That is a rather odd thing to think about, especially when Brooks goes so far as to say that he has a particular desire in mind.

这想起来更奇怪，尤其是当布鲁克斯更加进一步说明,他脑子里有一个明确的愿望。

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Again,I want to just notice that it's a rather odd thing to try to express that point in the language everyone dies alone.

我还是觉得“人都是孤独而亡“这观点,这个诠释是很奇怪的。

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And, so, you had this rather odd situation where instead of dogs guarding their masters or mistresses, you had the masters and mistresses guarding the dogs against people who would take the dogs and, unfortunately, kill them and eat them.

真是因为如此,产生了一种奇怪的现象,通常情况下是狗来守护主人的,而现在呢,主人必须时时刻刻保护自己的狗,以免被人抓去宰了吃

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