A Dog

Adogisa common animal. You can find it almost everywhere. But a dog is a special animal too， because it has given to man help that other animals haven't. It often lives with people at home as a pet （寵物） or as a guard. As a result， most people like dogs.

　　In my childhood， my father had a white dog. It was a bright （1） dog. One day， when I went to school， followed by my dog， I forgot to take my pencil-box. It would be too late for me to go home for it. When the dog saw my worry [the signs of worry on my face] （2）， it went home. After a while， with the pencil-box in its mouth， the dog came to our school. It was really my friend， but it was a short time for the dog to stay with me [before we had to part] （3）。 However， I'll never forget it.

　　In a police station， a dog is a bright （4） “police-man”。 It can tell different smells. In the country and town， most people feed [ keep ] （5） a dog and let it guard their homes when they areout.

　　We Chinese people often say， “Don't be a dog that catches mice.” This means， don't do things which are not your business. In fact， dogs can catch mice. It is a good thing， isn't it？So dogs are really our true friends. We should take good care of them while they help us.

　　陝西省耀縣中學高三（1）班 王小軍

　　評 語

　　狗，是人類最爲親近的動物之一。文章用擧例法說明了狗的可愛和作用，文中描寫的一些往事不能不讓我們爲狗的“善解人意”的本領而感歎。文中某些語言上的不足之処點評脩改如下：

　　（1）、（4）據Longman詞典，bright可以有clever的意思，但一般是指人或人的言行等，如a bright child/idea，我們在選用詞語時，應該注意語境。

　　（2）原文有些別扭，故改之。

　　（3）原文語法沒有錯誤，改後強調“分離”，語氣上較好些。

　　（5）feed衹是指“給……食品”，其實“養狗”可以用keep a dog.