Lesson2AustralianAdventureFloppyhadnotbeenforawalk. Floppy还没有出去遛。“WeshouldtakeFloppyout,”saidMum.“我们应该带Floppy出去遛遛。”妈妈说Chipgroaned, “WalkingFloppyisboring.”Chip 抱怨道，“遛Floppy很无聊。”“Well,youcouldbringtheboomerangs,”saidMum. “好吧，你可以带上你的回飞镖，”妈妈说。Biffthrewherboomerangreallyhard.ItflewupintotheskyBiff把回飞镖使劲扔了出去。 它飞上了天空。“IllshowthemImnotboring!”thoughtFloppy.“我要让他们看看我并不无聊!” Floppy心想。“Illmakethemlaugh.”“我要把他们逗笑”。 Floppychasedaftertheboomerang.Floppy 去追回飞镖。Suddenlyitturnedintheair. 突然，它（回飞镖）在空中转了个弯。Floppyturnedaswell.Floppy也转转了个弯。“Mindthepond!”shoutedMum.“小心池塘！”，妈妈喊道。“Toolate!”laughedChip. “太晚了！” Chip大笑道。Splash!Floppylandedinthepond. 扑通！Floppy掉进了池塘。“OhFloppy,yourefilthy!” saidMum.“哎呀，Floppy，你真脏！”妈妈说。Everyonelaughed.Floppywaspleased.每个人都大笑，Floppy很高兴。“AtlastImadethemlaugh,”hethought. “起码我把他们逗乐了”，他心想。Floppywasnotsopleasedwhenhegothome.当他回到家里时，Floppy不再如此高兴了。Mumwantedtogivehimawash.妈妈想给它洗澡。“Letsusethehose-pipe,”shesaid.“让我们用水龙带，”她说。“Ohno!”thoughtFloppy.“糟了！”Floppy心想。FloppyhidunderBiffsbed.Floppy藏在Biff的床下。 “WhydoIneedawash?”hethought.“为什么我必须洗澡？”他想。“Dogslikebeingdirty.”“狗们喜欢脏兮兮的。”Suddenly,themagickeybegantoglow.突然，魔法钥匙发起光来。Itwastimeforanewadventure. 这是一个新的冒险的时候。 “Dogsdonthavemagicadventuresbythemselves,dothey?”狗们不单独去魔法历险，不是吗？thoughtFloppy. Floppy心想。“Well,itsbetterthanabath.” “好吧，它比洗澡好。”ThemagickeytookFloppytoAustralia.魔法钥匙带着Floppy.去澳大利亚。Ittookhimtoareddesert.Thesandwashot.魔法钥匙把他带到红色沙漠。沙子很热。IthurtFloppyspaws. 魔法钥匙烫疼了它的爪子。Suddenly,aboomerangflewoverhishead.突然，一只回飞镖从它头顶上飞过。Whoosh!Anotheronelandednexttohim.呼的一声，又一个（回飞镖）落在它身旁。ThenFloppysawsomemen. 然后Floppy看到一些人。“Goawayyoudirtydingo!”theyshouted. “走开，你这脏兮兮的丁格犬”。Floppyranaway.Themenchasedhim.Heranpastsomerocks.Floppy逃走了。人们追赶它。它跑过一些岩石。“Quick!”saidavoice.“Hidehere!”“快！”一个声音说，“藏这里！”Themenranpast. 人们跑过去了。Behindtherockswerefourdogs.TheyalllaughedatFloppy.岩石后面有四只狗。他们都嘲笑Floppy。“Whatfloppyears!”saidoneofthem.“耳朵真够耷拉的！”他们中的一只说。“Whatsyourname?”askedanother.“你叫什么名字？”另一只问道。“Floppy,”saidFloppy. “Floppy,” Floppy说.“MynameisRed,”saidRed.“我叫Red,” Red说。“ThisisGinger,shesAmber,andhescalledTan.“这是Ginger，她叫Amber，他叫Tan。Weredingoes.” 我们是丁格犬。“Whatsadingo?”askedFloppy.“什么是丁格犬？” Floppy问道。“Thatswhatmencallus,”saidAmber.“那是人类对我们的叫法，” Amber说。“Whydidtheychaseme?”askedFloppy.“为什么他们追赶我？” Floppy问。Thedingoeslookedsad. 丁格犬看上去很难过。“Weusedtobefriends,”saidTan.“我们过去是朋友。” Tan说。“Butnowmendontlikeusbecausewehavefleas.” “但是现在因为我们身上有跳蚤，所以人类不喜欢我们。”“Wellshowyou,”saidRed. “我们要给你看看。” Red说。“Theseareveryoldpaintings,”saidAmber。“这些画是非常古老的，” Amber说。“Theyshowatimewhenmenanddingoeslivedtogether.”这些画说明那时人类和丁格犬生活在一起。 “Weusedtohelpmengetfoodandsleepneartheirfires,”saidRed.“我们（过去）常常帮人类找吃的并且住在他们火堆附近。”Red说。“Ifonlywedidnthavefleas,”saidTan. “要是我们身上没有跳蚤就好了。”Tan说。Outsidethecaveitwasgettingdark.Thenightwascold.洞外天黑了下来，夜里很冷。Faraway,themenhadlitafire. 远处，人们燃起了火堆。“Letshidenearthemen,”saidRed. “让我们藏在那些人附近，”Red说。Oneofthemenwastellingastory.其中有一个人在讲故事。Itwasaboutatimelongago,whentheworldbegan. 讲的是很久以前，那时世界刚刚开始。“ThosetimeslongagowerecalledTheDreamtime,”whisperedAmber. “很久以前的那个时候被称为梦幻时代。”Amber小声说。Thestorywasaboutacreaturecalledakangaroo.故事讲的是关于一个叫袋鼠的动物。Thekangaroowantedtostealfirefrommen. 袋鼠想从人那里偷火。Floppywastired.Heclosedhiseyes. Hebegantodream. Floppy累了，它闭上了眼睛。他做起梦来。InFloppysdreamhemetastrangeanimalwithalongtail.在Floppy的梦里，他遇到了一只奇怪的长尾巴动物。Itlookedlikeoneofthecavepaintings. 它看起来像洞画中的一只（动物）“Whatsyourname?”askedFloppy.“你叫什么名字？”Floppy问。“TheycallmeKangaroo,”hesaid. “他们叫我袋鼠。”它说。Kangaroowantedtomakeafire.Herubbedtwostickstogether.袋鼠想生一堆火。 它相互摩擦两根棍子。“Thisishowmenmakefire,”hesaid. “人类就是这样生火的，”他说Suddenly,thestickscaughtfire.ItmadeKangaroojump.突然，棍子着火了。 吓了袋鼠一跳。Hedroppedthesticks.Thedrygrasscaughtfire.它把木棍掉在地上。干草着火了。Thefirespreadquickly.Kangaroojumpedupanddown. 火势迅速蔓延，袋鼠上蹿下跳。“Itshot!Itshot!”hesaid. “热，热”，他说。“Runtothewater-hole,”saidFloppy. “往水坑那跳，” Floppy说。Alltheanimalsrantothewater-hole.所有的动物跑向水坑。Astheywentintothewater,fleasbegantojumpofftheirbacks. 当他们跳进水里，跳蚤开始从他们背上跳下来。“Ah!Fleasdontlikegettingwet!”thoughtFloppy. “哦，跳蚤不喜欢被弄湿！” Floppy心想。Floppywokeup.Hehadanidea.Floppy醒来，它有了个主意。Hecreptuptooneofthemenandpickeduphi