Once there was a man named Jim，who let his dog out to relieve himself late one night。He watched some TV，and then remembered to let the dog back in。When he opened the door，he was shocked at what he saw！In his dog's mouth was his neighbor's cat。“Dead Bad dog！Bad dog！”said the panicked man。
He took the cat away and looked at it。He couldn't bring himself to tell his neighbor what happened，so he decided to clean it up and leave it on the neighbor's porch。He took the cat into the bathroom and washed off all the blood and dirt。
It took him forever。He had to wash it four times to get it all cleaned。He brushed its beautiful white fur as he blow dried it and put its collar back on。Since it was so dark，he snuck into the neighbor's yard and laid the cat down on the porch，in front of the door。The next day，he was on his way to the car to go to work and his neighbor was outside。
“Hi。”he said。“Hi。”replied Jim，nervously。His neighbor said，“Something weird happened last night。”
“Oh yeah，What's that。”asked Jim，sweating now。
“Well，my cat died yesterday，and we buried him，and this morning he was lying on my front porch！”
以前有个叫吉姆的人，一天晚上他让狗自己出去方便。他看了会电视，然后想起该让狗回来了。但当他打开门时，被眼前的一幕惊呆了。他的狗的嘴里竟然含着邻居的猫，而且还是死的。这个惊慌的男人嘴里骂道，“坏狗，你这只坏狗！”
他把狗嘴里含着的猫拿了出来，然后看着它。他不敢告诉邻居发生了什么事，因此他决定洗干净猫然后把它丢到邻居的门廊上。他提着猫走进了浴室，然后洗干净了猫身上的血渍和泥土。
他洗了好久，不得不洗了四遍才洗干净那只猫。然后他又刷干净它那漂亮的白毛并烘干，最后又重新帮它戴上颈圈。等到天一黑，他偷偷溜进了邻居的院子然后把猫放在了门前的长廊上。第二天，他正准备去开车上班，正好看见邻居在外面。
“你好，”邻居说道，吉姆紧张的回了句，“你好”。邻居继续说到，“昨晚发生了件奇怪的事儿。”
“喔，是吗？什么奇怪的事？”吉姆开始流汗了，问道。
“噢，我的猫昨天死了，我们把它给埋了，可是今早发现它躺在我的门廊上。”
1.panic n。惊惶，恐慌。
There was a panic when the fire started。（火灾开始时引起一阵恐慌。）
adj。惊慌的，恐慌的
Panic buying has been crucial to OPEC's success。（恐慌的抢购是石油输出国胜利的主要因素。）
2.porch n。门廊，走廊
I sure hope you can make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa。（我当然希望你能抽出时间陪你爷爷在门廊上坐一坐。）
3.collar n。衣领，颈圈
What size of collar is this shirt？（这件衬衣的衣领是多大尺码的？）
4.weird adj。怪异的，不可思议的
People say he is a little weird。（人们说他有点古怪。）
1.bring oneself to do下决心，鼓起勇气做……
He brought himself to admit his mistake in the end。（他最终鼓起勇气承认了他的错误。）
2.sneak into偷偷摸摸的进入
I sneak into the office。（我悄悄溜进办公室。）
3.on one's way在去……，的路上
I was on my way home。（我在回家的路上。）