Little Josh was practicing his violin, in the meanwhile, his father sat reading the newspaper.
The dog of Josh began to howl along dismally. Finally, the father could endure the combination no more and said, "Can't you play something the dog doesn't know?"
violin [,vaiə'lin] n. 小提琴;小提琴手
newspaper ['nju:s,peipə, 'nju:z-] n. 报纸
howl [haul] vi. 怒吼;咆哮;狂吠 vt. 狂喊着说;对…吼叫
endure [in'djuə] vt. 忍耐;容忍 vi. 忍耐;持续
小乔治在家里练习小提琴,这时他的父亲在读报纸。
随着乔治的琴声,他家里养的狗也开始高一声低一声的叫起来。最后,小男孩的父亲实在忍不下去了,说,“难道你就不能拉一些狗听不懂的曲子吗?”
练习 [liàn xí] practise, practice, exercise
小提琴 [xiǎo tí qín] violin, violin instrument, [俗] fiddle
曲子 [qǔ zi] song, tune, melody
狗 [gǒu] dog
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