A special passenger in the bus

河北唐山市第十二中學 杜 宇

題材體裁 篇幅 建議用時動物趣聞 記敘文322詞 6分鐘

難詞探意

1.attach /??t?t∫/ v.系；把……固定

2.hop /h?p/ v.登上

3.approval /??pru?vl/ n.贊成；同意

Eclipse is a strong independent woman who does't need humans.The adorable dog leaves her house in Seattle every day by herself to catch a bus to a downtown dog park, where she stays for a couple of hours to exercise and make friends.When she's done, she heads for the bus stop to catch a ride back to her home using the ticket she hasattachedto her collar.

It all started when Eclipse's owner Jeff was taking her to the 1.________one day and he was taking too long to finish his cigarette when the bus arrived.Unwilling to delay the trip any longer,Eclipse left him behind, hopping on the bus and waiting a few stops before thanking the driver and jumping off at the park.Then Eclipse travels to the local dog park every day by herself, where she spends a couple of hours playing before 2.________the bus home again.

In a post on Facebook, which has racked up more than 290,000 shares, Robbie Lauren said Jeff soon began to realize that Eclipse knew the route and soon trusted her enough to go 3.________,knowing she would always return a couple of hours later.“All of the bus drivers know her and she makes them smile,” he wrote, “and many of the regular 4.________enjoy seeing her every day and will often sit down next to her.Even the police have given theirapprovalas long as the bus drivers are okay with the arrangement.”

All of the drivers on the route know Eclipse and will 5.________her up if they see her waiting for a lift, before ensuring the bus pulls over at the park if she forgets to press the stop button.Eclipse has even got her own Facebook page, named Eclipse Seattle's Bus Riding Dog, with nearly 50,000 fans sharing their photos and experiences of the popular pup.

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the context.

Language Study

Difficult sentence

Unwilling to delay the trip any longer, Eclipse left him behind, hopping on the bus and waiting a few stops before thanking the driver and jumping off at the park.

【翻譯】___________________________________________________________

【點石成金】本句主語為Eclipse，hopping on與waiting為現在分詞作狀語。