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1、The Call of the Wild by Jack London1 To the north Buck did not read the newspapers He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California Men had found gold in the Yukon， and these men wanted big， strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the northBuck lived in Mr Millers big hous
2、e in the sunny Santa Clara valley There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house， and a river nearby In a big place like this，of course， there were many dogs There were house dogs and farm dogs， but they were not importantBuck was chief dog；he was born here， and this was his pla
3、ce He was four years old and weighed sixty kilos He went swimming with Mr Millers sons，and walking with his daughters He carried the grandchildren on his back， and he sat at Mr Millers feet in front of the fire in winterBut this was 1897， and Buck did not know that men and dogs were hurrying to nort
4、h-west Canada to look for goldAnd he did not know that Manuel， one of Mr Millers gardeners， needed money for his large family One day，when Mr Miller was out， Manuel and Buck left the garden togetherIt was just an evening walk， Buck thoughtNo one saw them go， and only one man saw them arrive at the r
5、ailway stationThis man talked to Manuel， and gave him some money Then he tied a piece of rope around Bucks neckBuck growled， and was surprised when the rope was pulled hard around his neckHe jumped at the manThe man caught him and suddenly Buck was on his back with his tongue out of his mouth For a
6、few moments he was unable to move， and it was easy for the two men to put him into the trainWhen Buck woke up， the train was still moving The man was sitting and watching him， but Buck was too quick for him and he bit the mans hand hardThen the rope was pulled again and Buck had to let goThat evenin
7、g， the man took Buck to the back room of a bar in San Francisco The barman looked at the mans hand and trousers covered in bloodHow much are they paying you for this？he askedI only get fifty dollarsAnd the man who stole himhow much did he get？ asked the barmanA hundred He wouldnt take lessThat makes
8、 a hundred and fifty Its a good price for a dog like him Here， help me to get him into thisThey took off Bucks rope and pushed him into a wooden box He spent the night in the box in the back room of the bar His neck still ached with pain from the rope， and he could not understand what it all meant W
9、hat did they want with him， these strange men？ And where was Mr Miller？The next day Buck was carried in the box to the railway station and put on a trainto the northFor two days and nights the train travelled north， and for two days and nights Buck neither ate nor drank Men on the train laughed at h
10、im and pushed sticks at him through the holes in the box For two days and nights Buck got angrier and hungrier and thirsti-er His eyes grew red and he bit anything that movedIn Seattle four men took Buck to a small， highwalled back garden， where a fat man in an old red coat was waiting Buck was now
11、very angry indeed and hejumped and bit at the sides of his box The fat man smiled and went to get an axe and a clubAre you going to take him out now？ asked one of the men Of course， answered the fat man， and he began to break the box with his axeImmediately the four other men climbed up onto the wal
12、l to watch from a safe placeAs the fat man hit the box with his axe， Buck jumped at the sides， growling and biting， pulling with his teeth at the pieces of broken wood After a few minutes there was a hole big enough for Buck to get out Now， come here， red eyes， said the fat man， dropping his axe and
13、 taking the club in his right handBuck jumped at the man， sixty kilos of anger， his mouth wide open ready to bite the mans neck Just before his teeth touched the skin， the man hit him with the club Buck fell to the ground It was the first time anyone had hit him with a club and he did not understand
14、 He stood up， and jumped again Again the club hit him and he crashed to the groundTen times he jumped at the man， and ten times the club hit him Slowly he got to his feet， now only just able to standThere was blood on his nose and mouth and ears Then the fat man walked up and hit him again， very har
15、d， on the noseThe pain was terrible Again， Buck jumped at the man and again he was hit to the groundA last time he jumped， and this time， when the man knocked him down， Buck did not moveHe knows how to teach a dog a lesson， said one of the men on the wall Then the four men jumped down and went back to the stationHis name is Buck，said the fat man to himself， reading the letter that had come with the boxWell， Buck， my by，he said in a friendly voice，weve argued a little， and I think the best thing to do now is to stop Be a good dog and well be friends But if youre a bad dog， Ill have t
