斯波蒂一直定時來看望布朗尼，下決心要讓他的朋友活下去，為了朋友，他不辭勞苦。顯然，斯波蒂陪伴著布朗尼，以免其他捕食動物侵襲他，夜裏偎依著他，把溫暖送給他，用鼻子拱他使他振作精神。
獸醫把布朗尼的腿傷治好了。此後多年中，兩家鄰居不時會看到這對忠實的朋友嬉戲玩耍，在兩家房子之間的小路上你追我趕。
respective [ris' pektiv] adj. 各自的；各個的
The students returned to their respective quarters after the
classes were over.
放學之後，學生們就回到各自的宿舍。
pester [' pest] v. 使煩惱；使苦惱
Mom told him not to pester her with trifles.
媽媽告訴他別拿些瑣事來煩她。
desolate [' deslit] adj. 荒涼的
We saw few people in the desolate valley.
在這荒涼的山穀裏，我們很少見到人。
identify [ai' dentifai] v. 識別；認明；鑒定
The teacher should identify and nurture talent.
教師應該識別和培養人才。
這隻暴怒的、不依不饒的小狗圍著布朗尼的主人特德叫個不停。
斯波蒂一直定時來看望布朗尼。
此後多年中，兩家鄰居不時會看到這對忠實的朋友嬉戲玩耍。
Finally， one morning Spotty refused to take"no" for an answer.
refuse to：拒絕做某事
... snuggling with him at night to keep him warm and nuzzling him to keep his spirits up.
keep up：保持；繼續；維持；跟上（時代）
美麗心靈
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.