I reached my daughters and passed the stranger at the entrance door which he kept holding open.

我走到我的女儿身边，经过那个站在门口的陌生人身旁时发现他用手抵住了门。

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At that moment there was a knock on the front door. One of the men opened it. 'a stranger wants to see Mrs Troy,' he said.

正在此时，前门传来敲门声。一个人去开了门。“有个陌生人要见托伊太太，”他说。

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The best answer to this is – get another breed! Cocker Spaniels can be "living door bells" when a stranger arrives at your home, but will then want to be your visitor's new best friend.

可卡虽然可以在听到陌生人的门铃的时候用叫声提醒你，可他们也会在客人进门后，把他们当成自己的新朋友。

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