斯波蒂一直定时来看望布朗尼，下决心要让他的朋友活下去，为了朋友，他不辞劳苦。显然，斯波蒂陪伴着布朗尼，以免其他捕食动物侵袭他，夜里偎依着他，把温暖送给他，用鼻子拱他使他振作精神。
兽医把布朗尼的腿伤治好了。此后多年中，两家邻居不时会看到这对忠实的朋友嬉戏玩耍，在两家房子之间的小路上你追我赶。
respective [ris' pektiv] adj. 各自的；各个的
The students returned to their respective quarters after the
classes were over.
放学之后，学生们就回到各自的宿舍。
pester [' pest] v. 使烦恼；使苦恼
Mom told him not to pester her with trifles.
妈妈告诉他别拿些琐事来烦她。
desolate [' deslit] adj. 荒凉的
We saw few people in the desolate valley.
在这荒凉的山谷里，我们很少见到人。
identify [ai' dentifai] v. 识别；认明；鉴定
The teacher should identify and nurture talent.
教师应该识别和培养人才。
这只暴怒的、不依不饶的小狗围着布朗尼的主人特德叫个不停。
斯波蒂一直定时来看望布朗尼。
此后多年中，两家邻居不时会看到这对忠实的朋友嬉戏玩耍。
Finally， one morning Spotty refused to take"no" for an answer.
refuse to：拒绝做某事
... snuggling with him at night to keep him warm and nuzzling him to keep his spirits up.
keep up：保持；继续；维持；跟上（时代）
美丽心灵
The Integrity of "Ugly"
佚名 / Anonymous
Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tom dog. Ugly loved three things in this world： fighting， eating garbage， and， shall we say， love.
The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly. To start with， he had only one eye and the other should have been was a gaping hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side， his left foot appeared to have been baby broken at one time， and had healed at an unnatural angle， making him look like he was always turning the corner. His tail has long age been lost， leaving only the smallest stub， which he would constantly jerk and twitch.