The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming.

猫看到狗来时，就很快溜之大吉了。

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The guy, without missing a beat, says "This is my seeing-eye dog."

这家伙脸不红心不跳地说：“这是我的导盲犬。”

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A group of people ganged up against the man who beat his dog.

一群人聚集起来，制止那个人打他的狗。

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Neighbors had described Dykes as an unstable menace who beat a dog to death and threatened to shoot trespassers while patrolling his property armed.

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Another neighbor, Ronda Wilbur, said Dykes beat her dog to death with a lead pipe and then bragged to her husband about it.

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In contrast, Tawada's short stories in The Bridegroom Was A Dog don't beat you down as much as mess with your head.

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