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阅读理解
We often hear stories of animals rescuing people.
But now someone has managed to return the favor.
The
event took place on a snowy January morning. Thomas Smith was walking his dog, Jack,
in the park. "As I was walking, I just saw Jack running into the ice towards
the ducks in the middle, and then he fell into the water and couldn't climb
out," said Smith. He realized he had no choice but to try and save his
dog. "Someone else told me the lake was only one meter deep, but it was at
least twice that. I had to break my way through the 6-cm ice. Finally, I got
Jack by the neck and pulled him out. I didn't think I had ever felt so cold by
the time we got back to dry land. And when we got there, everyone was asking if
Jack was okay—no one was particularly worried about me!"
A
neighbor, Julie Brown, saw it all happen. "The dog went onto an icy lake.
All of a sudden, it started to go under. There were crowds of people around,
and they were all shouting and screaming. Before I knew it, the owner (Smith) was
in the water forcing his way through the ice, I couldn't imagine how cold it
was. Everyone was very nervous, but he was as cool as a cucumber-he just
crawled back out, put the dog on its lead, and went home.
Many
regard him as a hero, but Mr. Smith is quite laid—back about it, "Most dog
owners are the same as me. They would do what I did without a second thought. But
in the future, I'm going to make sure he's on a lead near any icy pond.
Pets
are members of our family. Would you do the same for them?