Helookedathissonwithatranquileye。
他用平静的眼神看着他的儿子。
她既不吠叫,也不摇尾巴,甚至你招呼她时,她都对你不予理睬。
13年来,几乎在她生命中的每一天,她都会摇着尾巴无忧无虑地出现,把欢乐带给朱诺市市民。
她将永远活在朱诺市市民的心间,并与她所乐于眺望的静谧水域永远相连。
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evenif:即使;纵然;虽然
AsmallpatdattheGatineauwharfsidewasvertedintowhatisnowPatsyAnnSquare。
&o:把……转变成
飞跃“小埃及”
FlightoverLittleEgypt
佚名Anonymous
March18,1925。Thoughonlyfiveyearsofage,Iwillrememberthedaythegreattorover"LittleEgypt",asthesoutherntipofIllinoisiscalled。Thelittleiningtoelivedlaydireitspath。Thehowlingwindsoundedasifadozenlopast。Wehuddlediastherfilledourearsaoshakeourverybones。
&wasover。Thequieturalandaneerie,uneasyfeelinggrippedus。Openingthedoor,mymotherstoodtransfixedasshegazedupontheawfulse。Debrislayeverywhere。Thestreeteople,someobviouslyinshock,milledaroule,utodesilencewassuddenlybrokenbyasubdued,pitifulwhiningatMother'sfeet。
Tremblily,awetalepoodlelaywedgedbetweenthedoorandthes。
"Mystars,"mymothersaid,be;Whereverdidyou?"
ThebedraggledlittledogtimidlywaggedhistailandbeganligMother'shand。
Jacky,aswenamedhim,acceptedefamilywithoutreservatiournlavishedourloveuponthedisplacedbutluckylittlepoodle。
AlmostimmediatelywerealizedJaexaldog—averysmartone。Surroundedbymassesofcurlyhair,hisdarkinquisitiveeyessparkledwithlife。
&ledoghadbeenapartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahobokhebadaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethiherequestwasn'tatallunusual。Inthosedays,manyhobosstoppedatourhtaplateoffoodtotheporchwherehewaited。Ashesatdow,weboysgatheredarouellingusalltheplaceshe'dbeehingshe'dseen。Wewerespellboundbyhistales。
Allofasuddeopped。Welookediioaring,aoodJacky。Forseveralmomentstheylookedatohenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobo'sface。
"Youlittlerascal,"hesaid,ghimbyse-sou;Whatareyoudoi;
&ledogbecamehystericalwithjoy。HewasalloverthehandjumpingasifhewouldherewasnodoubthekhehoboandkergandtalkingtoJacky,theoldhoboutteredabriefmediately,Jatrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydowheoldman'sfeet。
"Boys,wheredidyougetthisdog?"askedthehobo。
"Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthesduriornadoof1925,"saidmybrother。
"Yes,sir。Itaddsup,"saidthehobo,"IwaswithaMissouriinMarchof1925。Thatwassuresomeblow。Thebigtentedtoshreds。Everythingwasdemolished。"
"Thispoodlewastheopshowdog。He'ssovaluablehewasinsuredforhundredsofdollars。Luckydog,heis。Blowedallthatdistagettinghurt。"
&hehoboasked,"Doyouhaveabarrelhoop,boys?"