All Bite, No Bark
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="Bark">Bark</span> <span word="startup">startup</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="Ty">Ty</span> <span word="Cobb">Cobb</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="melodies">melodies</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="played">played</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="barking">barking</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="frequencies">frequencies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="melodies">melodies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unheard">unheard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>.</p><p> <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="Cobb">Cobb</span> <span word="declared">declared</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>? <span word="Bark">Bark</span>, <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="what">what</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>? <span word="Barking">Barking</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="what">what</span>!</p><p> <span word="Cobb">Cobb</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="charmers">charmers</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="cobra">cobra</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="cobra">cobra</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="barking">barking</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pungi">pungi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="charmers">charmers</span> <span word="flute">flute</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="charmers">charmers</span> <span word="played">played</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="barked">barked</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modifying">modifying</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span>, <span word="Cobb">Cobb</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="barking">barking</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jubilant">jubilant</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="melody">melody</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wildest">wildest</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>! <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="melody">melody</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>.</p>
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