句：

• After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后，她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
• You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜，这样太麻烦你了！

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。