A Faithful Dog

    The U．K．（or United Kingdom）is made up of England，Scotland，Wales and Northern lreland．There are many mountains in Wales．Not long ago there were wild animals in the forests．Sometimes wolves attacked people and killed them．More than 700 years ago，the Prince of Wales had a very big dog．Its name was Gelert and it was very brave．It often went hunting with the Prince．One day the Prince left his dog at home and told it to look after his baby son，who was sleeping in a small wooden bed．several hours later，when the Prince returned，Gelert ran out to meet his master．Suddenly the Prince saw blood on Gelert's jaws² and head．“What have you been doing？”the Prince said in alarm．He rushed into his room and saw the small bed lying on its side on the floor．There was blood on his son's clothes．“So you have killed my son！”the Prince shouted angrily．“you unfaithful dog！”He took out his sword and stabbed⁴ the dog with one blow．Just then the Prince heard a baby crying．The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt Near him was a dead wolf，which had tried to steal the baby from the bed．Then the Prince realised that Gelert had defeated the wolf in Order to save his son．The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late．The brave Gelert was dead．Tears ran down the Prince's face when he realised that he had killed his faithful³ friend He carried Gelert's body to the top of a mountain and buried him there．Every morning，he walked up the mountain so that he could stand bythe dog's grave⁵ for a few minutes．If you go to Mount¹ Snowdon in Wales，people will show you where Gelert is buried．It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog．It also reminds us all not to jump to a conclusion without knowing the full facts．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ①Is Wales in England？
    ②What did Gelert do when the Prince returned？
    ③Why did the Prince kill Gelert？
    ④How did the Prince discover his mistake？
    ⑤Find some facts（from the story）which show that the death of Gelert affected⁶ the Prince．

1 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

2 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

3 faithful   

adj.守信的，忠实的，如实的，可靠的

参考例句：

• They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever.他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。
• We must be honest and faithful to the people.我们对人民必须忠诚老实。

4 stabbed   

adj. 刺中的, 中伤的, 刺穿的 动词stab的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was stabbed to death in a racist attack. 他遭到种族主义者的袭击，被刺死了。
• The woman stabbed at her attacker with a pair of scissors. 那个妇人手持剪刀向攻击者刺去。

5 grave   

n.墓穴，坟墓，雕刻工，抑音；adj.庄重的，严肃的，重大的，低沉的；vt.雕刻

参考例句：

• Marriage is the grave of love.婚姻是爱情的坟墓。
• This is a very grave matter indeed.这问题的确非常严重。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。