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第40章 一起走过的日子 13（第2页）

soothe[su：餧v。缓和；使……安静；安慰

Hesmearedsomebalmonhiswoundtosoothethepain。

他在伤口上涂了些药膏来止痛。

她有一双能够立即吸引我的炯炯有神的淡蓝色眼睛。

她深爱的汉克悬挂在一棵高高的白杨树枝上，生命已经终结。

他们相敬如宾，互相关心爱护，共享生活的喜悦与悲伤。

Shelookedfortable，verymuchatease。

atease：舒适（自由自在；稍息）

。。。allsqueeziher'shandsinsupporthtfulhemoment。

insupportof：维护（支持；拥护）

我的宠物情结

OfDogsandMen

佚名Anonymous

ThewayIseeitdogshadthisbigmeeting。Ohmaybe2o。Ahugemeetiiohdelegatesfromeverywhere。Andthat'swhehathumaheupandingspeddtothrowtheirlotihedewasobviouslynotunanimous。Thewolvesanddingoeswalkedouti。

Catshadaneveiverea。Wheheheycalledtheirowing—inParisofcourse—todenounesubserviehehumanhyper-power。Theirmao—LaFéliillbefoundinprovincialbookstores。Cats，itmustbesaid，havenotdonebadly。Usingguileaheymahumahuspreservingtheirsuperesswithoutgoinghurick。Dogsbeingguilelesssignedawasthebeginniifulfriendship。

ImustadmitthatI'vebeensls。Igreetfriendlyhome。Dogsdonotfigurepromilyinourhouseholds。Myfatherwasnhos。Hewasn'thostile。Hejustsaerfluousanence。

Myparentsdidallowahintofzoologidulgence。Ihadapetturtle。Mybrotherhadaparakeet。Bothfortuurtlefellbehindaradiatorandwasnotdistiltoolate。AGodblesshimfleoobeseenagain。Aftersuchdisplaysofstewedaredn。

MyintrodutothewsywifeRobyn。She'sAustralian。AndAustraliaasloviedinBillBryson'sInaSury。Inaplace，youitheanimalkingdom。Andtheydon'tehandogs。

Robynstartedusoffslowly。ShegotusaBordercollieHugowhenoursonwasabout6。ShekealtomebecausetheBordercollieisthesmartestspethepla。Hugocouldplayoutfieldinourbackyardbaseballgames：doflawlessfroy，andplaypsychicweathermenannoungwithawaileveryiorm。

Whenoursouredadogofhisown。Iwasagainstitusisborrowedfromseminarsonnuproliferation。Iteless。O"PleaseDad''aely。RobyoWierVirginiafoundalitterofbladbroughthomeChester。

&erissychiatristsmeaalkaboutunallove。Unbridledismorelikeit。eintoourhouseandheytoseeyouhewouldknockyouover。Deliverymeoleavethidoor。

Is—Ph。D。potentialforexample—Idon'tmakeaclaimsforChester。WhenIwouldarrivehomeIfullyexpectedtofiheChester。Chesterwouldtrytomakehiswaythroughanarrowslidingdoorfiuckhalfwayamewithtotalandquitegenui。Idon'tthiouhattherearpartofhimwasactuallyattachedtothefront。

ButitwasChesterwhodispeioivelyashebreathedwhogotmethinkingaboutthislongagopahumansanddogs。Catloversaaversewilljustrolltheireyesatsuchdogophilia。I'thelpit。Chesterwasalwaysatyourfootoryourhandwaitiedandstrokedplayedwithao。Hisbeautifulblockyheadhiswrownpuppy'sbodyhisbaritonebarkfilledeveryerofhousea。

&moenderageof8hediedquitesuddenly。ThelohfuldeewehadbeenlookingforwardtowasoldthenewsayoungfriendwhularvictimofChester'slunginglovebombssaidmournfully，"HewasthesweetestcreatureIeversaw。He'stheonlydogIeversawkissacat"。