南希第一個走到卡車跟前，在她打開車門的一刹那，史努比認出了她。她高興地大聲叫著，爬過座位，撲入南希的懷抱。隨後喬和孩子們也出現了。他們悲喜交加地擁抱著史努比，互相慶賀著，這個沒有舍棄家庭中最小成員的一家又一次相聚在一起。
gamble [' g鎚bl] v. 賭博；孤注一擲
The shop took a gamble by cutting the price of their products.
商店冒險將產品降價出售。
materialize [m' tirilaiz] v. 使有形；體現；實現
I' m afraid that his plan cann' t materialize.
我恐怕他的計劃無法實現。
scrupulously [' skru：pjulsli] adv. 小心翼翼地；多顧慮地
In many Chinese families， people scrupulously abide by filial piety.
在許多中國家庭裏，人們恪守孝道。
jubilantly [' du：bilntli] adv. 歡欣地；喜氣洋洋地
People jubilantly go to see the film.
人們興致勃勃地去看這部電影。
南希和孩子都非常想家，而且他們的積蓄也快用完了。
你絕不要放棄，一定要堅持等我們。
他們悲喜交加地擁抱著史努比，互相慶賀著，這個沒有舍棄家庭中最小成員的一家又一次相聚在一起。
... and obligingly cocked her head and showed off the new leash that was a gift from Cathy.
show off：炫耀；賣弄
In honor of Saint Patrick' s Day， the little dog sported a new green coat with a green derby pinned to the collar.
in honor of：為紀念（為向……表示敬意；為慶祝）
死敵博吉
The Dog Next Door
佚名 / Anonymous
When I was about thirteen years old， back home in Indiana， Pennsylvania， I had a dog named Bounce. He was just a street dog of indeterminate parentage who had followed me home from school one day. Kind of Airedaleish but of an orange color， Bounce became my close companion. He' d frolic alongside me when I' d go into the woods to hunt arrowheads and snore at my feet when I' d build a model airplane. I loved that dog.