《第17期Passage1》歌词

[00:00:00] 第17期Passage1-英语听力

[00:00:00] If you are in a western country, you often see people walking

[00:00:04] their dogs.

[00:00:06] It is still true that the dog is the most useful animal in

[00:00:10] the world.

[00:00:11] However, the reason why one keeps a dog has changed.

[00:00:16] Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted to help him in

[00:00:21] the fight against other animals,

[00:00:24] and the dog listened to him and did what he told him to do.

[00:00:30] Later people used dogs for hunting other animals,

[00:00:35] and dogs did not eat what they got until their masters agreed.

[00:00:40] Dogs were also used for driving sheep and guarding chickens.

[00:00:46] But now people in towns and cities do not need dogs to fight

[00:00:50] other animals any more.

[00:00:53] Of course they keep them to frighten thieves,

[00:00:57] but the most important reason for keeping dogs is that they

[00:01:01] feel lonely in the city.

[00:01:04] For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends

[00:01:08] to play with.

[00:01:10] For a young wife, a dog is her child when she does not have

[00:01:14] her own.

[00:01:16] For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children

[00:01:21] have grown up and left.

[00:01:24] Now people do not have to use a dog,

[00:01:27] but they keep it as a friend,

[00:01:30] just like a member of the family.