她似乎听懂了我的话，说：“真是抱歉。”她抱住我，连忙向我解释说这是她的工作，她许诺要把我带到一个更好的地方，一个充满爱意和光明，与尘世截然不同的另一个世界，在那里我不会再遭冷落，受欺凌，被遗弃，更不必再自谋生存……
我使尽那残留的最后一丝气力，用尾巴重重地敲了一下桌子，努力想让她明白那句“你怎么能这样呢？”并不是说她的，而是在说你——我最爱的主人。我一直都在想念着你，也将永远想念你，并会永远等你。愿你生命中的每个人都像我这样忠诚地对待你。
美国水猎犬【American Water Spaniel】
绝不轻言放弃，以满腔的热情鼓舞着猎人，是优秀的综合性猎犬。
产 地：美国
概 述：美国水猎犬体型中等大小，肌肉发达，充满力量；对狩猎有着狂热的兴趣，在野外能接受控制，表现出聪慧敏捷、友好温顺的性格。它拥有灵敏的嗅觉、出色的泳技和温顺的性格，完全有资格成为深受主人信赖的警卫。
relent [ri' lent] v. 变宽厚；变温和；动怜悯之心
He will not relent in their fight against his enemy.
他在与敌人的斗争中决不手软。
banish [' b鎛i] v. 驱逐
The criminal is banished for ten year.
这个罪犯被放逐了10年。
resent [ri' zent] v. 愤恨；憎恶；怨恨
I resent the encroachment on my zone.
我讨厌别人侵占我的地方。
attentive [' tentiv] adj. 注意的；留意的
This nurse is very attentive to the patients.
这个护士把病人照顾得十分周到。
我被他们粉红的脸蛋和香甜的气息深深地吸引了。
你刚刚教过他关于友情、忠诚、爱与责任以及对一切生命的尊重。
我一直都在想念着你，也将永远想念你，并会永远等你。
When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics.
entertain with：用……款待；用……使(人)快乐
... and made no attempt to find me another good home.
make attempt to：试图做某事；尝试；企图
杰克的爱心
Jack and Cat
佚名 / Anonymous
From the beginning, Jake made his feelings clear about the subject of cats: they were best served on a plate.
Jake was our resident dog, a large dominant male, part Border collie and part Labrador retriever, with a little German shepherd thrown in. Jake was about two years old when he was adopted by us from the local animal shelter. He came into our lives shortly after I lost my beloved dog Martha to an unexpected illness. One day we went to the shelter, searching for a shaggy-haired female(like Martha) to bring into our home. Instead, we found Jake, a short-haired male, proud and silent in the middle of all that barking. We told the shelter worker that we wanted Jake to come home with us because we could sense he had a lot of magic inside of him "That' s great, " she said, "Just don' t bring him back when he shows you that magic!"
Jake immediately became a cherished member of our family. He loved watching the birds we attracted to our yard with numerous feeders and birdbaths. He played with the puppy next door and other dogs in the park, but made it extremely clear that cats would never be allowed on his property, chasing any feline that came too close.
One day, I found a litter of wild kittens in our woodpile. Although I had been a "dog person" all my life and had never had the privilege of sharing my life with a cat, my heart went out to these little fur balls. They were only about four weeks old, and had beautiful gray-striped bodies and large, frightened eyes. Their mother was nowhere in sight. I put them into a box and brought them inside. Jake heard the meowing and immediately began to salivate, drool, and pant. Our veterinarian told us, "Some dogs just don' t accept cats under any condition."
A year after the kitty experience, one day I looked outside onto the deck and saw Jake with his ears up and his head cocked sideways, staring at the ground. There at his feet was a tiny kitten, sitting very still. Using soothing words to try and keep Jake calm, I moved in closer, hoping to prevent the ugly attack I felt sure was coming. The kitten had badly infected eyes, and it probably couldn' t see where it was or what was looming over it. But Jake just looked at the little creature, then looked up at me, and then back at the kitten. I heard some meowing, and discovered another kitten under the deck. So I scooped them both up into a box that would be their temporary home. I put the box in the garage and started making calls to all the animal people I knew, telling each the same story—my dog would never allow these cats into our home, and I need to relocate them right away.
The next morning, we found three more kittens lying in a pile outside the door, huddled together for warmth. So I took them in and added them to the box.
My heart was very heavy. Now we had five little kittens, all with infected eyes, which would be sent out into a world already crowded with unwanted little creatures. I spent the day making phone calls, only to be told over and over that no one had room for more critters. I knew I' d run out of options, so with tears in my eyes, I picked up the phone to make the call to the vet that would take the kittens out of my life forever. At the same moment, my eyes fell on Jake, calmly observing everything going on around him. There was no drooling, no panting, he didn' t seem upset or anxious. I felt something was different.
So I became still and I sat. And I heard a voice in my heart telling me what to do. I called our veterinarian and made an appointment to bring the kittens in and get their eyes checked. On the way home from the doctor, I went to a pet store and bought my first litter box. I came home and brought the box of kittens back into the house. Jake was waiting. The time had come, so I carefully put the babies on the floor of the kitchen and held my breath, ready to come to the rescue if necessary.
Jake walked over and sniffed each of the kittens. Then he sat down in the middle of them and looked up at me. The kittens swarmed over him, happy to find a big, warm body of fur to curl up next to. That' s when Jake opened his heart to the five little kittens and adopted them as his own. I wondered if he remembered a time when he, too, had needed a home. I went down to thank him for his love and compassion and tell him how grateful I was he' d come into my life. But it would have to wait until later—Jake and his kittens were fast asleep.
一开始，杰克就很清楚地表现出他对猫的看法：她们最适合作为一道菜放在盘中。