disturb [dis' t:b] v.扰乱;妨碍;使……不安
Sorrytodisturbyousolate.
这么晚打扰你真对不起。
gregarious [gre' gris] adj.社交的;群居的
Whatdoespeopledoongregariouswebsite?
人们在社交网站上做什么?
disruptive [dis' rptiv] adj.捣乱的;破坏性的;制造混乱的
NightworkcanbedisruptivetohomeLife.
晚上工作会影响家庭生活。
trauma [' tr:m] n.精神创伤;外伤
Thesepeoplehastheserioustraumaduetothewar.
这些人因为战争受到严重的精神创伤。
她被遗弃在校舍楼前台阶上,冻得身子缩成一团。
他们抚摸着这只被遗弃的猫,往日的缄默和紧张似乎也随之消失。
在与霍莉相处的日子,孩子们身心轻松,而他们的心理界限也完全消失。
Couldn' tshehavethesamerelaxingeffectonthechildrenIcounseled?
haveeffecton:对……有影响
...sittingonthefloorbyHollyandpetting, brushing, playingwithandconfidinginher.
confidein:信任;信赖
聋哑的迎宾
Juneau' sOfficialGreeter
佚名 / Anonymous
AllthosewhotraveltoJuneau, Alaska, ' ' ' ' sbecausePatsyAnnisabronzestatuethatsitsimposinglyandsilentlyinthemiddleofPatsyAnnSquare, whichbordersJuneau' sGastineauChannel.
' tkeepheroncetheyrealizedshewasdeafandcouldnotbark.
Thedogwastakeninbyasecondfamily, , , theLongshoremen' , itwasthemostlogicalplaceforwarmthandsleepbecauseshespentsomuchofhertimeonthedocks.
, PatsyAnnwassomehowableto "hear" itswhistle, , theterrierwouldscamperdowntothewharftoawaittheship' sarrival.
Juneau' sresidentshadnoideahowPatsyAnnwasabletosensetheimminentapproachofaship, .
Oneafternoon, !
' sprimaryhappinesscamefromsittingonthedocksasshewaitedtowelcometheships.
Itwasappropriate, then, in1934, forJuneau' smayortoproclaimPatsyAnn "theofficialgreeterofJuneau, Alaska".
Thatsameyear, -controlworkerimpoundedPatsyAnnandthreatenedtoeuthanizethestray, .
Forthirteenyears, nearlyallthedaysofherlife, "goodgirl", butshesawtheirsmilesandfelttheiraffection.
Then, in1942, ' ' speopleandtothetranquilwatersshelovedtowatch.
NearlyfiftyyearsafterPatsyAnn' sdeath, , andalarger-than-lifebronzestatuewascommissioned—completewithabronzecollarthatrestsatitsbase.
Todayatthefootofthesquare, gaily-coloredflowersbloom, andpeoplesitonbenchesandgazeoutatthehorizon, justasthebronzePatsyAnndoes.
PatsyAnn, adoptedandlovedbyalltheresidentsofJuneau, , herbronzedpresenceechoingthewordsprintedthere: WelcometoJuneau, Alaska.
所有经水路去阿拉斯加朱诺市的人,在到岸的码头都会受到一只叫帕齐·安的狗的欢迎。她既不吠叫,也不摇尾巴,甚至你招呼她时,她都对你不予理睬。那是因为帕齐·安是尊铜像。她庄严而安静地坐落在帕齐·安广场的中心,广场与加斯蒂诺海峡毗邻。
帕齐·安的原型是一只斯塔福德郡的杂种犬。1929年后半年,刚出生不久的她便随主人一家来到了朱诺市。当主人家发现她又聋又哑后,就不再喂养她了。