frantic adj. 疯狂的 desolate adj. 荒凉的 horrified adj. 惊骇的

Spotty had done more than simply led Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found anarrayof dog food and table scraps which were later identified as theremainsof every meal Spotty had been fed that week!

array n. 排列 remains n. 残余

Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in a single minded quest to keep his friend alive bysacrificinghis own comfort. Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him frompredators,snugglingwith him at night to keep him warm andnuzzlinghim to keep his spirits up.

sacrifice v. 献出 predator n. 食肉动物 snuggle v. 偎依 nuzzle v. 用鼻爱抚

Brownie's leg was treated by aveterinarianand herecovered. For many years thereafter, the two families watched the faithful friendsfrolickingand chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.

veterinarian n. 兽医 recover v. 痊愈、恢复 frolic v. 嬉戏

中文：

布朗尼和斯波蒂是邻居，两只每天相会一起玩的狗。像几乎能在任何社区找到的成对的狗一样，它们俩互相爱慕，常在一起玩耍嬉戏，两家之间的草地上已经踏出了一条小径。

一天傍晚，布朗尼的主人家发现它没有回家，搜寻一番也没找到。第二天，布朗尼依然没露面。尽管人们还在努力寻找着，到了第二周，它还是不见踪影。

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