A dog owner claimed that his pet， when given money， would go to the news stall to buy a paper. his friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog some money - the dog trotted off， but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper.

一位养狗人宣称：要是给了爱犬钱，它便会到卖报亭买份报纸来。他的朋友坚持要来个演示，并给了狗一些钱。狗一溜小跑着去了。但一个小时过去了，仍不见它带报纸回来。

"how much did you give him?" asked the owner.

一位养狗人宣称：要是给了爱犬钱，它便会到卖报亭买份报纸来。他的朋友坚持要来个演示，并给了狗一些钱。狗一溜小跑着去了。但一个小时过去了，仍不见它带报纸回来。

"five dollars.

“五元。”

"well， that explains it. when you give him five dollars， he goes to a movie.

"这就是了。你给它五元钱时，它就去看电影。

【注释】

(1) claim v.声称

(2) when given money是 when he was given money 的省略

(3) news stall n.售报亭

(4) insist on 坚持

(5) demonstration n.演示

(6) trot off 小步跑开