That’s the more narcissistic reason — it sounds like it’s in the best interest of the pet but, clearly, when you think about what they’re asking you to do you have to wonder if it is.

这样的理由太不可理喻了—听着好像是完全为了自己的宠物好，可是很明显，当动物们求你让它们安乐死的时候，你就会惊讶自己的做法是否完全为它们着想了。

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In it was a great parade of universal love, that pet subject of the budding poet, which sounds as big as it is easy to talk about.

在这诗里，有对普遍之爱的巨大炫耀，它是萌芽诗人所钟情的主题，因为它十分堂皇叙述也容易。

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Yeah, sounds so great. And maybe I will be a little bit late, for I need to have my pet dog washed.

好极了。但是可能我会来的稍微晚一些，因为我还要给狗洗澡。

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