十大卡通酷狗
2009-12-31 00:00:00孫瑩
新東方英語·中學版 2009年12期
狗狗是人類最好的朋友，因為它們給人們的生活帶來了歡樂和笑聲;狗狗同時也是卡通片中最不可或缺的角色，許多經(jīng)典的卡通片都少不了它們的演出。
第十名:阿斯特羅
《摩登家庭》第一季第四集中，埃爾羅伊發(fā)現(xiàn)了阿斯特羅。埃爾羅伊的爸爸喬治原本想要一只機器狗，但當阿斯特羅在無意間解救了正遭受搶劫的杰森一家之后，便決定留下阿斯特羅。直到后來，大家才發(fā)現(xiàn)阿斯特羅的真實名字叫特拉法斯，是億萬富翁J. P.戈特羅基茲丟失已久的寵物狗。汪汪!
第九名:獵犬哈克利伯利
《獵犬哈克利伯利》在20世紀50年代首播。 哈克(編者注:“哈克利伯利”的昵稱)是一只亮藍色、甜美可愛又閑散慵懶的小狗，而且還帶點南方口音。大多數(shù)時候，哈克都會在好幾份工作之間換來換去—它做過許多事情，從警察到捕狗員。嚴格來講，它其實并不擅長這些工作，但全憑著運氣，跌跌撞撞一路闖蕩過來。
No. 10 Astro
Astro was found by Elroy in season one， on the fourth episode of The Jetsons. Elroy's dad George wanted a robot dog instead， but decided to keep Astro after he unwittingly1) stopped the Jetsons from being robbed. It was later discovered that Astro was really Tralfaz， the long-lost pet dog of zillionaire2) J.P. Gottrockets. Ruh-roh!
No. 9 Huckleberry Hound
The Huckleberry Hound Show premiered3) in the 1950s. Huck was a bright blue， sweet and laid-back4) dog with a southern accent. Mostly Huck bounced from job to job—being anything from a cop to dogcatcher. He wasn't exactly good at any of them but usually managed to stumble5) through on sheer6) luck.
No. 8 Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford was the runt7) of the litter8) who was picked out by Emily Elizabeth Howard on her birthday. Little did she know that he would grow to 25 feet tall. With a heart as big as his massive paws， Clifford is an easy dog to love.
No. 7 Spike the Wonderdog
Spike the Wonderdog is the Pickles family's brown \"Siberian tiger hound\". Poor Spike is a good-natured dog who often gets blamed for mischief9) that Angelica's cat Fluffy gets into10). Spike is protective towards his human family， but really he's just a big teddy bear at heart.
No. 6 Wile E. Coyote11)
While a coyote is not technically a dog， its Latin name means \"barking dog\" (and it sure does look like a dog， doesn't it?)， so we've decided to present Wile E. with honorary membership into the \"Coolest Canine12) Cartoons Club\" for his dogged13) determination in pursuing his old nemesis14) the Road-Runner. Sure， Coyote's schemes to catch Road-Runner never panned out15)， but you can't keep a good dog down16)!
No. 5 Krypto the Superdog
Originally Superman's pet on the planet Krypton17)， Krypto the Superdog was sent up in a test ship by Superman's father and now lives on earth with a boy named Kevin Whitney. Krypto has all the powers of Superman and spends his days fighting canine super-villains and chewing on super-fleas.
第八名:大紅狗克利福德
埃米莉·伊麗莎白·霍華德生日的時候挑中了克利福德，它是那一窩小狗中最小的一條。可是令她沒有想到的是，它竟然能長到25英尺高。克利福德心胸寬廣，猶如它肥厚的大爪子一般。它是一條性情隨和、討人喜歡的狗。
第七名:神奇狗斯皮克
神奇狗斯皮克是皮克爾斯家養(yǎng)的一只棕色西伯利亞虎獵犬。可憐的斯皮克是一條個性溫良的狗，經(jīng)常因為安杰莉卡的貓弗拉菲制造的惡作劇被責罵。斯皮克十分保護它的主人家庭，但在內(nèi)心深處，它其實就像是一只大泰迪熊一樣可愛溫順。
第六名:叢林狼懷爾
如果嚴格從字面上的解釋來看，叢林狼并不能算是狗，可它的拉丁文名字意思是“吠叫的狗”(而且它看上去的確也像一條狗，不是么?)，所以我們決定授予叢林狼懷爾“卡通酷狗俱樂部”榮譽會員的資格，以表彰它在追逐其宿敵飛奔鴕鳥的過程中表現(xiàn)出來的頑強毅力。當然，叢林狼抓飛奔鴕鳥的計劃從來都沒有成功過，不過有能耐的狗是什么困難都壓不倒的。
第五名:超級狗克利普托
克利普托原本是超人在氪星上的寵物狗，超人父親用實驗飛船將它送到了地球，現(xiàn)在它和一個名叫凱文·惠特尼的男孩住在一起?？死胀袚碛谐藫碛械娜砍芰?，每天對抗那些超級壞蛋狗，咀嚼超級虱子。
No. 4 Pluto
Disney's Pluto made his first appearance as Mickey Mouse's pet dog in the 1930s. Since then he's gone on to have plenty of his own adventures， even making it into the Kingdom Hearts video games. Pluto is a friendly， good-natured pup who can't speak—unlike his canine pal Goofy.
No. 3 Santa's Little Helper
Bart Simpson rescued this sad little greyhound18) on Christmas Eve. Santa's Little Helper proves to be a great friend to Bart—saving him from Mr. Burn's guard dogs (despite having been brainwashed to be one himself) and growls19) \"I love you\"， to get attention when Bart gets an elephant.
No. 2 Scooby Doo
Scooby Doo， the always-hungry great Dane dog from the classic cartoon named after him， may be a bit of a coward but he still manages to help his owner Shaggy out of a jam20) from time to time. Scooby's full name is actually \"Scoobert\" and he's appeared in countless movies and television series since he made his Saturday morning cartoon debut way back in 1969.
No. 1 Snoopy
Charlie Brown's pet beagle21) Snoopy really has a life of his own. While Charlie is mostly content to waddle22) around looking confused， Snoopy and his bird pal Woodstock live out tons of crazy adventures (though most are in their heads). Sometimes Snoopy is a World War I flying ace23)， and other times he just plays fetch with soap bubbles. He's an eccentric24) character who understands a little French， plays shortstop25) and eats a brand of dog food called \"For Dogs who Flew in World War I and Understand a Little French.\" Classic.
第四名:布魯托
20世紀30年代，迪士尼家族的布魯托以米老鼠寵物狗的身份第一次出現(xiàn)在人們面前。從那時開始，它自己經(jīng)歷了多次冒險，甚至還出現(xiàn)在電子游戲《王國之心》中。布魯托是一條友好和善的小狗，但和它的朋友高飛狗不同，它不會說話。
第三名:圣誕老人的小助手
圣誕節(jié)前夕，巴特·辛普森救下了這條可憐的小靈犭是。圣誕老人的小助手最終成了巴特的好朋友，不但將巴特從伯恩先生的看門狗那里救了出來(盡管它自己也曾經(jīng)被洗腦，成了一只看門狗)，當巴特得到一只大象時，它還會咆哮著說“我愛你”，只為了贏得巴特的注意。
第二名:史酷比
史酷比，這條出自同名經(jīng)典動畫片的偉大丹麥狗總是饑腸轆轆，它或許有點膽小，卻仍然能夠一次又一次地幫助它的主人沙吉從困境中脫身而出。史酷比的全名其實叫做“史酷伯特”，自從1969年的某個星期六早上首次在卡通片中亮相以來，它已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)在無數(shù)的電影和電視劇中。
第一名:史努比
查理·布朗的寵物獵兔犬史努比有著自己的生活。大多數(shù)時候，查理滿足于看似困惑地來回踱步，而史努比卻和它的小鳥伙伴糊涂塌客經(jīng)歷著一大堆瘋狂的冒險(盡管多數(shù)冒險都是在它們的想象中發(fā)生的)。有時候史努比是一名一戰(zhàn)空軍王牌駕駛員，而其他時候，它就只是抓肥皂泡玩。它是一個古怪的角色，懂一點法語，在棒球比賽中擔任游擊手，吃的狗糧的牌子叫做“為一戰(zhàn)飛行員和懂一點法語的狗專供”。十分經(jīng)典。
Vocabulary
1.unwittingly [Qn5wItINlI] adv. 不知道地，沒有意識到地;不知不覺地
2.zillionaire [7zIljE5nZE] n. 億萬富翁，財富多得不可計算的人
3.premiere [5premIeE(r)] vi. 首次公演;首次展出
4.laid-back [5leIdbAk] adj. 悠閑的，懶散的
5.stumble [5stQmbl] vi. 跌跌撞撞地走，蹣跚而行
6.sheer [FIE(r)] adj. 完全的，十足的
7.runt [rQnt] n. (一胎中)最小的仔畜(尤指仔豬)
8.litter [5lItE(r)] n. (豬、狗等多產(chǎn)動物生下的)一窩(仔畜)
9.mischief [5mIstFIf] n. 惡作劇，胡鬧，搗蛋
10.get into: (使)陷入(某種狀態(tài))
11.coyote [5kCIEut] n.【動】叢林狼，郊狼(產(chǎn)于北美西部，常于黑夜長嗥)
12.canine [5keInaIn] adj. 犬的;似犬的
13.dogged [5dC^Id] adj. 頑強的;堅持不懈的
14.nemesis [nI5mIsIs] n. 難以取勝的對手
15.pan out: 成功
16.這句話源自“You can't keep a good man down. (有能耐的人什么困難也壓不倒)”。
17.Krypton [5krIptCn] n. 【化】氪
18.greyhound [5^reIhaund] n. 靈犭是(一種身細腿長的獵犬)
19.growl [^raul] vt. 以咆哮聲表示
20.jam [dVAm] n. <美口>困境，窘境
21.beagle [5bi:^l] n. (隨步行獵人獵兔的)長耳短腿小獵犬
22.waddle [5wCdl] vi. (似鴨、鵝般地)蹣跚行走，搖搖擺擺地行走
23.ace [eIs] n. (擊落敵機5架以上的)空軍王牌駕駛員
24.eccentric [Ik5sentrIk] adj. (人、行為、舉止等)古怪的;怪癖的;異乎尋常的
25.shortstop [5FR:t7stCp] n. 【棒】游擊手
