氣質姐與可愛可

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People love pets, and dogs are one of the most popular animals to have as a pet. But what animal would you want to help you solve crimes? This laughable question can be answered by the cartoon Scooby-Doo. This lovably silly dog, Scooby-Doo, figures out mysteries with his hippy owner Shaggy, as well as three other teens, Fred, Velma, and Daphne. They ride around in their van, the Mystery Machine, and help people solve crimes.
　　Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! started in 1969 as a Saturday morning cartoon and continues to this day. This gang of five has aknack for figuring out mysteries involving supernatural creatures, or people pretending to be them in costume. On the show, there have been a lot of appearances by guest stars, like the Harlem Globetrotters, and some close relatives, like Scrappy-Doo and Scooby-Dum.
　　Scooby-Doo has been the star of many series and movies made for TV. There was even a live-action film released in theaters in 2002.Overall, Scooby-Doo and his friends have been part of American culture for more than 45 years. In 2013, TV Guide even listed Scooby-Doo as the fifth best cartoon character ever created.

Words & Phrases

1. laughable a. 有趣的；可笑的
   The idea Donald gave at the meeting was laughable.
   唐納德在會議中提出的點子很可笑。
2. lovably adv. 討人喜歡地
   The lovably goofy clown entertained all of the children at the birthday party.
   那個傻傻惹人愛的小丑為生日派對的所有小朋友帶來歡樂。
   * goofy [ `gufI ] a. 傻的；愚蠢的
3. van n.（廂式）小型貨車，廂型車
   The van crashed into a store but no one was hurt.
   那台廂型車撞上一家商店但無人受傷。
4. gang n. 一群朋友（尤指年輕人）；（罪犯的）一幫或一夥
   The two gangs stood face to face on the street.
   那兩幫人馬面對面地站在街上。
5. creature n.（奇怪的）生物；動物
   This film is about the invasion of strange creatures from another planet.
   這部電影是有關來自另一個星球的奇怪生物的入侵事件。
6. pretend vt. & vi. 假裝，佯裝
   pretend to be sb/sth　　假扮成某人或某物
   Tommy was pretending to be a lion in the play.
   湯米在那場戲劇表演裡假扮成獅子。
7. release vt. 上映；發行
   Marvel's next superhero movie is expected to be released sometime this summer.
   漫威的下一部超級英雄電影預計會在今年夏季期間上映。
8. overall adv. 整體說來；總共
   Overall, Jimmy behaves quite well at school even though he doesn't like going to school.
   整體說來，雖然吉米不喜歡上學，但是他在學校的表現還不錯。

1. Great Dane n. 大丹狗
2. knack n.（天生的）技能，本領
3. costume n.（特殊裝扮用的）戲服，服裝
4. relative n. 親戚

人們都愛寵物，而狗是被飼養為寵物的動物中最受歡迎的其中一種。但是什麼動物會想要幫你破案呢？這個有趣的問題可以由《史酷比》（也譯為《叔比狗》）卡通來解答。這隻傻到討人喜愛的狗狗史酷比跟著牠的嬉皮主人夏奇及另外三個青少年費德、薇瑪和戴芬一起破解謎團。他們乘著他們名為神祕機器的廂型車行動並協助人們破案。
　　　《叔比狗，你在哪裡！》於 1969 年開播成為週六早上的卡通節目並持續到現在。這五人小組有一種本領能夠幫他們破解包括鬼神或是人們穿著特殊服裝假扮成鬼神的謎團。在這部卡通節目裡，一直有許多明星特別來賓露臉，像是哈林籃球隊和史酷比的一些近親如史卡比及史酷比唐姆。
　　史酷比一直是許多電視影集和電視電影裡的明星。甚至有一部真人版的電影於 2002 年在電影院裡播映。整體說來，史酷比和牠的朋友成為美國文化的一部分已經超過四十五年了。 2013 年時，《電視指南》雜誌甚至將史酷比列為史上被創作出來最佳的卡通人物第五名。

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